A recent rally at the Oklahoma Capitol drew hundreds of people from across the state, representing a wide range of backgrounds with attendees calling on lawmakers to enact broad-based school-choice policies.
But a significant share of those attendees were dismissed by one lawmaker, apparently based on their skin color.
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Wesley K. Cole, 31; Cynthia Camiron Helm, 23.
Jamie Alvin Ebert, 36; Emily Sue Stidham, 32.
Shaun Allen Roberts, 44; Rusti Ann Robinson, 43.
Donald D. Feddersen Jr., 64; Brenda Lee Lehew, 60.
James Leonard Baum Jr., 30; Justine Jylane Mulanax, 31.
Chase Oren Gore, 24; Rachael Danielle Loyd, 24.
Raymond Leroy Bradford, 51; Deonna Monique King, 50.
Ted Allyn Zachary, 84; Donna Jean Nevil, 81.
Bobby Ray Kirkland, 54; Rachelle Kay Ward, 27.
The aroma of El Reno’s onion burgers has reached far and wide as evidenced by a recent poll that shows El Reno among the top 100 cities in the United States when it comes to diners.
Released by RestaurantClicks.com, the poll has El Reno as the 50th top town for diners. Tulsa, at number 58, is the only other Oklahoma city included in the list.
El Reno’s Ross Seed Co. is holding its annual Plant Days sale this weekend.
The annual event offers thousands of blooming plants and hanging baskets along with all planting accessories.
The multi-day event kicked off Thursday and runs through Saturday.
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday at Redlands Community College.
The gathering is open to the public and will run from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room MM-125.
Lucas will be discussing recent work in Congress, taking questions about issues important to constituents of the 3rd Congressional District, and seeking input on legislation currently before Congress.
El Reno’s Animal Shelter is hoping prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Major Kirk Dickerson, assistant police chief, said due to a recent outbreak of a highly contagious and deadly upper respiratory infection which affects animals and has spread in the surrounding area, the El Reno Animal Shelter will not be accepting strays brought in from the public or owner-surrendered pets.
Dickerson said the policy is in effect “until further notice.”
Eric Palmer, 33, defeated Ronnie Funck, 74, in the El Reno School Board Office No.3 race, winning every precinct.
Palmer and Funck faced off in the Tuesday runoff. The two were the top vote-getters in the earlier February election that also featured Roberta Hamilton.
Palmer is employed with Gemini Coatings in El Reno. He is involved in customer service and financial matters at the employee-owned business.
Both Palmer and Funck are graduates of El Reno High School.
As print journalism continues to decline due to the rise of the Internet, many small-town communities are struggling to find the means to continue their local paper. Students in Gaylord College at the University of Oklahoma are surveying El Reno residents about their local newspaper.
A process has been proposed designed to streamline the way Canadian County government officials make certain purchases.
Commissioners are moving ahead with plans to implement a County Purchase Card Program.
County officers and department directors discussed the proposal at the commissioners March 27 meeting. Commissioners approved a letter of participation to implement the program at their April 3 meeting.
District 1 Commissioner Tomas Manske likes the idea of having a p-card for certain county purchases from companies that don’t accept purchase orders.
Eastbound and westbound Interstate 40 will have short-term ramp closures and will be intermittently narrowed at interchanges between the Texas state line and Yukon for the installation of wrong-way warning systems, pavement markers, signage and upgraded striping at interchanges along the western half of I-40.
