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El Reno will host its third annual Battle of the Bands in combination with an arts festival. The events are being put on by the Centre Theatre for the Arts along with the El Reno Arts Council.

Regardless of who you are, most everyone likes a little “axe”citement in their life, and John and Coby Andrews believe they have just the venue - Red Dirt Axecitement. Red Dirt Axecitement, 215 S. Country Club, is a new axe-throwing venue in El Reno.

Canadian County’s four-day free fair was its largest ever, county officials reported. The 68th Annual Canadian County Free Fair was staged Aug. 24-27 at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

El Reno Regional Airport will host the Third Annual Community Day and Fly-In this Saturday. Gates for the free event open at 10 a.m. and the air show is planned to start at 1 p.m.  

Canadian County employees are due to receive a 5 percent raise in 2023. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase has been proposed as part of the county’s fiscal year 2023 general fund budget.

MUNICIPAL COURT Jerald Wayne Fletcher, El Reno, failure to comply, $145. Naomi Ann Davidson, El Reno, failure to comply, $145. Josue Rosas, El Reno, speeding, $165. Trenton Redbird, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245. Franky Dicintio, El Reno, negligent or careless driving, $245.

Races have developed for the El Reno mayor and Ward 3 city council seats. Steve Jensen will face Phillip Church in the race to see who serves as the next mayor for El Reno. In the Ward 3 race, David Black will face Kevin Marr to determine who fills the seat.

Having served as both an educator and coach for more than five decades at El Reno Public Schools, very few things can catch Ken Posey off guard. That was until recently when Posey thought he was going to Etta Dale Junior High for a long overdue visit with Principal Kurt Myers.

El Reno city employees will be getting a 3 percent boost in pay and the city took another step in the plan to possibly build a municipal Internet system. The action came in unanimous votes at a special city council meeting last week.

The skies will be buzzing in central Canadian County Sept. 10 as the El Reno Regional Airport hosts the Third Annual Fly-In and Community Day. The event has grown with each passing year and Airport Manager Bailey Kennemer said the upcoming event should prove to be the largest so far.