OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma law does not give the State Board of Education (SBE) the ability to make administrative rules without proper direction from the state Legislature, Attorney General Gentner Drummond recently ruled in a formal opinion.
LAWSUITS
Thasha Bravo vs. Blake Raney for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.
Discover Bank vs. Melissa Jayne Shelton for $12,680.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC vs. John Wood and Debra Wood for $25,517.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
The president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association has a message for El Reno and the rest of the state as the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road approaches.
The centennial celebration will be in 2026, 100 years since the famous highway opened, allowing motorists to make their way from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif.
El Reno firefighter Thomas Vogt shoots a blast of water on a shed in the southwest part of the city on Friday as crews worked to keep the fire from spreading to surrounding houses due to high winds.
Wind speeds were gusting to over 50 miles per hour throughout the afternoon hours, knocking down various items around the city including soccer goals in Adams Park and shingles off roofs in neighborhoods.
The El Reno Fire Department answered so many calls that units from the Yukon Fire Department were called in on the mutual aid agreement between departments.
It was a night of celebration and remembrance for Cardinal Point, Canadian County’s Family Justice Center, as a sold-out crowd traveled to the Expo and Event Center March 24 for the organization’s Community Night Gala.
Cardinal Point CEO Kristie Chandler joined county officials and benefactors to reveal the organization raised $58,500 to benefit operations and the clients the Family Justice Center serves.
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) is seeking input from private and public agencies, organizations, citizens and consumers to monitor and enhance development of a comprehensive, statewide child abuse prevention plan.
OCAP requests input from individuals, both parents and professionals, who can provide feedback by completing a brief, 10-minute online survey.
OKLAHOMA CITY - In February, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the launch of its new Supporting Industrial Transformation and Economic Success (SITES) Program.
The SITES Program is proactively addressing statewide site infrastructure needs to meet the demand of existing businesses as well as companies looking to establish operations in Oklahoma.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Roy R. Bartnick III, 32; Rachel Hope Morrison, 28.
Timothy Christian Smith, 26; Chelsea Danielle Thomas, 27.
Dillon W. Kitson, 31; Karina Gisell Espinoza, 27.
Matthew James Von Tress, 28; Camber Lynn Chism, 25.
Billy John Wimberly Jr., 60; Roberta Kay Lynn, 56.
Adam Robert Jules Hoefling, 30; Whitney Marie Burkhead, 27.
Garrett Allen Peoples, 37; Melissa Maxine Collinson, 33.
Jon Paul Williams, 41; Heather Amalia Reavis, 53.
Roayan D. Gomez Martinez, 24; Katelyn Marie Chavez, 31.
El Reno Carnegie Library has been awarded a grant through the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. The program, which will enable the library to digitize records, is administered by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
“We’re excited to have been selected to receive this funding,” said Bridget Scheffler, library director.
“With it, we will be able to preserve important pieces of local history and make those items accessible to the public. Without this grant, our project would not have been possible.”
Tucked away in the basement is El Reno High School’s newest entry into the arena of competitive extracurricular activities in Oklahoma – Esports.
While the team is wrapping up its first year of existence, El Reno is already experiencing success usually reserved to more established programs.
Junior Jayden Grauberger has earned a spot in this weekend’s state championships in the Nintendo-based game Super Smash Bros.
“I was not surprised he made it but I think he was surprised he qualified,” said El Reno coach Patrick King.
