A bridge project serving the Banner community in Canadian County District 1 is due to be finished next spring.
The new bridge and approaches will be constructed along Banner Road over Purcell Creek just north of Highway 66.
County commissioners, at their weekly meeting Dec. 15, approved claim forms authorizing the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to pay for services associated with this project.
The Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission voted Wednesday to allocate $490,900 to designs for a spacecraft hangar.
The commission’s decision comes after the state’s $17 million agreement with international space company Dawn Aerospace was approved earlier this year. The uncrewed plane is suborbital and can be used for life science research and defense.
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Ally Bank vs. Linda Cook for $1,599.20 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Crown Asset Management LLC vs. JenDoll for $4,960.08 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Brian Arevalos for $8,842.55 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Victor Ortega for $5,820.25 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Dear Santa,
I’m so excited for you to come see me this year, I know I’ve been a good boy. I keep asking my mom and dad to come see you at the North Pole but they tell me you’re too hard at work. I would like a real robot this year, I would love that. I will leave you milk and cookies and reindeer food. I love you, Santa.
Love,
Jensen Porter Jones, age 4
Dear Santa,
I am 6 years old and I have been good this year. What I would love most for Christmas is K-Pop demon hunter toys.
Love, Mary Ann
Letters to Santa from Gretchen Fryar’s second-grade class at Rose Witcher:
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I like to play with my brothers. Please wach over my brother in Mexico. I would like a Tamogatchi, new markers, a cupcake, toys and a Pokemon. I love you Santa.
Your friend, Sofia
Dear Santa,
I am sorry I made my litte sis open my presint. But I would like for sum Pokemon cards. I would also we like a VR headset.
Your friend, Dawson
The City of El Reno welcomed area contractors, business owners and community partners last week to the inaugural Coffee & Codes gathering.
The event was held at the NW Community Center and brought together more than 35 people.
The session included conversation, department updates and relationship-building focused on supporting responsible development across the community, said information provided by city officials.
El Reno Public Schools, in conjunction with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Education Department, recently held a Native American Heritage Night.
The event featured traditional dancers who performed various routines as well as drummers who sang the Arapaho Flag Song and provided dance beats.
City of El Reno employees collected and donated more than 3,000 food items to El Reno Blessing Baskets as part of the city’s annual employee food drive.
The Community Development Department earned top honors in this year’s Food Drive Challenge, contributing 1,330 items. The El Reno Fire Department followed with 1,268 items. All city departments participated, helping surpass the 3,000-item milestone.
City staff delivered the donations to Blessing Baskets. The visit offered a look into the organization’s work supporting families throughout El Reno.
In November 1980, a group of determined women in a study class at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) identified a critical gap in their community: Rape victims had nowhere to turn for emergency support. By February 1981, their vision became a reality when they incorporated as the Women’s Service Center.
The El Reno Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 151 held its annual Christmas with a Cop over the weekend. The event helped buy holiday gifts for area children.
For a third straight year the Colsen Girty Memorial Poker Run made a key donation, this year raising more than $14,000.
See Saturday’s edition for a wrap-up of the event.
