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A fire that may have started in a backyard electrical box scorched the yards of two homes on Golf Course Drive Monday night. Residents called 911 and said police and fire crews were on the scene very quickly. A crew from OG&E arrived as well.

More than two dozen wreckers from across Oklahoma arrived in El Reno Wednesday afternoon in a tribute to the late Wayne Albrecht and his family, longtime owners of Cavin Wrecker Service. Albrecht died Jan. 21 at the age of 84.

The intensity of emotions expressed online when natural disasters strike doesn’t necessarily lead to an equal amount of financial assistance when people need recovery help afterward, according to recent Oklahoma State University research.

Funeral services for Patricia Kay Rhodes of Minco were held Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Pat passed away Jan. 22, 2022, at her home. She was born March 19, 1944, in St. Paul, Minn.

This week, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order allowing state employees to serve as substitute teachers without forgoing state pay for those days.

From Feb. 3 through March 31, the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is honoring all health-care workers and emergency responders with free general Zoo admission in recognition of Health-Care Workers and Emergency Responders Appreciation Month.

MUNICIPAL COURT Anthony James Limpy, El Reno, possession of drug paraphernalia, $300. Armida Ochoa Nunez, Oklahoma City, failure to stop at red signal, $165. Waylon Gage Heger, Yukon, expired tag, $165. Gabrielle Christian Daugherty, Yukon, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Recent winter weather forced the film crew from Boiling Point Media out of Oklahoma City to return to El Reno for a third straight weekend to shoot scenes for the upcoming Lionsgate film, The Adventures of Jurassic Pets: The Lost Secrets.  

An effort is under way to launch a new Oklahoma music trail to capitalize on the state’s many famous musicians such as Yukon’s Garth Brooks, along with other top artists. “We have this amazing musical heritage in Oklahoma,” said Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, the state’s tourism secretary.

This empty semi-truck, used for hauling cattle, slid off the eastbound lane of Interstate 40 just after crossing the bridge over U.S. 81 on Jan. 15 during El Reno’s first taste of winter weather for 2022.