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Canadian County commissioners moved forward at their weekly meeting Sept. 22 with planned road projects in their respective districts.District 1 Commissioner Tom Manske is working with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) on preparations for a bridge project on Banner Road over Purcell...

OKLAHOMA CITY - On Oct. 10 at 9 a.m., Calm Waters will host a free grief training for mental health professionals, nonprofit organizations, educators and community members who seek to become better equipped to support grieving individuals in both professional and personal settings.

MUNICIPAL COURTStefanie Marie Kleinle, Wichita Falls, Texas, speeding, $165.Rebecca Vanita Stewart, Oklahoma City, speeding, $165.Ashley Nichole O’Kelley, Mustang, speeding, $165.Francisco Castillo Solis, El Reno, driving without license issued, $252.Leah Michelle Davis, El Reno, improper...

Craig McVay admits he “bought into” the idea that using technology and other “scientific” based models to educate young children was better than first making sure they could read and write.He now knows that was a mistake. He’s on a mission to correct it.

A Native American nation in Oklahoma is incensed that a lawmaker is requesting millions of dollars to fund renovations at the Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center, or OCPARC, more commonly known as Fort Reno.It’s not that the nation opposes the research, but it sees the funding...

About three dozen people turned out last week for a preview of the Oct. 14 El Reno Public Schools bond election. It was the first of two question and answer sessions planned prior to the election.

The City of El Reno is wrapping up demolition work at the corner of Sunset and Choctaw, preparing the site for the next phase of its Route 66 revitalization.

Randy Marco, author of “Kicks: Your Travel Guide to Route 66,” finally got a chance to see inside El Reno’s official visitors center and he gives the Filling Station a stamp of approval.“I think they did a great job.

El Reno will host Carl Albert this week on Thursday night after the game was changed due to a conflict with referees.Game time remains 7 p.m. 

El Reno police said the investigation into an incident at Lake El Reno that claimed the life of a 30-year-old man is continuing. Police did not release any new information about the Sept. 12 collision that resulted in the death of Landon Lerch.