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Funeral services for the Canadian County sheriff's deputy killed Friday in what was described as a “horrific” crash on the Northwest Expressway will be Wednesday afternoon in Edmond.

Lt. Shirley Lanning, 58, died at the scene of the two-vehicle crash on Northwest Expressway just west of the Kilpatrick Turnpike between Sara Road and Morgan Road.

Maj. Gary Knight, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma City Police Department, said dispatchers received the first call about the incident at about 9:22 a.m.

El Reno’s municipal government earned one of its best scores for fiscal soundness, a recent audit shows.

And residents need to put on their thinking caps as the city council agreed to host ward meetings in a run up to a possible capital improvements bond issue. Those were two of the topics discussed during last week’s regular council meeting.

Crawford and Associates, the firm hired to audit the city, reported El Reno scored an 8.4 out of a possible 10 for its financial stability.