The Canadian County Continuous Improvement Committee recently held a school supply drive for the school districts in the county.
Mustang, Yukon, El Reno, Piedmont, Calumet and Union City each got several boxes of hygiene supplies for their schools.
Redlands Community College is continuing to experience an increase in student enrollment.
Total enrollment surged by 15.3 percent compared to fall 2023, information provided by the college said.
Freshman enrollment has seen an increase of 33.3 percent, while concurrent enrollment continues to grow, with a 26.6 percent rise.
“We are excited to see such significant growth in our student population,” said Redlands President Jena Marr.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Jada Parker vs. Jacob Parker.
Carson Cristelli vs. Robin Cristelli.
Maryam Zamani vs. Mohsen Hajibabaie.
Anisha Mae Vaughan vs. Darian Xavier Vaughan.
Robin Lei Martin vs. Benjamin Maxwell Martin.
Stephanie June Bailey vs. April Dawn Bailey.
Nicole Tammara Rand vs. Eric Bradley Rand.
Joshua Reason vs. Cindy Ruth Reason.
Erin Renee Yahola vs. Ben Thomas Selfridge.
Jesus Sanroman vs. Alexis Evonne Sanroman.
Andrea Lynn Klimo vs. Richard Michael Klimo.
El Reno High School English teacher and district historian Brian Rukes stands in front of the four new monuments that are being added to the Gold Star Plaza at Memorial Stadium.
The monuments will be unveiled Sept. 27 as part of the stadium’s 75th anniversary.
This week’s U.S. Cavalry Association’s annual Bivouac and National Cavalry Competition will mark the 10th anniversary of its arrival at Fort Reno. The colorful event unfolds free to the public from Thursday through Saturday.
The U.S. Cavalry Association made Fort Reno its home after spending decades at Fort Riley, Kan.
Being an active military base made Fort Riley difficult for visitors to tour the Association’s museum and view the historical collection the organization offers.
The El Reno, Yukon and Mustang chambers of commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for the new Canadian County Health Department site at 6100 E. Highway 66 in El Reno.
They were welcomed by CCHD Director Maggie Jackson, who wielded the largest pair of oversized scissors.
A $3.6 million remodeling project led by construction manager Stan Lingo was recently completed on the 32,000-square-foot building. In June 2022, county commissioners spent $6 million in federal stimulus funds to purchase the seven-acre tract that formerly housed the El Reno Halliburton plant.
An undercover sting operation resulted in nine men being arrested on sex-related complaints.
The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office operated the sting in partnership with the organization known as SOSA, Safe From Online Sex Abuse. The operation took place from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.
Child safety advocates at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City are urging parents to be cautious of purchasing car seats online, warning they’ve seen a rise in the number of parents unknowingly buying counterfeit car seats.
Many counterfeit car seats — though they may appear legitimate at first glance — don’t meet U.S. safety standards and often lack crucial safety features that protect children in car crashes. Advocates worry that using these car seats could be putting children’s lives at risk.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Christian Vincent Bodick, 28; Ellisah Joy Schneider, 24.
Michael Christopher Orona, 28; Kacey Eilidh Lynn Stuart, 28.
Derek Ty Pettit, 37; Jacklyn L. Sloan, 32.
Marcus Shawn White, 50; Holly Amber Denny, 53.
Desmond Jerome Burks, 37; Clarissa Ann Benavidez, 30.
Jonathan Allen Carpenter, 44; Maria Ramos Lozoya, 45.
Darris Russell Stills, 73; Brenda J. Neal, 67.
Kevin Jonathan Gray, 57; Amy Kathleen Gordon, 49.
Jaxon Paul Barron, 26; Kaela Nicole Adams, 22.
The OTSA Shooting Park is going to get a bit of a makeover after El Reno Public Schools Shooting Sports Program was awarded a $50,000 grant to help make improvements.
MidwayUSA Foundation awarded $2.3 million in Range Development Grants to 103 recipients in the country. El Reno was one of three high schools in Oklahoma to capture the funds. The others were Altus and Fort Supply.
