Funeral services for Billy Mae Chadwick were held Monday in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery. 

Billy passed away July 28, 2021, in Oklahoma City. She was born May 19, 1945, in Poteau to William and Alvessie Nelson. Billy graduated from Hinton High School Class of 1964. She worked various jobs throughout her life. She made many friends while working at Daylight Donuts and at her nursing home jobs. Above all, she loved caring for her family and was a devoted wife and mother to her children.

Residents will have a bit further to walk or jog on a paved surface at Lake El Reno after the city won a federal trails grant.

Dustin Downey, El Reno city planner, said the matching grant will provide the city with $300,000 to extend the trail that now runs along Lake El Reno and Crimson Creek Golf Course.

The city will put up $138,000 to match the grant, but most of that will be from “in-kind” contributions.

While it was not the massive cloud of smoke from childhood memories, the city of El Reno’s efforts to fog for pesky blood-sucking mosquitoes seem to have worked.

“We have not gotten any feedback in our office. I know there were some people who texted that we missed a street and we went back out and sprayed those areas.

“But in this office we have not gotten any calls that we missed them or that we need to come back out again and spray,” said Amy Smith, City Streets Superintendent.

Christmas in July delivered in a big way for El Reno’s Blessing Baskets.

The sixth annual event held last week at the Palace Events Center on Banner Road brought in more than $40,000 for the local organization that is dedicated to providing Christmas to area children, as well as school supplies.

Blessing Baskets also partners with The Lord’s Harvest to support a summer food program for families.