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El Reno’s Blessing Baskets celebrated its 10th Annual Festival of the Trees last week with what organizers said was the largest attendance to date. Held at the Palace Event Center, the Festival of the Trees, Christmas in July was “extremely successful.

The city of El Reno will declare August as Oklahoma Indian Nation Month during an event set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 30 at The Filling Station Visitors Center, 120 S. Choctaw Avenue.Mayor Steve Jensen will present the proclamation to the Oklahoma Indian Nation Committee in recognition of the...

Members have been named to four subcommittees for the new Canadian County Courthouse build.Commissioners, at their weekly meeting July 21, voted 3-0 to approve all nominees. These stakeholders include current and past county officials along with other county personnel and citizens.

Canadian County CASA Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recently welcomed its newest volunteers.Leilani Labourdette and Jimiesha Longerbeam made the extraordinary commitment to give their time to help abused and neglected children in their local communities.Canadian County Associate District...

Two Canadian County homeowners were identified as alleged victims in a four-county investigation by the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office.Ted Randall Webb, age 51, was charged July 18 with eight counts of Violation of the Consumer Protection Act and one count of pattern of criminal offenses.The...

MUNICIPAL COURTKari Dale Lacefield, El Reno, disorderly conduct, $595.Brailyn Pfeifer, El Reno, failure to wear seat restraint, $20.Susana Gonzalez De Sauz, El Reno, dog at large, $145.Jerry Privetts, El Reno, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, $850.Destiny Nicole Walls,...

El Reno police took a man into custody after he allegedly fired shots at others during an altercation.

With cameras in hand and curiosity in their hearts, 20 Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal youth spent three days learning the power of storytelling through media during the Cheyenne and Arapaho Visuals and Media Camp.The camp was held in early July at the Cheyenne and Arapaho Health Department Building in...

A sign crew uses a crane to hold up a pole and neon sign for The Filling Station last week.The new pole is 10 feet higher than the original pole installed before the visitor centers grand opening.El Reno City Manager Matt Sandidge said that after the radius of the corner of Sunset and Choctaw was...

The Canadian County Health Department is inviting families to gear up for the school year at the Ready ... Set ... School!