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CALUMET – Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister toured Calumet schools last week.

Redlands Community College and El Reno Public Schools are teaming up to host a 5K fun run to benefit the cross country programs at both schools. The inaugural Twister Trek 5K will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2 at El Reno’s Memorial Stadium.

El Reno High School may have a new football coach as early as Monday after a special meeting of the school board was set for 7:30 that morning. The agenda posted by the district lists the football coaching position as the only item.

Rising fuel costs have prompted a Canadian County contractor to ask county commissioners to add a fuel surcharge clause to six-month bid proposals. Chad Brown of Brown Transportation said he wanted to “open up the idea” at the commissioners March 21 weekly meeting.

Educators from Rose Witcher Learning Center were recognized at the March El Reno School Board meeting for their support in maintaining Wesley United Methodist Blessing Boxes located on school grounds.  

Social media streams like Snapchat and Tik Tok have become a place predators are lurking, waiting and watching for young people to follow the latest challenges. As a parent and caregiver to teens, how do you keep up with it? How do you monitor activities when they change so frequently?

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City Indian Clinic is providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma and wants to educate patients about risk factors and prevention methods for colorectal cancer.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in backyard chicken flocks, commercial chicken operations or wild bird flocks in at least 12 states. The virus primarily infects birds and requires rapid response.

MUNICIPAL COURT Daniel Lamont Littlebear, Oklahoma City, failure to appear warrant, $295. Michael Don Wylie, Yukon, failure to appear warrant, $295. Bobby Eaglenest, El Reno, violation of property maintenance code, $145. Timothy S. Dominick, Okeene, failure to appear warrant, $295.

The original agreement with Pafford EMS to provide ambulance service to El Reno was modified a bit last week during a special city council meeting.