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OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order last week to address concerns surrounding the administration of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in Oklahoma, including the resulting burden imposed on health-care providers and reduced access to care for consumers across the state, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

The executive order aims to support health-care providers, protect consumers from predatory enrollment practices, force accountability of MA plan administration and increase overall access to care for more Oklahomans.

With tax season just around the corner, organizing W-2s, mortgage interest statements, dependent care forms and other essential documents now can help reduce stress, avoid delays and ensure taxpayers receive the refunds to which they are entitled.

The El Reno Tribune asked readers to send in their favorite photos from the recent snowstorm.

The response was close to 100 photos and videos.

LAWSUITS

TD Bank USA N.A. vs. Glenda Brown for $9,124.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Darlene Kellum for $1,371.55 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Jarrad Stubbs for $5,796.21 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Isidro Fuentes for $3,167.85 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Covington Credit Inc. vs. Holli Jennings for $2,012.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno’s first major dose of winter for 2026 dumped double-digit snow totals across Canadian County.

On Dec. 8, Oklahoma Insurance Department Commissioner Glen Mulready made a remarkable disclosure.

The El Reno Tribune put out a call for our readers to send in their snow pictures from the weekend storms.

Like the heavy snowfall, the paper received over four dozen pictures and the staff will be picking a favorite to be awarded an El Reno Tribune sweatshirt.

An inmate died at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution.

The FCI said on Thursday, Jan. 22, at approximately 12:20 p.m., Dujuan Cole was found unresponsive inside the prison. 

Responding employees initiated lifesaving measures. Emergency medical services (EMS) were requested while lifesaving efforts continued.

Cole was taken by EMS to a local hospital and subsequently pronounced deceased by hospital personnel. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified.

El Reno photographer Ed Zweiacher has created a 2026 Route 66 Calendar comprised of photos from around town.

The calendars are available at The Filling Station at 120 S. Choctaw in downtown El Reno.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Several hundred Oklahoma schools have signed on to participate in a new state program that aims to put fresh meat, fruits and vegetables on students lunch trays.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry’s Local Food for Schools Program, which launched last year, connects local agricultural producers and farms with school cafeterias.