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White says city following guidelines to combat virus

4 months ago By Shane Smith

While COVID-19 has spread pain to every sector of the nation, it has also helped create rumors that El Reno city officials said need to be put to rest.

Mayor and Acting City Manager Matt White said the city is doing its best to follow federal and state guidelines intended to help keep the public safe and hopefully “bend the curve” of the coronavirus.

Some on social media have claimed “big government” is stepping in to take over daily life. Some have suggested there will soon be the need to have a permit to drive a car. White said this isn’t true.

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Medical marijuana ordinance discussed by ER Planning Commission

11 months ago By News Staff

Medical marijuana was a topic addressed recently by the El Reno Municipal Planning Commission. Members of the commission discussed whether or not to change Article 3 of Chapter 147 of

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Touring Europe

11 months ago By Shane Smith

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

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Financial hardships force closure of Geary Nursing Home; residents relocated

11 months ago By Shane Smith

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

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First day at the county fair

11 months ago By News Staff

The 2019 Canadian County Free Fair kicked off Thursday.

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I-40 stop leads to arrest of alleged drug traffickers

11 months ago By Shane Smith

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

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Four Oklahoma school districts spend six-figure sum on contract lobbyists

11 months ago By Ray Carter - Center for Independent Journalism

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

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OU surgeon in Tulsa brings robotic liver cancer surgery to Oklahoma

11 months ago By April Wilkerson

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

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Two file early for El Reno mayor

11 months ago By News Staff

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.

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Financial hardships closure of Geary Nursing Home; residents relocated

11 months ago By Shane Smith

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.

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Outlook bright for city's health

11 months ago By News Staff

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.