El Reno Mobile Meals celebrated 45 years of service on Feb. 2 with volunteers wearing birthday hats and delivering cookies with the daily meals to help mark the special occasion.
Mobile Meals began in 1976 through the efforts of Delores Igo, Mary Kennedy Boepple, G.L. Bear, Mrs. Nell Musshaven and Mrs. Bill Brand. With an opening balance of $150, Mobile Meals served 24 hot, nutritious meals on its first day.
Igo served as the director until 1984.
El Reno Public Schools has begun vaccinating educators and support staff, but the district must still follow the parameters set forth by the state of Oklahoma.
Pat Liticker, who has headed up the district’s COVID-19 response, said 10 educators signed up to get the Moderna vaccine on Jan. 30.
“We had a clinic for those ages 65 and older that had not gotten the chance to get vaccinated somewhere else,” said Liticker.
A commercial developer from Dallas, Texas, with ties to Yukon, has proposed an office park and apartments for the downtown area.
The development surrounds two historic buildings, Yukon’s Best Flour Mill and the MFC Farmers Co-Op Building along historic State Highway 66.
A sitting Canadian County Fair Board member is being challenged in his re-election bid.
Kelly Beck and Richard W.J. “Rick” Cacini, both from Yukon, filed last week for the District 1 seat on the nine-member county fair board.
Beck is the fair board’s chairman and Cacini is a Yukon City Council member.
The contested election will be decided at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Canadian County Fairgrounds Education Building, 220 N. Country Club Road.
The winner will be elected to serve the next three-year term.
Approximately 80 percent of all people who die by suicide are of working age, making the workplace the most cross-cutting system for suicide prevention, intervention and crisis response, and more and more workplaces understand that they have a part to play in helping to address this issue.
For the first time since its inception in 1980, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans report now includes a section detailing nutritional information for infants and toddlers, from birth to 23 months old.
The update released at the end of 2020 provides science-based advice on what to eat and drink to promote good health, reduce the risk of chronic disease and meet nutrient needs. It is jointly published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services every five years.
LAWSUITS
Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Steven L. Purvis for $6,319.59 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Rochelle D. Sinclair for $4,478.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Kelly M. Harris for $4,075.34 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Kristi K. Howes for $8,269.11 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
It’s been said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, a theory which Canadian County Deputy Robert Baysinger and his K-9 partner Bandit plan to put to the test.
The pair will have plenty of extra time as Bandit, a deputy as well, officially retired last week from his duties as a drug dog assigned to the Canadian County Children's Justice Center.
“We will have to try and see if we can do that (new tricks). He’s going to have free time now to be a dog and do whatever he wants,” said Baysinger.
Chizum Johnson is a corporal with the El Reno Fire Department. His photo can be found on the department’s website along with the other members of the ERFD.
Several months ago, his photo could also be found on a giant billboard in southern California, along with the mug of his now famous dog, Kepo.
Oklahoma’s Third District Congressman Frank Lucas received an A+ rating on the Susan B. Anthony List National Pro-Life Scorecard for his pro-life voting record during the 116th Congress.
