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The Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races celebrated its 10th year on Lake El Reno and 23rd year overall over the weekend. One of the reasons for the success of the events has been a strong working relationship with the city of El Reno.

Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center is set to host two upcoming workshops designed to teach participants about direct-to-consumer meat sales.

For many gardeners, the summer months are the busiest of the growing season. There’s nothing quite like the taste of fresh-picked fruits and vegetables. Fortunately, harvesting garden-fresh produce can continue well into the fall.

Oklahoma’s redcedar eradication effort and study planned for the North Canadian River watershed over the next five years is unprecedented in its scope.

Congresswoman Stephanie Bice is introducing a bill to protect natural gas stoves from being regulated out of use by the Biden administration. H.R. 4395 is the Natural Gas Appliances Standards (GAS) Act. “The Biden administration continues to try to control every aspect of our daily lives.

LAWSUITS Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Dennis Chee for $4,471.51 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Terry Strickland for $5,819.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Recent heavy rains have left the water level at Lake El Reno at its highest for the month of July in more than five years, which is good news for the organizers of the Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races. “We will have enough water for sure.

Though not big on watching first-run movies in theaters, El Reno Public Schools Athletic Director Rodney Haydon says he might have to go see Twisters when it hits the big screen in 2024. “I’m not much of a movie guy but I may just have to go see this movie in the theater.

El Reno is going to celebrate “After the Storm” with a downtown block party highlighted by a showing of the original Twister movie. The colorful event is from 5 to 8 p.m. July 27.

A lawsuit against Canadian County Sheriff Chris West has been dismissed. Canadian County District Judge Khristan K. Strubhar signed a journal entry of judgment granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss the petition filed on behalf of plaintiff Brandon Michael Whitman.