The family of David Airington has established a scholarship in his memory in a move that will help El Reno High School graduates for years to come.

Airington, proud of the fact he was the second child born at then Parkview Hospital when it opened in 1954, died Dec. 23.

Dana Gibson with the El Reno Public Schools Foundation said the scholarship will be endowed and would be for any student who graduates from EHS. She called the memorial a “wonderful and a fitting tribute to a man who genuinely loved El Reno.”

More walking trails, playground equipment, gathering spaces and improved maintenance were some of the responses the city of El Reno received from residents who took part in a survey focusing on improving the parks system.

City Planner Dustin Downey told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board the survey attracted responses from 470 community members.

In all, more than 800 responses were received when just individual parks were taken into account.

A state senator will sponsor legislation known as Ida’s Law when the Oklahoma Legislature convenes in February.

Sen. Paul Rosino, R-OKC, has signed on to sponsor the legislation.

For LaRenda Morgan, it’s another step in the journey to help end the nightmare Native American families live with when their loved ones go missing or fall victim to homicide.

Named for Ida Beard, the 29-year-old El Reno woman who hasn’t been seen since the summer of 2015, Ida’s Law would create an Office of Liaison of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) is seeking medical and non-medical volunteers to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts at more than 50 points of vaccine dispensing locations statewide.

“This is a huge, unprecedented effort to vaccinate the majority of our population of nearly 4 million Oklahomans. We need as much help as we can get from our community to make it possible,” said Lezlie Carter, state coordinator for the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps.