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OKLAHOMA CITY - State Rep. Monroe Nichols, D-Tulsa, filed an interim study request last week to review neighborhood blight throughout Oklahoma and how it affects homeowners and communities. Neighborhood blight refers to neighborhoods with abandoned houses or lots often in disrepair.

The rainy spring season and hot, dry months of summer are ideal times for close inspection of cattle ponds, streams, creeks and spillways. Routine maintenance of these water sources can prevent costly repairs for landowners.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will host a National History Day Boot Camp on Thursday, July 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This workshop will show middle and high school teachers how to bring project-based learning and critical thinking skills into their classrooms through the...

LAWSUITS Conn Appliances Inc. vs. William Bost for $1,787.90 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Edward A. Sexton for $5,110.25 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno Regional Airport has been a busy place. Last week the airport welcomed youngsters to what is believed to be the first ever aviation camp. It also played host to an international flight crew that specifically chose to train here because of the airport’s grass runway.

El Reno had a three-day celebration for the Fourth of July. The Canadian County History Museum museum hosted an evening of celebration last Friday that included fried-onion hamburgers as well as other food concessions and live music.

Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, was elected last week as vice chair of the Education Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC). Baker, a former teacher, currently serves as the chair of the House Common Education Committee.

The latest medical marijuana shop to sprout in El Reno is the Red Dirt Botanicals located at 1301 S. Choctaw. The business, owned by Phillip Church and Matt Maune, celebrated its grand opening last week.

After a sluggish 2020 due to COVID-19, Canadian County use tax revenues have rebounded through the first half of 2021. Between January and June, Canadian County has collected $841,775 in use tax income from the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

A new mural will be painted on an outside wall at the Canadian County Health Department’s El Reno office. Canadian County commissioners have approved a façade easement indenture with the city of El Reno to allow the mural display behind the CCHD building at 100 S. Rock Island.