Eastbound and westbound Interstate 40 will have short-term ramp closures and will be intermittently narrowed at interchanges between the Texas state line and Yukon for the installation of wrong-way warning systems, pavement markers, signage and upgraded striping at interchanges along the western half of I-40.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma law does not give the State Board of Education (SBE) the ability to make administrative rules without proper direction from the state Legislature, Attorney General Gentner Drummond recently ruled in a formal opinion.
“It is well settled that an agency may only exercise the powers expressly given by statute,” the opinion states. “An agency cannot expand those powers by its own authority.”
Drummond commented on the opinion, saying the content of the rules are irrelevant to the issue of whether proper authority exists to issue them.
LAWSUITS
Thasha Bravo vs. Blake Raney for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.
Discover Bank vs. Melissa Jayne Shelton for $12,680.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC vs. John Wood and Debra Wood for $25,517.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
The president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association has a message for El Reno and the rest of the state as the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road approaches.
The centennial celebration will be in 2026, 100 years since the famous highway opened, allowing motorists to make their way from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif.
El Reno firefighter Thomas Vogt shoots a blast of water on a shed in the southwest part of the city on Friday as crews worked to keep the fire from spreading to surrounding houses due to high winds.
Wind speeds were gusting to over 50 miles per hour throughout the afternoon hours, knocking down various items around the city including soccer goals in Adams Park and shingles off roofs in neighborhoods.
The El Reno Fire Department answered so many calls that units from the Yukon Fire Department were called in on the mutual aid agreement between departments.
It was a night of celebration and remembrance for Cardinal Point, Canadian County’s Family Justice Center, as a sold-out crowd traveled to the Expo and Event Center March 24 for the organization’s Community Night Gala.
Cardinal Point CEO Kristie Chandler joined county officials and benefactors to reveal the organization raised $58,500 to benefit operations and the clients the Family Justice Center serves.
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) is seeking input from private and public agencies, organizations, citizens and consumers to monitor and enhance development of a comprehensive, statewide child abuse prevention plan.
OCAP requests input from individuals, both parents and professionals, who can provide feedback by completing a brief, 10-minute online survey.
OKLAHOMA CITY - In February, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the launch of its new Supporting Industrial Transformation and Economic Success (SITES) Program.
The SITES Program is proactively addressing statewide site infrastructure needs to meet the demand of existing businesses as well as companies looking to establish operations in Oklahoma.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Roy R. Bartnick III, 32; Rachel Hope Morrison, 28.
Timothy Christian Smith, 26; Chelsea Danielle Thomas, 27.
Dillon W. Kitson, 31; Karina Gisell Espinoza, 27.
Matthew James Von Tress, 28; Camber Lynn Chism, 25.
Billy John Wimberly Jr., 60; Roberta Kay Lynn, 56.
Adam Robert Jules Hoefling, 30; Whitney Marie Burkhead, 27.
Garrett Allen Peoples, 37; Melissa Maxine Collinson, 33.
Jon Paul Williams, 41; Heather Amalia Reavis, 53.
Roayan D. Gomez Martinez, 24; Katelyn Marie Chavez, 31.
El Reno Carnegie Library has been awarded a grant through the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. The program, which will enable the library to digitize records, is administered by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
“We’re excited to have been selected to receive this funding,” said Bridget Scheffler, library director.
