In an effort to cool off last week from the near triple-digit heat in El Reno, brothers Ethan (left) and Hudson Mize slide through a wall of water at the end of a sliding lane outside their home.
Temperatures are expected to dip close to 15 degrees later this week and into the weekend.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s lottery revenue has reached new highs following a decision by lawmakers to increase the prize amounts offered.
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission recorded an all-time high of about $380.5 million in sales revenue and about $87.6 million was reinvested in education in fiscal year 2023.
OKLAHOMA CITY — A new educational message from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust’s (TSET) Healthy Youth Initiative exposes the impact vaping can have on teens’ mental health.
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Republicans will gather in Milwaukee beginning Monday for the party’s presidential nominating convention — a typically joyous occasion that will likely take on a different tone this year after a gunman shot at Donald Trump, injuring him, on Saturday.
Trump, who will be formally nominated as the GOP’s presidential nominee on Thursday, still plans to attend the convention and officials stress the four-day event will go on as normal.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Kelli Dawn Osage, El Reno, failure to use child restraint, $145.
Joel Reyes Perez, Lampasas, Texas, disorderly conduct, $595.
William Joseph Allen, El Reno, trespassing on private property, $295.
Jessica Martin, Choctaw, petit larceny and failure to appear warrant, $840.
Jared Thomas Booth, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Jose Juan Camacho Garcia, Albuquerque, N.M., failure to wear seat restraint and expired tag, $150.
Nicholas Shane Pugh, El Reno, speeding, $185.
Latin Don Everheart, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Sue Bear has a dream. It’s a dream to create a community of artists who paint El Reno in vivid colors. It’s a dream to bring people together to celebrate all that is unique about this county seat town that is a blend of ethnicity, history and creativity.
And apparently the dream is catching on.
A registered nurse for 17 years, Bear said she started painting during COVID.
Patience with the storm apparently paid off.
El Reno has been selected to host one of two early-bird showings of Twisters, the long-anticipated sequel to the 1996 blockbuster Twister.
City Manager Matt Sandidge said the screening is set for Monday at the Reno Cinema 8 and is an invitation event.
The theater in which Twisters will debut seats 200, he said.
Sandidge made the announcement at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.
A rehabilitation of Canadian County’s historic jail is in the works with the first step to install a new roof said to be just weeks away.
Amy Neathery of Preservation El Reno provided an update to Canadian County commissioners about the status of the old jail renovation project at 300 N. Evans.
The nonprofit organization has leased the county-owned building with the goal to revitalize the 117-year-old structure for use as a museum and education center.
El Reno police responded to numerous reports of vandalism which occurred during the late evening of July 3 and into the morning of July 4.
An investigation revealed three juvenile suspects ranging from 11 to 13 years of age traveled throughout the more populated areas of the city while firing .177cal CO2 powered pellet guns at businesses, private homes and vehicles.
Currently, 31 incidents of vandalism have been reported with an estimated monetary loss that may reach into the tens of thousands of dollars, police reports said.
El Reno’s Blessing Baskets received a $2,500 grant from the Crafton Tull Foundation.
Crafton Tull is a design firm specializing in planning, design and surveying. The primary focus of the Crafton Tull Foundation is to support the community service efforts its employees are involved with.
Crafton employee Julie Slaymaker volunteers for Blessing Baskets. Slaymaker contacted Donna Dyer, Blessing Baskets Director of Community Relations to complete the grant application.
Slaymaker has volunteered and supported Blessing Baskets for years.
