El Reno will celebrate the Fourth of July over a three-day period beginning Friday evening with a concert and fried-onion hamburgers served up at the Canadian County Museum.

The celebration is a welcome contrast to a year ago when the national celebration was subdued by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Friday evening concert is free and will feature Coyette and the Haywire Band at 6 p.m. Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Concessions will be available.

Jagrut “JC” Shah told members of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office gathered around a truck bearing the images of lawmen who lost their lives while on duty in 2020, they were all heroes.

Lt. Shirley Lanning of Canadian County was among those being remembered. Lanning died in a traffic accident on her way into work. Reports indicated she may have suffered a medical emergency similar to a stroke.

After a week delay, the El Reno City Council approved entering into negotiations to possibly purchase 10 acres on SW 27th Street.

The unanimous council vote came Tuesday during a special meeting of the council. The issue was originally discussed the week before but because the physical address of the property was not included on the agenda, council opted to put the matter off until a second special meeting could be called, this one with the address included.

A livestock roping competition is the debut event this weekend at the new Canadian County Expo and Event Center.

The “Rope the Rockies” Oklahoma Championships will be July 2-4 at Canadian County’s new $15.2 million fairgrounds complex at 3001 Jensen Road.

Presented by Jeff Smith Productions, this event is a U.S. Team Roping Championships (USTRC) national finals qualifier. The competition previously was held at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie.