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The City of El Reno is partnering with local schools and Wesley United Methodist Church to bring families together for Halloween activities and the Downtown El Reno Christmas Parade.The city will join El Reno Public Schools’ “Haunt the High” beginning at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 at El...

Oklahoma artist Matt Goad will meet visitors and discuss his painting, “Me Go 66: Oklahoma’s Mother Road at 100,” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at The Filling Station, 120 S. Choctaw Ave.The painting is on loan from the Oklahoma State Capitol.Created for the Route 66 centennial, the...

Canadian County continues to “REAP” the benefits of a state grant program that provides funding for needed road upgrades in rural areas.The Board of Canadian County Commissioners, at its weekly meeting Sept. 28, voted 3-0 to approve resolutions that authorize applications for Rural Economic Action...

Weokie Credit Union held its official open house and ribbon-cutting last week.The Weokie crew celebrated with the public by giving away prizes, free food from Soul City Tacos and hosting a meet-and-greet with the team, as well as the Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting.At left are Jeff Carpenter,...

Participants in BTR Race Week will stop at The Filling Station, 120 S. Choctaw Ave. on Monday, Oct. 5, for an official check-in during their five-day racing and road trip event.The event combines drag racing with more than 1,000 miles of driving through Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.

The Canadian County Health Department will host “Flannels and Flu Prevention,” a drive-thru flu vaccination event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6.The drive-thru event will be held at the Canadian County Health Department, 6100 East Highway 66, providing convenient access to flu vaccines for...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm Award has been presented to the owners of a Canadian County farm.Michael Hufnagel and Thomas Hufnagel own the Hufnagel Brothers Farm located in the vicinity of El Reno.The family has...

Five years after winter storm Uri crippled infrastructure, cut power to tens of thousands of Oklahomans and left more than 100 injured, an Osage County District Court judge ruled that natural gas provider NextEra Energy Marketing is liable for price gouging that caused massive debts that ratepayers...

LAWSUITSLVNV Funding LLC vs. Journi Martin for $2,143.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.LVNV Funding LLC vs. Robert Stevenson for $2,011.43 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.LVNV Funding LLC vs. David Meyer Jr. for $7,255.13 to pay a debt plus interest,...

A Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase and larger benefit allowance for employees to offset rising health insurance costs highlight the annual Canadian County budget.In separate unanimous votes, members of the Board of Canadian County Commissioners and Canadian County Excise Board approved the...