District Attorney Tommy Humphries launched a new website he said to enhance communication between his office and the public.
Humphries, DA for District 4, said his office launched the new website, district4da.org, in an effort to “increase transparency and improve communication with the public.
“This new website is an important step forward in keeping the citizens of District 4 informed about the work of our office,” Humphries said.
Canadian County CASA Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recently welcomed its newest volunteer. Aaliyah Ezeh made the commitment to give her time to help abused and neglected children in Canadian County. Judge Bob Hughey swore her in.
Ezeh has just been appointed to her first CASA case and is excited to begin her journey in becoming a valuable advocate for a child in need.
For the first time in state history, Oklahoma voters have chosen to oust a sitting member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
When the votes were tallied on Nov. 5, a majority of Oklahoma voters casting a ballot — 723,329 — voted against the retention of Justice Yvonne Kauger.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s third-largest school district, Epic Charter School, has laid off 144 employees, including 42 teachers, and implemented pay cuts amid a financial shortfall from lower-than-expected enrollment.
Epic announced the reductions on Oct. 25 after 4,000 fewer students enrolled this school year than administrators anticipated, communications director Rob Crissinger said. The public, online-based charter school educates about 30,000 students across the state and receives state funds for every child enrolled.
Oklahoma tribal leaders say they are pleased with President Joe Biden’s apology for the forced removal over 100 years of Indigenous children from their families and tribes to Federal Indian Boarding Schools.
“I formally apologize, as President of the United States, for what we did. I formally apologize, and it’s long overdue,” Biden said on Oct. 25, at an event with the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona.
As of Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of the Interior has identified 451 Federal Indian Boarding Schools that operated prior to 1969, 87 of which were located in Oklahoma.
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El Reno honors fallen vets with Gold Star Plaza
Amy Neathery will serve as Ward 1 council representative for the next four years and OG&E will continue delivering electricity to El Reno for another 25 years.
Voters in Tuesday’s General Election also sided with the rest of Canadian County and Oklahoma in sending Donald J. Trump back to the White House as president of the United States.
Neathery won the Ward 1 race with a comfortable margin, garnering 609 votes to runner-up Phillip Church’s 389. Aaron Hines, making his first bid for public office, finished third at 287.
Ronald Watson was born December 29, 1943. He was the little brother to four older sisters and one older brother: Helen, Shirley, Betty, Linda and Gene.
Ronald grew up in El Reno where he helped his father and his siblings on the farm, usually picking cotton.
They even went to California to pick cotton for a little while.
Ronald always wanted to be a soldier growing up. His sisters said he always played soldier with his brother. They would dress up in uniforms and play with toy guns, which was why it was not surprising when he left to go fight in Vietnam.
The Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner was held last weekend. The event, sponsored by the El Reno Ministerial Alliance, fed close to 1,000 people, said Brenda Grulkey, one of the event’s longtime organizers.
Grulkey said Mobile Meals director Norman Sheridan along with volunteers prepared and delivered meals for 278 of the organization’s customers.
The dinner was held at the 4-H building at the old Canadian County fairgrounds.
At the dinner, some 688 people were fed, which included homebound and some to-go orders.
