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Police Chief Ken Brown will serve as interim El Reno city manager while the city council works to find a replacement for Matt Sandidge. Sandidge is leaving after six years as manager and three years as assistant manager. He is leaving to take a position in the private sector.

Small towns are the engines of Route 66.

Work is expected to begin in the coming weeks on a new $1.5 million bridge on Banner Road, just east of SH 66. The bridge crosses Purcell Creek, which has a history of flooding during heavy rain.

Craig McVay said Oklahoma must create an eight-year plan for public education, pointing to how a long-term plan for transportation has moved the state from near the bottom to the top when it comes to roads and bridges. 

The Families with Children Grocery Program will continue helping local families monthly throughout the summer.Families interested in receiving groceries can call the Blessing Baskets office at 405-215-9224 to make arrangements for enrollment.“We anticipate an increase in participation with the...

Two candidates who faced off for Canadian County commissioner four years ago are working again to win the seat.

Mayor Steve Jensen presented two proclamations to the Fort Reno Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution during a recent El Reno City Council meeting.The proclamations recognize the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States and National Flag Day, which is observed...

While Oklahoma’s Legislature has been Republican-dominated for more than a decade, the State Senate remains a place where thin margins define the balance of power and the fate of controversial measures.

El Reno High School’s two baseball teams remain undefeated on the summer season after returning to action in the Putnam City Summer League.The varsity posted an 11-2 win over Putnam City Black to move to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in league play.Gage Lesperance got the win on the hill with a two-inning...

As the harvest for red winter wheat in Canadian County draws to a close, results are mixed in the quality and yield being delivered by farmers to area grain silos.“I would say there are probably 80 percent done,” said local farmer Nick Owen of the county harvest.Owen, who farms around 600 acres of...