El Reno plumbers are suggesting residents drip faucets in their homes during the upcoming cold weather.
With the forecasted arctic temperatures, residents should also consider a pencil lead-sized stream, say plumbers.
An Oklahoma City advisory board has OK’d a request to rezone property in far west Oklahoma City adjacent to Yukon city limits that would allow development of a 480-acre data center campus.
The Oklahoma City Planning Commission, at its Jan. 15 meeting, voted 7-0 to recommend approval of two planned unit development (PUD) applications rezoning 111.5 acres at 3025 N. Frisco Road and 184 acres at 13921 NW 23rd Street in Oklahoma City Ward 3. The applicant is BLE (Beltline Energy) Landholdings, a renewable energy developer based in Atlanta, Ga.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s public utilities and transportation agencies say they are prepared for dangerously cold temperatures, snow and ice moving into the state.
The brunt of the storm is expected to hit Friday and continue through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Some will see low temperatures in the single digits.
A Canadian County teen has pleaded guilty to an attempted hold-up last month at a local convenience store.
Gary Justin Johnson, 18, entered that plea Jan. 9 to an amended charge of attempted larceny from a person after a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office.
Johnson originally was charged Dec. 19, 2025, in Canadian County District Court with attempted robbery with a weapon stemming from a Dec. 13 incident at 7-Eleven, 1601 S. Mustang Road.
The City of El Reno has created a map for travel as a major winter storm is expected to hit the area over the weekend.
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Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Lyndsay Taylor for $4,920.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
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Cold Weather Safety Tips
With severe cold, ice, and snow possible this weekend, the Development Services Department encourages everyone to take a few simple steps to stay warm, safe, and avoid preventable hazards.
ODOT is actively preparing for a winter storm expected to impact the state beginning Friday. Because each storm is different and much of the winter weather in the state can quickly shift between ice, sleet or snow, ODOT proactively monitors weather conditions closely to determine the best plan of action for each storm. Pre-treatment operations are already underway to help improve safety on highways and interstates. Crews will continue to monitor conditions ahead of the expected inclement weather.
A new multi-unit hangar will be going up at El Reno Regional Airport after the city council signed off on a plan to fund the project.
El Reno accepted a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics for more than $1.2 million to help construct the hangar.
The grant provides 40 percent of the funding for the project, with the city kicking in 60 percent or $1.8 million. The grant will help cover the construction and all professional services associated with the project, information provided by the city said.
OKLAHOMA CITY - A response has been filed at the Oklahoma Supreme Court to El Reno’s appeal in a land annexation case.
Attorney Austin L. Hamm of Box Law Group signed the Jan. 9 Response to Petition in Error asking justices to sustain a Canadian County District Court ruling invalidating most of the annexation.
Attorneys David M. Box, Cooper T. Hahn and Hamm represent the appellees, a group of 23 individual landowners and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
