Education was the dominant theme last week as the El Reno Chamber of Commerce hosted a Legislative Breakfast.
The event drew an audience of more than 100 to the conference center at Redlands Community College.
In his opinion, Rep. Dick Lowe said the most important piece of legislation passed at the Oklahoma State Capitol this past session dealt with school safety.
“It’s not if it’s going to happen, it’s when it’s going to happen,” Lowe told the audience at last week’s El Reno Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast.
The school safety measure carves out $150 million over a three-year period as part of the more than $5 billion education package approved by lawmakers.
A juvenile was found breathing but unresponsive Saturday night at Lake El Reno. Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said officers were called to the scene.
Dickerson said officers performed a “sternum rub” in an effort to get the teen to respond.
He said police did not make any arrests because they were unable to determine where the teen got the alcohol.
Dickerson said the condition of the teen was unknown.
Canadian County CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc. - welcomed its newest volunteers, Joe Anderson and Heather McCarty, who made the commitment to give their time to help abused and neglected children in our community. Judge Bob Hughey swore in the new volunteers.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Trait Thompson, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, was appointed to the Route 66 Centennial Commission by President Joe Biden.
Congress established the Commission to study and make recommendations on how to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Route 66 in 2026.
“I would like to thank Sen. Mitch McConnell for nominating me to the federal Route 66 Centennial Commission and President Joe Biden for appointing me. It is an honor to represent Oklahoma on this distinguished panel,” said Thompson.
Chiggers are a nuisance during the summer months. The little red mites feed on leaves and humans, irritating the skin with itchy, inflamed bites.
Justin Talley, head of the Oklahoma State University Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, said any area of high vegetation can support chigger populations because of the humidity that is maintained within vegetative cover.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, said he was excited about the thousands of new jobs and multibillion-dollar investment that will come with Mansion Entertainment Group's announcement of a new theme park, the American Heartland Theme Park and Resort, that will be built on Route 66 in Vinita, just west of Grand Lake.
Pictured is a farmer harvesting a field of wheat last month south of Calumet.
This season’s winter wheat harvest was delayed due to heavy rains in the month of June throughout Canadian County.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Kord Williams, Hinton, failure to appear warrant, $245.
Brandy Lynn Allen, El Reno, dog at large, $145.
Jonathan Jay Samples, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Mercedes Dixon, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245.
Taylor Isbell, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $145.
Heather Dawn Pawnee, El Reno, dog at large, $145.
Richard Ralph Guzman, El Reno, failure to comply and failure to appear warrant, $390.
Looking to pump more life into the downtown, the El Reno City Council pushed through with the purchase of an abandoned convenience store, the intention being to attract a new eating establishment to the area.
Council voted 5-0 last week to spend $350,000 to acquire the property at 300 S. Rock Island.
The convenience store has been vacant and boarded up for several years. City Manager Matt Sandidge said the chance to attract a “major eating and entertainment establishment” to the downtown area provided the incentive for the city to make the move.
