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David Dunn and Melissa Stringer are familiar with El Reno. The couple live in Yukon and will often drive over for an onion burger or to take in special events such as A Small Town Weekend and Smoke on the Water. Dunn has friends in El Reno.

Gary Baumwart and others have been working for months to prepare for the arrival of the Vietnam Memorial Wall that will arrive in El Reno on Wednesday.

Two Canadian County departments are seeking grant funds to combat the harmful, addictive effects of opioid drugs. The Canadian County Children’s Justice Center and the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office would receive funding through the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office.

OKARCHE - Voters in Okarche approved a proposal to add two new trustees to town government in the Sept. 12 special election. Voters approved the proposal for two more trustees with 109 votes, 85.83 percent in favor, to 18 votes, 14.17 percent opposed. Currently, there are three trustees.

United Way of Canadian County kicked off its annual campaign with a breakfast Sept. 15 at the Dale Robertson Center in Yukon. The funds raised from this year’s campaign will go to support 16 partner agencies providing health and human services to Canadian County residents.

As Oklahomans have voted to implement Medicaid expansion, legalize medical marijuana and enact criminal justice reforms, the state’s method of direct democracy has drawn heightened scrutiny from the Legislature. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — The state continues to bet that it can be a national leader in the growing hydrogen sector, but officials are still waiting to find out whether Oklahoma will get a coveted federal designation and access to billions in federal funding.

OKLAHOMA CITY— Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, and Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, held an interim study last week to investigate rural development through industrial hemp production. “This study allowed us to see what industrial opportunities there are in hemp production,” Pederson said.

LAWSUITS Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Ariane Franklin for $94,130.41 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 19 and 20, Block 16, Lakeview Addition, El Reno.

El Reno will celebrate aviation as the Fourth Annual Air Show and Community Day at the El Reno Regional Airport expects to soar on Saturday, Sept. 30. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m and is free and open to the public.