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High school students are performing authentic research under the mentorship of scientists and historians in a Canadian County agricultural setting close to home.

The BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center, 3232 N. Jesse Reno Street, is housed at Historic Fort Reno. The program is a collaborative effort between U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grazinglands Research Laboratory and Historic Fort Reno.

“Everything that we do here is hands-on,” said Ann Marshall, BlueSTEM director and education coordinator. “We don’t have textbooks.

Before the Christmas break, El Reno High School students in Erin Leiting and Celia Caro’s class conducted a STEM project organized by paraprofessional Theresa Barton.

Students made parachutes out of coffee filters, fishing line and cups.

The parachutes were weighted by coins and cutouts of Santa Claus and dropped from a balcony to a target on the floor.

Inmates being booked into the Canadian County Jail may want to think twice about trying to sneak contraband into the building.

That’s due in large part to a full-body scanner now operational in the receiving area at the county lock-up.

“It’s a great tool – a great deterrent,” Detention Capt. Austin Moore said. “It’s going to help us keep the contraband down in this jail.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed legislation last week to end the “unnecessary and potentially harmful” practice of setting clocks forward and back every year.

“As we pass through the shortest day of the year, let’s not forget the feds steal an hour from us each year with their daylight saving Ponzi scheme only to give it back later,” Dahm said.

“It’s time we end this archaic practice in our state.”

Tastes change – often quickly and sometimes drastically.

It’s exciting to learn about the next big thing in the food industry.

Last year, interactive foods and celebrity food collaborations were all the hype as numerous brands hopped on the bandwagon. 

Whether it’s an innovative cooking method or a convenient way to enjoy bread and butter, upcoming trends can be hard to predict, but creativity is always on the rise. 

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Turning 16 and getting a driver’s license is usually the first step in gaining independence.

However, recent surveys conducted by two El Reno educators shows a growing trend of students opting not to seek out the right to drive at that age.

Davee Cooper and Elizabeth Kinsey, using the Google Docs platform, surveyed both juniors and seniors in the spring about the issue. The same survey was presented in the fall semester, with each survey period drawing close to 200 responses.

From Tracie Dow’s second-grade class:

Dear Santa,
How have you been? This year I want markers.
Love, Brianna

Dear Santa,
I want a phone for crismis Santa babe dol for crismis Santa.
Love, Haley

Dear Santa,
I been very good Santa. This year I wowld like a phone.
Love, Angie

Dear Santa,
I want som pokemon cards and I want a narto hed band.
Love, Deangelo

Members of the Knights of Columbus Council 767 visited residents at the Center of Family Love last week.

The Council is based out of Sacred Heart Church in El Reno and is the oldest Knights Council in the state.

The Knights delivered Christmas presents to the residents at the Okarche-based Center of Family Love. The CFL was created by the Knights in 1981 and is home to adults with developmental challenges.

Jay Wrencher serves as Grand Knight for the local Knights.

Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Board of Education has formally approved an agreement that opens the door for the first area police academy.

Those who wear badges call it BPOC. It’s short for Basic Peace Officers Certification, and it’s coming to CV Tech’s El Reno Campus in January 2023.

“This is a game-changer in terms of police training,” said Trent Pettigrew, retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper who was hired this fall as CV Tech’s safety director.