Guthrie has long been a magnet for filmmakers looking for fresh scenery away from the bright lights and big-city buzz of Los Angeles.
But El Reno is starting to nudge its way into the Oklahoma film scene as it has now hosted a fourth movie since May, when the state reopened from its COVID-19 lockdown.
Canadian County commissioners issued a proclamation last week recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Carolyn Husmann, associate director of the Intervention Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN), said Oklahoma ranks third highest in the nation for intimate partner violence.
Statistics show intimate partner violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime. A victim of domestic violence will attempt to leave the abuser an average of “seven to nine times” before they actually break free.
CONCHO - The Cheyenne and Arapaho Business Development Corporation has launched Hammerstone Construction Group, its newest subsidiary company.
The company will be based in Concho and will provide general contracting, construction management, excavation, trenching, civil and site work services, site clearing and other commercial construction services.
“We will bring high-quality construction services and craftsmanship to a number of essential projects in local communities and across the region,” said Kyle Spotted Horse, president of Hammerstone Construction.
The Centre Theatre will be the site for a series of Ghost Tours through October.
A group billed as Investigating Oklahoma’s Paranormal, or IOKP, will host the tours that started Oct. 9. The tours are set for Oct. 10, 16, 30 and 31, with two sessions each evening except on Oct. 30 when one tour at 10:30 p.m. will be offered.
The other dates will see tours of the building at 8:30 p.m., with a second tour set for 10:30 p.m.
LAWSUITS
Citibank N.A. vs. Kendra Clifton for $3,048.80 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Lisa C. Woolever for $7,432.12 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Shelley Collins for $1,080.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
First Portfolio Ventures LLC vs. Freddie A. Hill for $2,403.83 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
El Reno police say recent reports of animal cruelty on social media are cases that have been investigated, although an incident in which geese were attacked at Lake El Reno is still being looked into.
Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said a goose that had been shot with a dart was captured and has been helped.
“Deputy Fire Chief J. Strahorn was able to capture the animal Thursday morning,” Dickerson said. “The dart was removed and the fowl was released.”
More than 300 families were helped as part of the Families with Children Summer Food Program and organizers said the effort will continue into October.
Donna Dyer, coordinator for El Reno Blessing Baskets, said a fall break food distribution is planned for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the El Reno Learning Center, 300 S. Keith.
The effort is to help support families while children are at home during fall break.
Dyer said all families that participated in the Summer Food Program are invited to take part in the distribution.
El Reno Live generated another wide range of questions for Mayor Matt White and city staff. The 30-minute Facebook Live program aired Thursday afternoon and offered dates for the next city-wide garage sale as well as when the downtown mural project will begin.
White said the garage sale dates will be Oct. 23-25. During that time, residents can hold a garage sale without obtaining a city permit.
White said also that Big Dump Day will be held Nov. 2.
Canadian County commissioners followed the recommendation of fairgrounds director Nathan Smith and put off the purchase of portable bleachers for the new fairgrounds being built east of U.S. 81 and north of Jensen Road.
The commissioners were acting as trustees of the county Public Facilities Authority.
Smith suggested holding off on the $107,000 purchase, saying there are other priorities.
Friday, Oct. 9 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election, City of Oklahoma City Special Election and City of El Reno Ward 1 Council Member Election, said Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold.
Armold said that persons who are U.S. citizens, residents of Oklahoma and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters.
