Tipton says fair numbers up for 2019
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Another Canadian County Free Fair is in the books, and officials say that attendance was up this year. “It went really well. Receipts were up on the carnival by more
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Touring Europe
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A group of students from El Reno High School took a field trip over the summer. The outing was to Europe. With teachers Vanessa Gallegos and Angela Henry, the students
Financial hardships force closure of Geary Nursing Home; residents relocated
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A combination of events led to the closing of the Geary Community Nursing Home, said the owner. On Aug. 11, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services terminated the provider
I-40 stop leads to arrest of alleged drug traffickers
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El Reno police nabbed a couple of suspected drug traffickers during an early morning traffic stop. A little after 2 a.m. Aug. 13, an officer reported seeing a vehicle heading
First day at the county fair
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The 2019 Canadian County Free Fair kicked off Thursday.
Four Oklahoma school districts spend six-figure sum on contract lobbyists
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Four school districts — Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Bixby and Jenks — spent nearly $200,000 combined in taxpayer funding on contract lobbyists during the 2018-2019 school year, records show. Those lobbyists
OU surgeon in Tulsa brings robotic liver cancer surgery to Oklahoma
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TULSA — Last spring was a discouraging time for Billy Mickle. He was diagnosed with liver cancer and his course of treatment seemed unsure. Then he was referred to Nelson
Two file early for El Reno mayor
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El Reno Mayor Matt White filed for re-election on Monday and drew at least one opponent in former longtime school board member Steve Jensen. The filing period closes at 4:30 today, Wednesday, Aug. 28. Filings are done at the Canadian County Election Board.
Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold said as of Monday afternoon no one had filed for the Ward 4 City Council seat that will be on the Nov. 12 ballot along with the mayoral race. Ward 4 is currently represented by Tracey Rider, who said recently she was contemplating whether or not to run.
Financial hardships closure of Geary Nursing Home; residents relocated
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A combination of events led to the closing of the Geary Community Nursing Home, said the owner.
On Aug. 11, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services terminated the provider agreement for the nursing home. The owner of the home said she then voluntarily closed the center last week.
Residents of the home were transferred to other nursing care centers on Aug. 15.
The closing of the home came as the result of an investigation by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, which had made survey visits to the center in February and June.
Outlook bright for city's health
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When SSM Saint Anthony’s became El Reno's primary health provider on May 1, the arrangement was described as a first for “rural Oklahoma.”
No other community, an SSM official said at the time, would have a 24-hour emergency room provided in conjunction with an Urgent Care Clinic.
Little did anyone know, three weeks later that arrangement would be credited with helping to care for dozens of people who were injured when a late-night killer tornado struck.
“We treated dozens of people,” said Kyle Nondorf, Chief Financial Officer for SSM Saint Anthony’s.
