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According to a press release from the Major County Sheriff’s Office, El Reno’s Jerry Pollard was killed in an oil rig accident on July 7. The sheriff's office received a 911 call at 8:54 a.m. requesting assistance at a swab rig location approximately six miles outside of Fairview.

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Gov. Reggie Wassana has been appointed as the alternate member representing the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Southern Plains Region for the first ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee.

Three vendors have been selected to deliver truckloads of materials for Canadian County road construction projects. Canadian County commissioners voted 3-0 to award a rock hauling contract to Zummallen Rock & Grain of Okarche and Farmer’s Supply & Transportation of Cheyenne.

A Canadian County inmate has been sentenced to two years in prison for having a cell phone at the county jail. Oklahoma City’s Miranda Gwen Sorber, 40, has been convicted after pleading guilty to possession of an electronic device in a penal institution.

With a new school year on the horizon, it’s worth looking at some of the new laws that will impact education across the state. The start of the 2022-23 school year marks the implementation of a change to the school funding formula passed by the Legislature in 2021.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Nicholas Ray Stine, 24; Kaylee Nicole Miller, 23. Jacob Ryan Blalock, 30; Erin Elizabeth Parkin, 29. Trent Joshua Blake Dodson, 31; Shannon Brooke Burger, 28. MUNICIPAL COURT Ahmed Hussein Alderi, Jacksonville, Fla., failure to stop at stop sign, $165.

Residents from around the county were treated to a pair of fireworks displays over the recent Fourth of July holiday.

A divided city council agreed to give El Reno residents the opportunity to look over three options for new ward boundaries. The proposals are expected to be part of a public hearing in August.

I’ve never pretended to be a world traveler who can reel off the vacation steals and deals quicker than our nation’s airlines can cancel flights during peak season. I do, however, like to travel.

“Peter Pan and Wendy: A Musical” is coming to the El Reno Community Theatre for six different performances. The show opens July 8 and the performances are happening from July 8-10 and July 15-17.