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El Reno officials are singing the praises of the Animal Control Officers who recently earned one of the highest scores for the department’s ability to adopt out animals. 

Police Chief Ken Brown said the ACO crew earned a score of 92 for their ability to find new homes for pets, as well as a willingness to take in unwanted animals and strays. 

Brown made the comments at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. He said the national organization, Best Friends, rates animal shelters in a number of categories.

The Bookmobile hosted by Wesley in ACTSion, the mission team at Wesley United Methodist Church, started a new chapter with a bright teal van that will continue giving thousands of books to El Reno children.

In late 2019, mission co-chair Amy Neathery said she was watching the news and saw a report of a neighboring town introducing a new bookmobile.

An El Reno juvenile found himself spending time at the Children’s Justice Center after he allegedly took a family member’s vehicle without permission and then proceeded to elude police.

Police Chief Ken Brown said the juvenile lost control of the vehicle, wrecking it along I-40 near Radio Road.

The incident happened in the early evening of April 10.

After wrecking the vehicle, the juvenile reportedly ran into a drainage ditch trying to hide.

El Reno High School held its annual prom at the Jenks Simmons Annex.

The event featured a red carpet walk. dancing, photo booth and the naming of the prom royalty.

This year’s prom theme was Great Gatsby.

The idea is simple: A child who has been sexually abused should only have to tell their story once.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Funding to continue the operation of Oklahoma’s mental health crisis hotline for another year is included in a budget agreement as federal funding is set to end this fall.  

Senate Bill 1164 directs $5.96 million of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services legislative appropriation to a separate account earmarked for the operation of 988. 

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Mother Nature is again playing tricks with El Reno High School’s baseball team, this time stealing a chance for the Indians to get a little home revenge on Noble.

After losing the road game to the Bears 12-2, the outing at the Hub Reed Complex was postponed due to forecasted severe weather around game time.

The event will now be made up April 29 since it’s a District 5A-1 outing.

The loss to the Bears dropped El Reno to 11-12 on the year and extended its current losing streak to three games.

El Reno and The Filling Station keep attracting attention. 

Last week a video crew hired by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism was in town, filming a commercial the state plans to air both nationally and internationally.

It’s part of the promotion of the 100th anniversary of Route 66, said Lyndsay Bayne. Bayne serves as Director of Public Information and Marketing for the City of El Reno. 

Kam Pond and Rhett Coonfield shoot hoops on the community basketball court in Calumet which carries an Oklahoma City Thunder theme.

The court was restored recently as part of the NBA team’s commitment to refresh the 31 such themed courts statewide.

Renovations included new paint, graphics, backboards and rims.

Rumble the Bison was on hand for the ribbon-cutting along with Thunder entertainers.

The court was originally dedicated in 2017.