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While the business name may have humans doing a double-take, the city’s newest pet care facility has its four-legged clients purring and wagging their tails with approval.

Reno’s Boneyard Pet Resort and Spa opened its doors earlier this year offering overnight boarding, day care and grooming services for both cats and dogs at its 681 South Radio Road location, north of State Highway 66.

An Oklahoma City architectural firm has been selected to design Canadian County’s future courthouse complex.

MA+ Architecture was recommended after interviews by a four-person selection committee comprised of District 3 Commissioner Tracey Rider, County Clerk Sherry Murray, Court Clerk Marie Hirst and County Treasurer Jay Arnold.

“We had a wide variety of architectural backgrounds that were presented,” said Stan Lingo, construction manager for the courthouse/administration building project.

Men could not be placed in women’s prisons or allowed in women’s domestic violence shelters, or similar facilities, even if the male identifies as a transgender female, under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

What are the two greatest threats facing the United States today?

U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas said, in his opinion, the major threats are the $32 trillion national debt and the aggressive nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Lucas was in El Reno last week hosting a town hall gathering at Redlands Community College. The event attracted about 100 people and Lucas seemed to cover almost that many topics during the hourlong session.

El Reno High School was the top seed for the 2023 Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program State Shoot held last week at the OTSA Park off Jensen Road.

Sixteen high school teams and eight junior high squads as well as individuals qualified for state, bringing more than 300 shooters to town.

There were more than 50 school districts represented.

El Reno would go on to clinch the school's first state title in the event.

See upcoming editions for a recap of the event.

Keep El Reno Beautiful Week was declared last week when Mayor Steve Jensen listed it among proclamations the city council endorsed.

The April 17-22 weeklong effort to spruce up the town comes just before the annual Burger Day Festival set for May 6.

As a partnership between the city, the Chamber of Commerce and Redlands Community College, the cleanup is open to any individual or group that wishes to lend a hand.

Registration is available by calling the city at 405-295-9308 or the El Reno Chamber of Commerce at 405-262-1188.