OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma residents may get to vote to eliminate property taxes for homes they live in.
Two lawmakers and a former legislator filed papers with the Oklahoma Secretary of State to circulate an initiative petition to let voters decide to gradually reduce some property taxes and end them in 2029.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Emilio Luciano Garcia, Elk City, improper equipment, $105.
Joshua Davis, El Reno, inattentive driving resulting in collision, $175.
Miguel Hernandez, Oklahoma City, reckless driving, $395.
Isaiah Christopher Padilla, Borger, Texas, improper start from stop, $175.
Philip James Huff, Tuttle, improper U-turn, $145.
Byron James Reeves, Blanchard, speeding, $165.
Kelan Allen Jackson, Oklahoma City, speeding, $165.
Aaron Scott Brungard, Yukon, expired tag, $165.
During an assembly filled with educators and administrators from its seven school sites and central office, El Reno Public Schools announced the 2025-26 District Teacher of the Year prior to the Thanksgiving break.
It’s the third year for the announcement to come before the start of the holiday season.
“We do this now so that the winner can have the opportunity to put their name into the running for the statewide Teacher of the Year.
“As superintendent, it’s my honor to get to announce the District Teacher of the Year,” said El Reno Superintendent Matt Goucher.
Students at El Reno Public Schools First Steps Child Development Center capped off their Harvest Week studies recently with a visit from local farmers Jay Riley and Ryan Sorrels and grain silo owner Brandon Schroeder.
Students got an up-close look at a Holland combine, the largest in Oklahoma, and a smaller John Deere combine and grain cart.
They were also shown samples of harvested soybeans.
Madison Basler, 12 years old, will appear in the Storyteller Theatre production of the classic “Little Women: A Holiday Experience,” performing at the Harn Homestead in Oklahoma City.
Madison is playing the part of Little Amy, the youngest March sister and a self-proclaimed “most important person!”
Madison lives in El Reno and is a student at Maple School.
The City of El Reno will appeal the Canadian County District Court ruling that said its annexation of property was mostly invalid.
The 4-1 vote came following a special city council meeting Wednesday. Council immediately moved into closed executive session, spending more than an hour behind closed doors before returning to open meeting and voting on the matter.
A $1 billion data center on Yukon’s west side is not a done deal.
That was a message shared by Yukon City Manager Jeff Deckard as he and Mayor Brian Pillmore answered questions posed by citizens during a 30-minute Facebook Live session.
“We are only in the beginning stages of it,” said Deckard.
A 0.5-gigawatt data center has been proposed on a 184.5-acre site at Highway 66 and Frisco Road as part of a large data center campus.
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Emilio Pizano, Union City, expired tag and driving without license issued, $347.
Jacob Rayshun Lobaugh, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245.
Porsha Leanne Pierce, Oklahoma City, failure to wear seat restraint, $20.
Jeffery Donnell Humphrey, Hinton, trespassing, $295.
Blake Scott Elmenhorst, El Reno, speeding in a construction zone, $495.
Erik Fernando Gutierrez-Garcia, Oklahoma City, improper U-turn, $145.
Cayne Jordon Cearlock, Leedey, expired tag and speeding, $330.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Marshals Service will be permitted to partner with tribal law enforcement in cases involving missing indigenous children under legislation proposed by two senators who represent states with numerous tribes.
The efforts of Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) were applauded by LaRenda Morgan, who helped lead the effort that led to passage in Oklahoma of “Ida’s Law,” named for her cousin, Ida Beard, who went missing from El Reno in 2015.
How to Cook a Turkey from Gretchen Fryar’s second-grade class:
First I will buy a turkey. Next, I will heat the turkey in the microwave for seven days. Then I will call my cosen to come over. Last, we will eat the turkey. - Emalee
First I bye two turkeys and place it in the smoker. Next, cook at 225 degrees for 506 huers. Then put seasoning on the turkey and put it bak in the smoker for 1 huer. Last, I take it out the smoker and git my famle and salas and we have a big feast. - Brooks
