Miller Architects is responsible for more than 500 health-care projects across the country, but for CEO and founder Darin Miller, none is more special than El Reno’s SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex.
Miller grew up in El Reno and after earning an architecture degree at the University of Oklahoma, established his architecture firm in El Reno along with his brother and fellow architect, Matt Miller, in 1998.
Applicants seeking federal stimulus aid through Canadian County will use the county’s website to make their funding requests.
Canadian County commissioners unanimously approved an application process for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
That process will require applicants to provide specific data on how many Canadian County residents their proposed project will serve and whether they have any matching funds.
A $7,500 Aerospace and Aviation Education Program grant for drone purchases has been awarded to Canadian Valley Technology Center.
Students enrolled in Pre-Engineering at the El Reno campus will benefit immediately with new curriculum, which includes instructions for flying small indoor drones recently purchased with the grant funds.
Drone education is intended to introduce students to potential careers in the aerospace industry.
Halloween trick-or-treat will be celebrated Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m., according to the city of El Reno.
Parents are encouraged to make sure their children stay on sidewalks or out of the street as much as possible. If a porch light is not on, that usually means the house is not participating.
Ross Seed, along with the True Value Foundation, donated $1,500 in PPP items, hand sanitizers and cleaners to El Reno Public Schools.
Pictured are Jason Good, left, and Herman Gray.
A Texas man was killed Tuesday morning in an accident on I-40 after the vehicle he was driving apparently drove off the road and collided with a vehicle parked on the shoulder.
Reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the 56-year-old man from Spring Harris, Texas, died at the scene of the accident that occurred about 5:16 a.m. The accident happened in the westbound lanes of I-40 near mile marker 120.
The flu is back.
Following record lows of influenza last year thanks to COVID-19 precautions, the flu is again circulating in Oklahoma and the U.S. Only time will tell how severe the season will be.
Still, experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation advise starting your defense with a good offense.
“The flu is returning, and it’s up to us to deal with it,” said OMRF immunologist Linda Thompson, Ph.D., who studies influenza.
“Just like COVID, if we get vaccinated, wear masks and stay home when we’re ill, there will be fewer cases.”
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Joshua L. Patton vs. Kari Ann Cunningham.
Kelly Williams vs. Rebecca Ann Williams.
Tiffany Renee Golay vs. Justie Lee Golay.
Bryan Andrus vs. Baylee Perkinson.
Astrit Mercedes Salazar vs. Douglas Rafael Rangel Cortez.
Amber Nicole Dalton vs. Jesse Earl Dalton.
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The journey to create a Business Improvement District in downtown El Reno took its first official steps last week after the city council unanimously approved pursuing the effort.
Former El Reno City Manager Dan Galloway presented the council with a nine-step process to create the BID. Galloway was hired to help coordinate the process after he was successful in creating a BID for downtown Stillwater while serving as manager there.
A BID would be created through a vote of property owners in the downtown area. The purpose is to spur economic vitality in the area.
A 21-year-old Georgia man was arrested last week after he allegedly used a gun to rob a local fast-food restaurant.
Police said Khanh Phi Hoang of Marietta, Ga., was arrested after a car chase that started on I-40 and ended when Hoang crashed his vehicle on Mayberry Road.
The incident happened Oct. 14 when Hoang allegedly entered Wendy’s on U.S. 81, just north of I-40, and pulled a gun out, demanding money from an employee. After getting money from the cash drawer, Hoang reportedly drove west on I-40.
