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The City of El Reno won the Municipal Innovations Award for the Filling Station project. The award was announced at the recent Oklahoma Municipal League Conference. In 1996, OML created an award to recognize cities and towns for their innovative ideas.

Police have presented information to the district attorney’s office for possible charges after a man driving the Heritage Express Trolley apparently moved an El Reno ambulance several feet to allow the trolley to pass by.

El Reno is expected to have a new car wash on Country Club Road.Rachel Spurger said she and her partners, including her husband, Scott, have closed on property purchased by Mighty Wash.The land is on the east side of Country Club, across from Redlands Community College.Mighty Wash is said to...

Canadian County employees will receive a 3 percent pay raise in the new $40-plus million county budget.The fiscal year 2026 general fund budget includes a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase for approximately 333 county employees.That total excludes around 31 Sheriff’s Department employees...

An effort to replace Oklahoma’s current election system with one like California’s model, which often limits voters general-election choices to two Democrats with no alternatives, can proceed under recent decisions issued by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.The court also held that the...

LAWSUITSLVNV Funding LLC vs. Amy Jameson for $1,705.61 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Brianna Adams for $1,474.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Jason Anderson for $975.86 to pay a debt...

The phone number for the benefit dinner supporting the Minco High School softball team was incorrect in the last issue of the Tribune. The correct number to text to order a sloppy Joe dinner is 405-641-4284. Those who call are asked to leave a voice mail.

El Reno High School held its annual football homecoming parade through the downtown streets last week.This year’s theme was the Wizard of Oz and featured colorful, smoke-filling and clever class floats, king and queen candidates, the Heritage Express Trolley and entries from the City of El Reno’s...

After more than two decades, Dara Franklin is stepping down as chairwoman of the Oklahoma Indian Nation (OIN) Powwow.

An El Reno man is listed in critical condition at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City after the scooter he was driving collided with a vehicle driven by a 15-year-old girl, police said.Police Chief Ken Brown said the accident happened Friday at 11:22 p.m. near Lake El Reno.