The El Reno Splash Pad inside Legion Park has been a popular afternoon stop for area youth to beat the heat which has been pushing triple digits. The pad has been open daily free of charge since the city’s swimming pool was closed this season due to financial fallout related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 1910, a full-page advertisement was purchased in the Saturday Evening Post. A headline at the top of the ad read: Building A City By Leaps And Bounds! El Reno, Okla. Watch us Grow to 100,000.

The ad was purchased by The Packers Industrial Company of El Reno.

While the expectations for population growth have been tempered, the new City of El Reno comprehensive plan titled Route to the Future sets out a plan to build and improve on what has been accomplished since that 1910 advertisement was printed.

In less than two weeks, Oklahomans will vote in the first major election since the COVID-19 pandemic surged to a level that locked down much of the state.

The disruption has left many voters with questions about the voting process itself, in addition to basic questions about dates, deadlines and the ballot lineup.

Here’s what you need to know about voting in the June 30 primary.

What’s on the ballot?

Canadian County commissioners voted Monday to submit an application to become a member of the Banner Rural Water District.

The 3-0 vote will allow the county’s Public Facilities Authority to seek membership in the organization, which is the water supplier for portions of rural Canadian County between Yukon and El Reno.

The membership is needed so Canadian County officials can tie into the water district’s system to provide water to the new fairgrounds complex. The project is being built and is located just east of the El Reno city limits.