LGI Homes recently donated $4,000 to The Lord’s Harvest.
The firm is building homes in the Crimson Lake Estates development near Lake El Reno.
Nikki Pruitt, founder and director of The Lord’s Harvest food ministry, called the donation a wonderful gift.
A felon has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison and 90 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to assaulting a Canadian County sheriff’s deputy and a fellow inmate.
Oklahoma City’s Samuel Ray Parsons, 24, was convicted on several felony charges at an Aug. 20 hearing before Special Judge Charles Gass in Canadian County District Court.
Parsons entered a guilty plea to “all counts in all cases” according to court minutes.
The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office and the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety want to remind drivers to always drive sober and drive safe.
In 2020, six people were killed during the Labor Day holiday period.
There were a total of 502 crashes, with 53 of those being alcohol and/or drug related. Six people were also killed during the 2019 holiday weekend.
“There is no excuse for driving impaired or distracted, these crashes are completely avoidable,” said Cody McDonell, communications manager for the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office.
Identified as mallards by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, this momma and her babies were out on a morning swim at Lake El Reno when one of the youngsters got spooked by the drag boat races being held nearby and tried to flap its wings.
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The city council wanted a recommendation from the Municipal Planning Commission concerning a rezoning request and it is getting one.
Last week members of the MPC voted 5-1 to recommend approval of a request to rezone approximately four acres at 1901 E. Rogers from Suburban Agriculture (A-2) to Residential Estates (R-3). Commission member Mike Murray cast the lone no vote.
While recoveries from COVID-19 are starting to close the gap on the number of new cases, Canadian County remains the fourth most impacted area in the state for the coronavirus.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health releases updated city and county numbers once per week.
In its July 25 report, the OSDH showed the county with 516 new COVID-19 cases, down 50 from the previous week, but still with an overall infection count of 19,664 since the pandemic began.
Canadian County has accepted a $100,000 grant to fund a rural road project.
District 1 County Commissioner Marc Hader applied for Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) funds through the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG).
The county has been approved for a project near 164th Street and Calumet Road. Several miles of roadway need to be improved.
“This will help us a little bit toward modifying the base and paving with asphalt,” Hader said.
“That area really is in poor shape.”
El Reno police and Canadian County sheriff’s deputies worked together on the arrest of a man in connection with a recent burglary.
Shane Nelson Lott, 35, of Bethany was taken into custody after his alleged involvement of the theft that occurred at Patterson UTI Drilling on Radio Road. The theft took place on Aug. 22, reports said.
Officers were told by witnesses that two men were seen taking copper wire from the site. The wire was estimated to be worth $50,000.
