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Julian Harvie, left, and Harper James race down one of the slides on the playground equipment at Adams Park last week during a sunny fall afternoon.  

Canadian County 4-H youth know there are “no limits” to the opportunities before them. That is a prevailing message of National 4-H Month, being observed in October by the 17 various 4-H clubs in the county. 4-H is the nation’s largest youth development and empowerment organization.

OKLAHOMA CITY – OG&E’s team of 95 linemen and support staff returned home safely after a two-week deployment in Florida to assist with power restoration efforts.

LAWSUITS Integris Rural Health Inc. vs. Jerri Lynn Montanez for $23,640.55 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. American Express National Bank vs. Kevin Leinwar for $10,611.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Downtown El Reno will be the spooky place to be the last week of October as the annual Spooktacular returns. The colorful Main Street event will be preceded by a new Haunted Trolley Rides event courtesy of the El Reno Arts Council.

A state grant has funded 20 new portable radios for Canadian County sheriff’s deputies. The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office recently was awarded a 2023 Safe Oklahoma Grant totaling $62,355. The grant program has distributed $2 million among 58 law enforcement agencies across Oklahoma.

A proposed upgrade at the Canadian County Assessor’s Office will provide property owners with better online access to detailed information about property values and other data. The assessor’s office plans to convert to a new Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system.

As farmers and ranchers across Oklahoma are dealing with the financial repercussions of the 2022 drought, Oklahoma State University Extension is stepping in to help ease some of the financial strain.

LAWSUITS Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Randy Aaron and Stacy Carol Aaron for $53,778.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 18, Block 30, Mustang Heights Addition Section 5.

After five decades of coaching, El Reno High School’s Bill Reeves is used to giving speeches to literally thousands of players before a big event. “I can talk in front of kids all day long, I’ve sort of gotten used to that,” said Reeves.