Families and friends gathered to honor their loved ones who have gone missing or been murdered at the second annual Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Ceremony and Parade.
The gathering took place in Concho.
Some held giant signs with photos of their loved ones, while others showcased their loved ones photos on the front of T-shirts.
El Reno police are reviewing body and dash cam footage after a video of an officer arresting a 17-year-old male drew social media criticism.
Police Chief Ken Brown said the veteran officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Brown said about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, police received calls of a vehicle in the Lake El Reno area traveling at excessive speeds and in an unsafe manner. Reports said the vehicle was traveling at about 90 miles per hour and some people were hanging outside the vehicle, police said.
Canadian County commissioners will consider changing the scope of a construction project at the historic county jail.
District 3 Commissioner Jack Stewart suggested the board could consider using a construction manager to “manage the process.”
“We might ought to look at taking a different approach,” Stewart said at last week’s commissioners meeting.
Commissioners recently solicited bids for repairs to an extensively damaged roof on the county-owned structure, which was built between 1908 and 1913.
The El Reno Public School Foundation recently awarded 2021-2022 scholarships to El Reno High School graduates.
The scholarships include the Wilbur and Jean Gardner Scholarship, Gaylord and Barbara Reuter Scholarship, Ryan Tinsley Memorial Scholarship, Richard Steanson Honorary Scholarship and the Hutchison Family Memorial Scholarship.
“Since its inception, our scholarship endowments through the El Reno Public School Foundation have awarded over $200,000 in scholarships to El Reno High School graduates,” said foundation member Chad Neathery.
To fulfill a patient’s last request, the Redlands Community College Academic Team held a drive collecting teddy bears to give to all Russell-Murray Hospice patients.
“Redlands has a close partnership with Russell-Murray Hospice, and when we learned a patient’s final wish was that all other patients would have a teddy bear to hug, we knew we wanted to help,” said Cherry Rain, coach of the Academic Team.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor last week signed into law a bill that will get help to students in mental health crisis or who are considering suicide.
House Bill 4106 by Rep. Mark Vancuren, R-Owasso, directs public school districts to develop and maintain a protocol, in partnership with one or more local mental health treatment providers certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (DMHSAS), to respond to students in mental health crisis to prevent suicide, self-harm and harm to others.
The Oklahoma Senate has voted to repeal one of the many tax increases imposed by the GOP Legislature during the administration of former Gov. Mary Fallin, tacitly conceding that prior tax increases are now contributing to the inflationary stresses harming working families statewide.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor last week signed into law a bill that exempts from personal property taxes livestock used to support a family, beginning in January 2023.
LAWSUITS
Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Annette B. Wagner for $1,287.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Crown Asset Management LLC vs. Corey J. Beckman for $3,551.77 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Crown Asset Management LLC vs. Nathanael J. Dion for $6,988.99 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
CKS Prime Investments LLC vs. Jodi Nunn for $1,230.29 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
The Power of 100 Canadian County strikes again.
This time the all-female organization that goes about the county helping not-for-profit organizations poured more than $17,800 into the coffers of El Reno’s Mobile Meals program. To say the recipients were thankful would be a grand understatement.
Several Mobile Meals board members and volunteers as well as program director Norman Sheridan and his assistant, Jasper Hill were on hand when representatives of the Power of 100 Canadian County presented the oversized check.
