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As we continue our stroll back through the news of 2024, El Reno and the area saw celebrations that have become fixtures of the community. The days and weeks also saw many new ideas pop up as well as popular and not so popular plans being promoted. 

MAY 

The 73rd Annual National Land and Range Judging Contest attracted students from across the nation to El Reno. The Canadian County Expo and Event Center served as host site for the second consecutive year. 

Canadian County commissioners have received apparent high bids totaling $475,001 for four of five parcels that comprise the old county fairgrounds site at 220 N. Country Club Road.

After accepting a final appraisal last month with the intention to sell the property, commissioners opened bids at their Dec. 23 weekly meeting. All bids received met or exceeded the appraised values on the four parcels.

There were four bidders, although one requested their high bid on one parcel be withdrawn after the bid opening.

El Reno High School cheerleaders toss their pom-poms into the air at the end of their annual holiday dance routine during halftime of a recent basketball game at Jenks Simmons Field House.

El Reno’s basketball teams kick off the 2025 portion of their schedules Friday night at home against Elgin.

The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office that will help fund a new armored tactical vehicle.

Canadian County is among 25 counties that each received $300,000 in grant monies. Grants of $250,000 were awarded to 26 counties and grants of $200,000 were awarded to 26 counties.

Becky Craig Cattle, El Reno, is a new member of the American Angus Association.

The American Angus Association, with more than 21,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world.

Its computerized records include detailed information on over 21 million registered Angus.

The association records ancestral information and keeps production records and genomic data on individual animals to develop industry-leading selection tools for its members.

El Reno High School held a duck toss fundraiser event at its recent basketball game with Noble.

LAWSUITS

Discover Bank vs. Richard Bibbs for $15,632.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Stephen Winstead for $12,712.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Kaylie Bucher for $16,988.70 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Randy Franklin for $13,871.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Edwin Goodloe for $10,709.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Let's take a stroll back through the year 2024. As most years go, it carried its share of good times and not so good times, victories to celebrate and losses to mourn.

This segment will look at some of the news that made headlines in El Reno and Canadian County from January through April. 

JANUARY

Canadian County District Judge Khristan Strubhar would administer the oath of office to Tommy Humphries, newly-appointed district attorney for District 4, which includes Canadian, Kingfisher, Grant, Garfield and Blaine counties.

A tradition that has been going strong since 1981 continued Dec. 24 when the 41st Annual El Reno Community Christmas Eve Dinner was hosted by a local family that started the generous event.

The dinner was interrupted for two years when Dwight Kennedy lived out of town. 

Canadian County commissioners agreed to obligate remaining shares of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) award to six community service agencies.

That action came at the recommendation of District Attorney Tommy Humphries, whose office administers Canadian County’s ARPA funding.

Canadian County in 2021 was awarded $28,806,702 from the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill designed to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.