The El Reno Masons provides funds to supply fire prevention booklets.
The National Fire Safety Council developed the Fire Pup Program, presented to many elementary-age children by local fire departments, to make them aware of fire danger. The booklets provide a fun way to learn fire safety.
Redlands Community College and El Reno Masonic Lodge 50 were among 26 higher education-business partnerships recently honored with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award.
The duo has long worked together to better the community, with El Reno Masonic Lodge contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s annual Wildlife Youth Camp provides youth ages 14 to 16 an opportunity to explore careers in the world of wildlife and fisheries management.
The 2022 Wildlife Youth Camp will be held June 12-17 at the OU Biological Station near Kingston.
The deadline to apply is April 15. All applying potential campers must have been enrolled in school the previous year.
Parents would have an undisputed right to access their child’s school library records under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
“I’m asking members to support me on this, to vote and stand with parents and say, ‘We’ve got your back. We believe that you are the responsible party for your child and that it is important that you have access to your children’s records and that you know that we support you,’” said state Rep. Sherrie Conley, a Newcastle Republican who is a former teacher and administrator.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Alvaro Stevan Monarez, Oklahoma City, failure to yield, $195.
Alfred K. McKay, Oklahoma City, driving without valid driver’s license, $252.
Tiara Ronja Ford, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Dustin Gene Basford, Spencer, expired tag, $130.
Amy Ann Goodwin, Okarche, driving under revocation, $395.
Ingeborg Maria Van Oss, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Antonio Verdell Hawthorne, Oklahoma City, failure to appear warrant, $295.
Cheyenne M. Yeakey, Yukon, failure to appear warrant, $295.
More new housing appears to be coming to El Reno.
Last week the city council approved plans for the expansion of two growing housing developments, Crimson Lake Estates and Settlers Crossing.
The plans come with an expansion of walking trails, that Mayor Matt White said should give El Reno one of the most extensive pedestrian networks on the “west side of the metro.”
The expansion at Crimson Lake Estates will come with 25-foot setbacks that city officials said should help keep cars from having to be parked in the streets.
The Oklahoma State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a fire that reportedly destroyed a vacant house Sunday morning.
El Reno Fire Chief Jason Duff said the structure at 420 E. Wade caught fire Sunday.
Smoke and flames could be seen coming from the roof of the house as firefighters battled the blaze in chilly temperatures before 8 a.m.
Duff said the El Reno firemen were supported by fire units from Yukon and the Federal Correctional Institution.
Gemini Coatings, a 100 percent employee-owned wood coatings manufacturing company based in El Reno, has entered into an agreement to acquire Lenmar® Wood Finishes & Coatings, a brand of fine wood finishes, from Benjamin Moore, North America’s leading paint, color and coatings company.
“Lenmar has been a trusted brand in the wood coatings market for more than 65 years and has grown its loyal customer base since it was acquired by Benjamin Moore in 2008,” said Chris Hicks, president and CEO of Gemini Coatings.
A Canadian County jury found a 23-year-old man accused of killing one man and injuring another not guilty.
Christopher Gene Nelson of El Reno faced two felony counts – first-degree manslaughter and assault and battery with a deadly weapon – in connection with a July 18, 2020, altercation between him and two other El Reno men, Miguel Jones and Lonnie Monaco.
Oklahomans who want to change party affiliation must submit their change no later than March 31, Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold said.
Voters may change their party affiliation online using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp or by completing a new voter registration application.
Armold reminds voters that no party changes are allowed between April 1 and Aug. 31 during an even-numbered year.
