Matt White will not run for re-election. The longtime El Reno mayor made the announcement at last week’s first in-person El Reno Now gathering in 18 months.
White’s term as mayor ends in November of 2022. He said the past 15 years have seen some dramatic changes in El Reno.
“We’ve gotten a lot done,” White told the audience that filled the Public Safety Center off SW 27th Street, a building that came online during his tenure.
Editor’s Note: This is the second part in a series about Ida’s Law, which establishes a liaison to work with law enforcement agencies and families to solve Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases throughout Oklahoma. The series explores Ida Beard’s story, legislation history and more.
LaRenda Morgan, governmental affairs liaison and tribal member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, began work on Ida’s Law nearly three years ago.
When the Redlands Community College Student Food Pantry opened a few years ago, it was the goal of Service Learning Director Marcia Shottenkirk to eventually offer fresh foods, milk and other refrigerated items. Now the college has added a custom-built cooler donated by Dairy MAX.
“The food pantry has been such a wonderful resource for students, but we’re excited to add this new option for them,” Shottenkirk said.
LAWSUITS
Sandra Zoski vs. Joe Lamb for an amount in excess of $50,000 for alleged injuries and damages.
Thomas Dudek and Linda Dudek vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Rod Eskridge and Ann M. Smith Insurance Agency Inc. for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged compensatory and punitive damages.
Dorothy Rose, individually and as next of kin of Charles R. Rose, Deceased, vs. Braums Ice Cream and Dairy Stores for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged actual and punitive damages.
The Pride of El Reno Marching Band has been working early mornings to learn new music and formations for its 2021 show. Left, Nickalous Fox plays the sousaphone as fellow band members can be seen passing in his instrument's reflection. Jesse Peavler, right, holds sheet music while performing on his trumpet.
As the debate over masks and vaccines to combat the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, so have the numbers of new cases reported to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Canadian County remains the fourth highest in the state for total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than 18 months ago. The latest OSDH numbers show an increase of 566 cases in the past seven days to 19,148.
The fourth time was a charm for the House of Healing.
The not-for-profit faith-based ministry dedicated to helping teenage girls was the recipient of the latest round of funding provided by the Power of 100 Canadian County.
Organizers of the Power of 100 presented an oversized check to Kathy Boeckman, founder and leader of the House of Healing for the Teenage Soul Inc.
The gift totaled more than $17,300.
Among the major issues addressed during the 2021 legislative session was a funding reform that reduced schools’ ability to receive state payments for departed students, informally referred to as “ghost students.”
Opponents claimed that reform would wreak financial havoc in schools, but a new report confirms that the majority of districts will actually receive increased funding or face no change as a result of the law.
Two convicted felons could face longer prison stays for allegedly assaulting sheriff’s deputies and another inmate and carrying weapons at the Canadian County Jail.
