Flogistix President and Chief Executive Officer Mims Talton talks with Roblyer Learning Center students about the STEM lab which was opened inside the school for fifth- and sixth-grade students.
See next Saturday’s edition for a story on the three STEM labs opened in ERPS sites with the help of Flogistix, Devon Energy and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation.
Note: This is the final article in an effort to look behind the scenes of how Canadian County law enforcement and other entities work to find and stop online predators of children.
For the better part of his 35-year career as an educator, Craig McVay thought he had a good grasp on how to keep students safe from the evils lurking in the shadows on the worldwide web.
“As a matter of fact, I thought I did. As a coach, teacher, principal and then superintendent, I had confidence that I could keep all the kids under my care safe.
Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in El Reno can file beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28. The filing period closes at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, said Allen Arnold, secretary of the Canadian County Election Board.
Arnold said anyone wishing to contest a candidacy must have it to the election board no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Contesting a candidacy may only be filed by another candidate for that office, unless a candidate files unopposed.
Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted for the following offices:
I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream – at the first-ever Ice Cream Freeze-Off held in conjunction with the 69th Annual Canadian County Free Fair. An event for all ages, participants can milk their favorite homemade ice cream recipes for top bragging rights at 11:30 a.m. this Saturday, Aug. 26, by the Canadian County Expo Center Stage, 3001 Jensen Road East.
The sponsor for the event is Canadian County District 2 Fair Board member Ken Carpenter.
El Reno’s Sacred Heart Catholic School was named an Oklahoma A+ Schools of Distinction last week.
Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute (OKA+) at the University of Central Oklahoma advances its mission of helping schools to think, plan and behave more creatively.
Sacred Heart Catholic School joins the network of close to 60 schools representing early childhood education through high school in urban, suburban and rural Oklahoma communities.
The Dragonfly Home will host its Eighth Annual Crown of Beauty Gala in support of its services for victims of human trafficking on Thursday, Sept. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in downtown Oklahoma City.
“Oklahomans are realizing more and more that human trafficking is very real and it’s happening here, and they want to make a difference,” said Whitney Anderson, executive director of The Dragonfly Home.
LAWSUITS
Capital One N.A. vs. Mallory Gray for $4,718.06 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Capital One N.A. vs. Rabey Begum for $3,557.32 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Discover Bank vs. Robert Prigmore for $5,769.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Skye Lowther for $3,130.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Inside the Blue Room at Memorial Stadium is a sign El Reno High School head football coach Russell Cook sees and takes to heart each day.
“We have this sign hanging in the locker room that says, ‘To the rest of the world they may just see us as a team, but in this locker room, on the field and in the huddle, we are family,’” said Cook.
Part of being a family is putting food on the table. Cook says for years El Reno has been trying to give players something to eat after each practice as well as game nights – either scrimmages or in the regular season.
The Redlands Community College Board of Regents last week named Jena Marr the eighth president of the college.
Marr, who has been serving as interim president since April 1, will assume the position immediately. She is the first woman to serve as president of the college.
Work on the new Starbucks location located along SW 27th Street has been steadily moving forward.
The sign for the national coffee chain was installed last week.
Starbucks is one of two new coffee chain stores to begin work on expansion locations here.
