Snow through readers eyes
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The El Reno Tribune asked readers to send in their favorite photos from the recent snowstorm.
The response was close to 100 photos and videos.
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Public Records - 1/31/26
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LAWSUITS
TD Bank USA N.A. vs. Glenda Brown for $9,124.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Darlene Kellum for $1,371.55 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Jarrad Stubbs for $5,796.21 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Citibank N.A. vs. Isidro Fuentes for $3,167.85 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Covington Credit Inc. vs. Holli Jennings for $2,012.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Heavy snow blankets city
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El Reno’s first major dose of winter for 2026 dumped double-digit snow totals across Canadian County.
Insurance commissioner accused of dragging feet on claim investigation
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On Dec. 8, Oklahoma Insurance Department Commissioner Glen Mulready made a remarkable disclosure.
Readers love the snow
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The El Reno Tribune put out a call for our readers to send in their snow pictures from the weekend storms.
Like the heavy snowfall, the paper received over four dozen pictures and the staff will be picking a favorite to be awarded an El Reno Tribune sweatshirt.
FCI inmate from Illinois dies Jan. 22
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An inmate died at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution.
The FCI said on Thursday, Jan. 22, at approximately 12:20 p.m., Dujuan Cole was found unresponsive inside the prison.
Responding employees initiated lifesaving measures. Emergency medical services (EMS) were requested while lifesaving efforts continued.
Cole was taken by EMS to a local hospital and subsequently pronounced deceased by hospital personnel. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified.
Route 66 snaps
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El Reno photographer Ed Zweiacher has created a 2026 Route 66 Calendar comprised of photos from around town.
The calendars are available at The Filling Station at 120 S. Choctaw in downtown El Reno.
Schools sign on to new state lunch program
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Several hundred Oklahoma schools have signed on to participate in a new state program that aims to put fresh meat, fruits and vegetables on students lunch trays.
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry’s Local Food for Schools Program, which launched last year, connects local agricultural producers and farms with school cafeterias.
Public Records - 1/28/26
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LAWSUITS
Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Vaiaka Ngalo for $3,916.32 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Brad Trujillo for $1,292.15 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Michael Sitterly for $1,276.06 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Johna Walker for $4,239.47 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Where’s daddy?
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Luis Moreno was 7 years old when his mother brought him to El Reno. They came from Mexico. That was in 2001. His father was already living here. The young family was reunited.
Moreno would grow up, graduate from El Reno High School and help care for his four younger siblings, all who were born here.
He met a young woman. They had a baby. Now at 31, his young family is separated.
Homeland Security personnel stopped Moreno on Dec. 2, a couple of blocks from his El Reno home, said Jordan Evans.
