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El Reno City Councilwoman Tracey Rider said she will be a candidate for the District 3 Canadian County Commissioner seat. The filing period opens Wednesday and ends Friday at 5 p.m. The primary election is set for June 28.

Special Judge Khristan Strubhar said she intends to seek the office of District Judge, after current Canadian County District Judge Jack McCurdy’s decision not to file for re-election.

After much discussion with my family, especially my 3-year-old granddaughter who wants to “play with Papa more,” I have decided I will not be running for re-election to the position of District 2 District Judge of Canadian County.

Law enforcement reports over the past three years show there have been approximately six reported rapes or attempted rapes in Canadian County each month.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Dakota Ray Mahan, 25; Kailee Marie Holt James, 23. David Chase Hufnagel, 22; Madison Renea Holt, 22. Paul Axel Avit Nyamke, 31; Claude Stephanie Bouaffo Kafe, 27. Aron Kent Tahdooahnippah, 19; Holly Pauline Serrano, 20. Pike Reed Pennington, 33; Jassee Lee Leno, 30.

The latest collaboration between El Reno Public Schools and Redlands Community College brought together the cross country programs for both as hosts for the inaugural Twister Trek 5K. Sixty-seven runners signed up for the race, which was switched from a traditional cross country-style course to a...

Power of 100 Canadian County, a local charity that is focused on purposeful giving in the county, will hold its next event at 6 p.m. Monday, April 11 at the Palace Event Center.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is facilitating cities and counties along historic Route 66 to offer them a new way to spruce up their section of the historic highway ahead of the Mother Road’s 2026 centennial.

Redlands Community College is preparing for fall classes early with a pair of April events designed to make the transition to classes easier.

A newly convicted murder accomplice has been accused of hiding a weapon for another violent inmate at the Canadian County Jail. Johnathon Reese Erickson, 30, was charged March 8 in Canadian County District Court with accessory to possess contraband in jail.