Springtime in Oklahoma means the threat of severe weather.

El Reno Police Chief Ken Brown said last week residents with storm shelters need to register them with the city so rescue teams know where to search in the event a major tornado strikes.

Brown made the comments as part of the El Reno Live program hosted weekly by Mayor Matt White. The program airs at 3 p.m. each Thursday on the city’s Facebook site. It can also be viewed on the Tribune Facebook site.

State Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, recognized El Reno’s Ralph Oltermann as the Veteran of the Week on March 1 in a ceremony at the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Oltermann served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, earning the rank of E2. He received an honorable discharge after being injured during the war, and he later suffered cancer of his larynx from exposure to Agent Orange.

Construction zones will once again be found on Calumet School properties after voters approved a $2.5 million bond to fund three new projects.

“We are very excited. You never know how those things will go. We have had a lot of success in the past and never want to take that for granted. We wanted people to go out and vote and we are happy there was a pretty good turnout and things went our way,” said Calumet Superintendent Brandon Voss.

The U.S. Cavalry Association has been awarded a grant through the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program to help create a website and digitize records. The association is headquartered at historic Fort Reno.

“Congratulations to the U.S. Cavalry Association on being awarded the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant,” said Sen. Lonnie Patxon, Tuttle.

“Digitizing historic records and making them publicly accessible online is vital for saving and sharing our history for future generations.”