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With confetti flying and cheers from the crowd of students and dignitaries, El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Matt Goucher cut the ribbon on one of three in-house STEM centers.

Week one of high school football in the Oklahoma City metro area was marred by a shooting death at a home opener in Choctaw, at a time school security has been at the forefront of classroom and campus issues.

It’s not a pretty statistic. Over the past two years, the Intervention and Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN), has seen an almost 20 percent increase in the number of people seeking help, many involved in domestic abuse situations.

There will be no El Reno City Council elections after the two current office holders were the only candidates to file for the offices. The filing period opened Monday morning and closed late Wednesday afternoon.

Heat may have kept the event from breaking an attendance record, but an estimated 18,000 to 19,000 people still came out to the 2023 Canadian County Free Fair. “Under the Big Top” was the theme of the Aug. 23-26 fair hosted by the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

City of El Reno employee Eric Wilkerson lowers himself in a bucket lift after changing out a red light on the traffic signal at the intersection of Wade and Rock Island recently.

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West said he will seek a third term. “I’m running for re-election in 2024,” West said. “It’s such an incredible honor to serve as Canadian County sheriff.”

LAWSUITS Conn Appliances Inc. vs. Anitra Tsotaddle for $11,711.56 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. City Electric Supply Company vs. Tommy Mannon and R&R Real Estate Group LLC for $30,277.87 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The 2023 Canadian County Free Fair held a wide range of events from midway games and rides, barrel racing, food vendors and many exhibits in a variety of categories.

Fort Reno will host two events at the same time at the end of September. The U.S. Cavalry Association will hold its annual National Cavalry Competition alongside a display of the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall.