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The El Reno Tribune’s 2023 Burger Day section contains the following content: El Reno’s world-famous Big Burger on the move Burger Day’s history piled high with onions that bring you back Music, science, dance and exotic animals to fill Burger Day stages

El Reno police said information was received Thursday morning that a person was being held against their will in an apartment located at 303 N. Barker Ave. The call came in just after 4:30. Police dispatchers believed the caller was trying to keep the call quiet.

Canadian County Commissioners will consider signing a letter of support to help El Reno Public Schools gain more federal funding. It’s an issue that all three elected commissioners, Dave Anderson, Tracey Rider and Tom Manske, have discussed recently with El Reno Public Schools leaders.

El Reno High School held its 2023 prom over the weekend in downtown El Reno. Students arrived for the grand march in a variety of vehicles from golf carts, sports cars, pickups and even a semi-truck. Colorful dresses and suits were top choice for this year’s prom.

More than 15 organizations took the opportunity to tell of their services in hopes of recruiting volunteers last week. The occasion was a Volunteer Fair held at Wesley United Methodist Church. The organizations advertised their service opportunities in the hopes of broadening their volunteer base.

Victims and survivors of crime across Canadian County were remembered and honored during National Crime Victims Rights Week April 23-29. Crime victims, survivors and advocates gathered in Yukon for Canadian County’s 33rd Annual Crime Victim Survivor Vigil.

In celebration of Law Day, hundreds of attorneys across Oklahoma will provide free legal advice to members of their communities.

DIVORCES GRANTED Beulah Aliene Green vs. Chance Alan Green. Brittany Marie Edwards vs. Charles Aaron Anderson. Jeremy D. Brady vs. Laranda Brady. Terrance Holland vs. Leann Holland. Curtis Kyle Ray Robertson vs. Brooklynn Marie Robertson. Shana D. Stevens vs. Ashton G. Stevens.

The Big Burger is moving. For years, the massive El Reno fried-onion hamburger has been cooked next to Petree Plaza on Russell just east of Choctaw. But with a desire to create more room for spectators to watch the process, an agreement was reached to move north.

The Burger Day Festival is a tribute to the fried onion hamburger, cooked daily in El Reno since the early 1900s. It’s the burger that has helped make the community a destination for food lovers and those trekking along historic Route 66.