The Oklahoma Indian Nations recently installed royalty at a coronation ceremony for 2025.
Serving as Senior Miss will be Jacina Gould, Junior Miss will be Ivy Faith Williams and Little Miss will be Emily La’Miyah Gray.
Canadian County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Maurice “Mo” James was selected as the American Legion Department of Oklahoma’s 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.
James, a 30-year veteran of the Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD), began working at the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office in 2020 after a career with OCPD. Upon arrival, James was assigned to the sheriff’s office Narcotics Division and has worked as a criminal interdictor ever since.
LAWSUITS
Capital One N.A. vs. Kristi Newcomb for $11,690.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Nathan Schatzer and McKenzie Schatzer for $197,803.17 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 33, Block 7, Tara Plantation Phase II Addition, Oklahoma City.
Scot Winlock vs. Brandon Whitcomb for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged actual and punitive damages.
The city of El Reno is moving forward with plans to transform a strip of buildings along South Choctaw into an area for visitors to the downtown area to park. In a unanimous vote, city council Tuesday night approved purchasing property from James French at 204 S. Choctaw for $100,000. Council gave city staff authorization to negotiate the details with French.
El Reno’s A Small Town Weekend was Route 66’s largest event in Oklahoma last weekend. The weekend was packed with smokin’, spinnin’ and racin’ wheels.
Keith Ward, president of the El Reno Cruisers, hosts of the event, estimated some 9,000 people were in attendance.
The 100-degree heat on Saturday baked hundreds watching the Burnout on Route 66, which cuts through the heart of Adams Park.
Canadian County producers are filling grain silos with higher than expected bushel counts for hard red winter wheat.
“Talking to the producers in the area, I think we are going to have a good harvest.
“They are seeing the bushel count (per acre) between 50 to the mid-60 range. The protein content is not as high as we were expecting, but it’s not too far off and the bushel count per acre will make up for that,” said Kyle Worthington, Oklahoma State University Extension director for Canadian County.
A year ago, El Reno City Council voted to tie utility rate increases to the Consumer Price Index. The idea is increases that are smaller, but more frequent, are more appealing than large hikes that are spaced further apart.
The increased revenue also allows the city to keep up with updates at the water and wastewater plants.
Council voted this week to continue with the plan, which means rates will be going up again.
A 22-year-old man from Moore was killed when he drove his vehicle the wrong way on Interstate 40, said El Reno police.
Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said police started getting calls about a man driving west in the eastbound lanes at 2:49 a.m. June 9. The man, identified as Aaron Dudick, was killed when the Ford F-150 he was driving collided head-on with a semi-truck.
What grows future generations of car lovers for A Small Town Weekend - the Power Wheels and Hot Wheels competitions might be a good start.
The first evening of last week’s 26th Annual A Small Town Weekend, hosted by the El Reno Cruisers, saw 19 children ages 4 to 6 years old driving their electric Power Wheels cars in Adams Park. While some raced to win, others drove at a leisurely pace.
While that was happening, Jim Tate of Jenks, a versatile electric guitar player and singer, entertained a small audience at the Centre Theatre downtown.
In 2022, Oklahoma state lawmakers approved the “Energy Discrimination Elimination Act,” which requires the office of the state treasurer to conduct a review of investment firms to identify those that boycott investments in oil and gas companies regardless of the impact on investment returns. State entities cannot contract with firms on that list.
