Canadian County commissioners on Monday agreed to enact a burn ban for one week.

A 3-0 vote passing a burn ban resolution came after El Reno Fire Chief Jason Duff spoke to commissioners about existing high fire dangers due to strong winds, high temperatures and dead vegetation.

Canadian County’s fire chiefs supported having a burn ban in place, Duff said.

“We are in a severe drought,” Duff said. “Today is a very high fire danger. Dry conditions, high temperatures and 45-mile-an-hour gust winds.”

OKLAHOMA CITY – Despite taking over the reigns of a run-heavy offense, Rustyn Cook had never experienced a 100-yard rushing game in his high school career.

That ended in a must-win game for El Reno High School’s football team.

The junior quarterback became the fifth runner this year to eclipse the century mark in a single game with 107 yards and two touchdowns as the Indians climbed back into the playoff picture with a 46-18 victory over John Marshall.

Running like head coach Anthony Klipp called “a man,” El Reno High School freshman Ethan Brooks punched his ticket to the 2024 Class 5A Cross Country Championships in record fashion.

Brooks outkicked a pair of Guymon runners to win the 5A West Regional Championships with a career-best time of 15 minutes, 54.57 seconds over the 5K (3.1-mile) at Moore/Norman Technology Center.

“He ran like a man today,” said Klipp.

A candidate forum for the Ward 1 city council seat drew a sparse turnout Tuesday night, but two of the three individuals in the race covered a lot of territory, answering written questions from the audience during the 30-minute session. 

Julie Flegal-Smallwood served as moderator, while timekeepers were Eli Zucksworth and Jason Looper. The race will be decided Nov. 5. 

Hosted by the El Reno Chamber of Commerce and held at Redlands Community College, the evening featured candidates Amy Neathery and Aaron Hines. Neathery currently holds the Ward 1 seat.