The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is facilitating cities and counties along historic Route 66 to offer them a new way to spruce up their section of the historic highway ahead of the Mother Road’s 2026 centennial.
ODOT’s Traffic Division recently released pavement marking guidelines to local governments that have sections of Route 66 on state or federal highways within their jurisdiction.
Redlands Community College is preparing for fall classes early with a pair of April events designed to make the transition to classes easier.
Concurrent Enrollment
Parents interested in learning how their high school students can benefit from and register for concurrent enrollment courses are invited to attend an information session at Redlands Community College on April 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
A newly convicted murder accomplice has been accused of hiding a weapon for another violent inmate at the Canadian County Jail.
Johnathon Reese Erickson, 30, was charged March 8 in Canadian County District Court with accessory to possess contraband in jail.
Fellow Canadian County inmate Bryan Leonard Snodgrass, 24, was charged the same day with bringing contraband into a jail/penal institution.
The felony charges stem from a Feb. 14 incident at the Canadian County jail.
Commissioner Marc Hader said he will seek an additional term for the office of Canadian County Commissioner District 1.
The area covers central and northeastern Canadian County, including all or parts of Piedmont, Yukon, El Reno, Okarche and Calumet.
“Following through on my promised goals of fiscal restraint and government modernization, tempered with private sector common sense, I am proud to say that we are not spending every tax dollar we collect unlike many other levels of government,” Hader said in announcing his bid for re-election.
Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 13 when the filing period opens.
Candidates for state offices file with the secretary of the state election board. Candidates for county offices file with the secretary of the county election board.
Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold said the following offices are expected to be filled this year:
▶ County Assessor
▶ County Treasurer
LAWSUITS
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Randy Burington for $1,572.55 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Shanna Lopez for $2,993.30 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Rennetta Lambert for $854.30 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jennifer Winter for $1,040.14 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Ronnie Winstead for $2,841.49 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
A community meeting to discuss oil and gas drilling inside the El Reno city limits is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street.
Mayor Matt White said the meeting will offer information to residents who have expressed concerns about drilling operations near their homes or neighborhoods.
White said the city has no control over where drilling operations are set up. He said that falls to the state Corporation Commission. White said the city faces lawsuits if it attempts to stop a drilling operation.
The work of El Reno artists is being featured at the Redlands Community College Art Gallery. The exhibit, which includes the creations of 18 local artists as well as seven youth artists, will be on display until April 9.
Sue Bear, who serves as curator at the Loud Cloud Gallery and president of the El Reno City Arts Council, helped organize the showing, along with other members of the local arts council.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) El Reno will host its annual Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 10 beginning at noon at Frank Knight Park on the corner of Woodson and Williams.
Refreshments will be provided for the children. The community is invited to participate.
For more information, contact the church office at (405) 262-3539.
Just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, a semi-truck got the load it was hauling stuck under the Union Pacific Railroad bridge that spans Sunset Drive.
El Reno police said the driver of the semi was ticketed for failure to obey a traffic control device.
Officials from the UP as well as the Oklahoma Highway Patrol were requested to respond to the accident.
A crew from Cavin’s Wrecker was able to free the truck and the bridge and roadway were reopened after about an hour delay.
