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El Reno VFW Post 382 is teaming up with Feed the Children to provide groceries to help people during these difficult times.

The event is being billed as “Food For Our Neighbors” and it will be held Tuesday, Dec. 15 beginning at noon at the VFW, 1515 S. Rock Island. Because of COVID-19, this will be a drive-thru program.

Families and the elderly who live in Canadian County who need groceries can pick up groceries at the VFW. This will be a first-come, first-serve event.

Nancy Salsman, VFW Auxiliary president, said the food will be distributed until it’s gone.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford is now home to a machine that makes hypochlorous acid that is used to help disinfectant rooms and buildings during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

SWOSU was made aware of the machine by the Custer County Emergency Management Office, and the equipment was supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Oklahoma Emergency Management Office.

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Breaking from the past, El Reno’s Main Street held its annual Christmas parade and downtown shopping kickoff event over the weekend but during the daytime.

The city of El Reno will consider entering into a deal with a local charitable organization to help save the historic municipal swimming pool bathhouse at Legion Park. Mayor Matt White made the announcement during Thursday’s El Reno Live program.

Dozens of responses were received during a virtual public hearing related to controlling traffic at the intersection of Banner Road and State Highway 66. Lisa Shearer-Salim, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, said 79 comments were received by the deadline for public input on the project.

ODOT is considering three options to improve safety at the intersection, which was the site of a crash in November of 2019 that claimed the life of Yukon businessman Ray Davis.

The Hinton All-School Reunion will not be held in July of 2021, said Kathy Garrison Chisum, alumni president.

The reunion will return to its usual rotation and is planned for July of 2025. The change was made out of concern for COVID-19.

Officials at Pets and People estimate the rescue facility is just days away from settling into its forever home.

“We are hoping by very early December that we can be operational,” said executive director Amy Young.

Located near Morgan Road and Reno at 9753 NW 4th St., the new location has everything the pet rescue could have wanted.

The building has been fully remodeled and includes about 1,600 square feet of office space in the front, with an additional 6,100 square feet of warehouse space in the back.

The Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives are partnering together with each chamber hosting a series of meetings the next several weeks at sites across the state in an effort to solicit input and inform citizens about the redistricting process.

Each meeting will follow the pandemic protection protocols of the facility hosting the meeting.

Canadian Valley Technology Center is one of nine certified Centers for Workforce Excellence chosen by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

Sean Kouplen, secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development, members of the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development and industry leaders announced the certification of the nine Centers for Workforce Excellence (CWE) under the Oklahoma Works Together program.