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No large-scale data center developers have approached El Reno officials yet. But if they do, Assistant City Manager Tim Young says the city is ready.“We’re a very industrial-friendly community, but we do have rules in place,” he said.

Mayor Steve Jensen, right, closes his eyes as he tells outgoing City Manager Matt Sandidge how much he has meant to El Reno during his six years serving as manager and three years as assistant manager.Last week's city council meeting was the last for Sandidge, who is leaving to take a position in...

SSM Health Medical Group said Shiju JoyKutty, FNP, will join the family medicine practice at SSM El Reno.She will provide care for El Reno and the surrounding communities at the St. Anthony Healthplex at the corner of I-40 and U.S. 81 on Territory Lane.

An annual application Canadian County officials have participated in has been renewed to request funding through the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board Solid Waste Program.Commissioners Tracey Rider, Tomas Manske and Lacey Dawson discussed plans for each of the three districts...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Rather than having desks and chairs, Kasey Bennett’s classroom is “one giant makerspace.”The 2026 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year has a long work station in her room at Northwest Heights Elementary in Durant where her students learn robotics, electrical circuits, computer coding,...

Supporters of a proposal to build a $4 billion aluminum plant at the Port of Inola aren’t packing town hall meetings. They aren’t cheering on the attorney general’s lawsuit to try to block the development. They aren’t booing Gov. Kevin Stitt’s calls to reduce America’s reliance on foreign metal.  

Under State Question 832, the minimum wage in Oklahoma will more than double from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour by 2029 and then continue rising every year based on the cost of living in the nation’s largest urban centers.

MUNICIPAL COURTTori Davis, El Reno, expired tag, $165.Collis Hendley, Villa Rica, Ga., expired tag, $130.Mario Stumblingbear, El Reno, expired tag, $165.Samuel Aguina Ibarra, El Reno, driving without license issued, $252.Reece Dean, Kingfisher, improper turn and speeding, $340.Jordy Martinez,...

The 28th Annual A Small Town Weekend started on a roll with Power Wheels and Hot Wheels races for children, followed by a car show and burnout for adults.