On Saturday, El Reno Regional Airport will host its first-ever Fly-In and Community Day.

The celebration of the airport will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature the World War II Warbirds, fly-overs, food trucks, vendors, classic cars and more, said Airport Manager Adam Fox.

The plan is to make the event an annual affair. It will celebrate the plans to build a new $1.3 million terminal at the airport, as well as improvements such as a state-of-the-art fueling station.

Lady Liberty, a World War II combat aircraft, will be on hand for inspection.

Craig McVay always has jitters about the start of a new school year, but the El Reno superintendent said the unknown surrounding COVID-19 has made this August different from any other.

“This is no different from the chaos of any new school year, other than not knowing how things will go. There is always a run up to the first day of school, the difference is caused by an outside source that is out of our hands,” said McVay.

Last fall, Redlands Community College took its first step in modernizing the look of its nearly 50-year-old campus with the remodel of the main campus building, the Ray Porter Academic Complex.

Recently, the Board of Regents, RCC President Jack Bryant and El Reno community leaders celebrated the completion of the project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“Behind these 1970s walls, our instructors and staff have been providing a high-quality education and personal service,” Bryant said.

The filing period for the Ward 1 El Reno City Council seat will be Aug. 24-26.

Those wishing to run can file on those days from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Canadian County Election Board in downtown El Reno.

The election will be held Nov. 3 and the top vote-getter will be elected to serve a term that will expire Nov. 12, 2024.