El Reno Public Schools next superintendent may indeed come from an internal candidate, but that decision will not be made until after a national search has been conducted.
After hearing from two entities that assist school districts in finding qualified candidates, the El Reno School Board voted unanimously to enlist the services of the Oklahoma State School Board Association in finding the district’s new leader.
In a somber but hope-filled ceremony, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes dedicated a monument to their ancestors killed at Sand Creek in 1864 and celebrated an historic blanket owned by a chief who died at the site of the Colorado massacre.
C&A Gov. Reggie Wassana said in welcoming the blanket of Chief White Antelope to Concho, the journey of his people continues.
White Antelope was among the more than 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women and children who were killed by U.S. Cavalry soldiers on Nov. 29, 1864, at what is known as the Sand Creek Massacre.
Before taking legal action, the El Reno City Council agreed to “seek a remedy” with Canadian County after the county and a rural water authority apparently failed to get permission for using city right of way while extending a waterline.
Council spent about 40 minutes in executive session Tuesday night discussing the waterline issue as well as contracts with the local police and fire unions.
Brent Learned, an award-winning artist and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, recently donated a painting to the El Reno Elks Lodge. The painting was presented by Alan Fletcher.
Learned said he wanted the Elks to have the painting in recognition for what the lodge does for the community.
Learned has a passion for being active in the community. He was one of the curators of the Wintercamp Show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Lincoln Learning Center music teacher Jennifer Christensen, far right, leads members of the school's Bucket Band in warmups prior to the start of last week’s school board meeting. The group performed six songs for those attending the meeting.
It was the second time for the students to perform at a board meeting.
OKLAHOMA CITY – More of Oklahoma’s retired teachers can return to the classroom following the signing of Senate Bill 267.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Chair and Education Committee Vice Chair, Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, is the author of the bill to remove the earnings cap for retired educators who choose to return to the profession.
A proposal by Transportation Commissioner T.W. Shannon to keep the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s Eight-Year Work Plan intact was voted down by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission this week.
KWTV News 9’s Augusta McDonnell writes the vote took place after Transportation Secretary Tim Gatz explained why he pulled back on an interchange project with the Chickasaw Nation at I-35 and Highway 9.
The Chickasaw Nation, which operates a casino near the interchange, has offered to pay for $10 million of the $17 million proposed project.
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You’ve heard the line – what if you held a party and no one came?
Well, what if you didn’t hold the National Land and Range Judging Competition and students still came – from Indiana?
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and for the safety of students and all involved, the National Land and Range Judging Contest was canceled in 2020 and again this year.
The new terminal at El Reno Regional Airport will have to wait a bit longer after construction bids for the project came in well above the original plan.
Mayor Matt White said during last week’s El Reno Live program the project would need some “value engineering” after the bids came in well above the $1.5 million planned for the project. Much of the funding is expected to come from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission.
White said the terminal is expected to be revisited in the fall.
