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The filing period for El Reno City Council Ward 1 and Ward 4 elections is Aug. 28 to Aug. 30, said Canadian County Election Board officials. Candidates can file at the election board in downtown El Reno from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Amy Neathery is the current Ward 1 council representative. Ward 4 is currently represented by Dr. Brian Schafer. Both were appointed to fill unexpired terms.

Both Neathery and Schafer said they plan to file for the election which will be decided in November.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes cut the ribbon officially opening the new expanded Emergency Youth Shelter.

The first tribal youth shelter was opened by the tribes in 1991. Sophie Burgess was the houseparent on-site.

More than 30 years later, Burgess witnessed the opening of the new youth shelter, where she continues to serve as the houseparent on-site.

Four-year-old Donna Franklin of El Reno runs through a wall of water while cooling off in the downtown splash pad recently.

After several days of triple-digit heat, temperatures are forecasted to cool slightly into the 90-degree range with storms possible over the weekend.

WOODWARD - Anika Drew is drawn to beauty. Her boyfriend said she can stand in a barren field and still point out a pretty flower.

Drew dreams of going to beauty school to become a makeup artist and moving to Japan to see the pink cherry blossoms. 

For now, the 17-year-old wanders Woodward with her boyfriend. For the past year, they have slept in abandoned trailers and a trashed apartment.

They have pitched a tent on the trails behind Woodward High School and couch-surfed at friends’ houses.

Crews from Boiling Point Media out of Oklahoma City took over the Centre Theatre in downtown El Reno last week to shoot scenes for the third installment of the Jurassic Pet series.

The Adventures of Jurassic Pet 3: Return to the Wild will be shooting at sites in El Reno this week.

STILLWATER — The inaugural Oklahoma State University Future of Work Summit will be held Thursday, Aug. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center.

This multi-day summit will examine the rapidly changing facets of work and showcase ways organizations can stay ahead of the curve. Interactive sessions will include topics related to evolving workplace cultures, technology integration, workforce agility and much more.

Horned lizards: Where did they go?     

Historically, Texas horned lizards were found across about 80 percent of Oklahoma’s counties, foraging in native grasslands for ants and other insects during their active season and burrowing underground to avoid extreme temperatures. But the lizards have become increasingly scarce as more and more of their habitat has been converted to crop fields and non-native pastures.   

LAWSUITS

Velocity Investments LLC vs. James Kelley for $9,547.76 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Jose Muniz for $9,211.29 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Credit Corp Solutions Inc. vs. Sara Esuivias for $1,813.61 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Credit Corp Solutions Inc. vs. Sean Warner for $1,649.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Note: This is the first article in an effort to look behind the scenes of how Canadian County law enforcement works to find and stop online predators of children.

There are men and women walking among us that share a sadistic side to their personalities, one which they try ever so cleverly to keep hidden from the public as well as their own families.

Organizers of the Oklahoma Indian Nation Pow-Wow and officials with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes were welcomed to a reception last week to celebrate the event. The pow-wow runs Aug. 4-6 at Concho.

This will be the 33rd year for the Indian Nation Pow-Wow.

Dara Franklin, one of the main organizers of the event, was presented a key to the city by El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen at the reception held at Great Plains Bank on Country Club.