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The feeling of open space, which comes with rural living, was the underlying argument by a group of El Reno citizens in the Riverside Addition against a proposal to rezone acreage in the area for new housing.

Members of El Reno’s fire and police departments and Pafford EMS paid honor to Leedey paramedic Angel Boyd who was shot and killed last week along with her sister.  

El Reno will celebrate the road and the sky next weekend. The dedication of the new Rock Island overpass will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24. The following day, the second El Reno Community Day and Fly-In will take off at the El Reno Regional Airport.

Several months after the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office was vandalized, a contractor has been hired to secure the glass front of the sheriff’s administrative building.

El Reno Family Dentistry will give back to the community with a day of free dental care on Friday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1570 SW 27th Street. The event will be a day of free dental exams, extractions and fillings for patients who would not otherwise have access to dental care.

Nancy Salsman and Amy Stout presented Calumet Mayor Bruce Wallace and Union City Mayor Bob McGregor with plaques and signs designating their communities as a Purple Heart Town.

As part of the start-of-school process in Edmond Public Schools, some middle-school students were asked to provide their preferred pronouns with options including “they/them.” Theresa Epperly, a parent of four children in the Edmond district, said her seventh-grade daughter was among them.

Nearly 50,000 babies are born in Oklahoma each year, and the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan (OCSP) today launched a campaign to help moms, dads and grandparents across the state prepare for their new baby’s arrival with interactive content and a special $50 bonus match for OCSP college savings...

MUNICIPAL COURT Lindsay Anna Maidt, Oklahoma City, expired tag, $165. Anthony T. Gamboa, El Reno, dog at large, $145. Margaret R. Worley, El Reno, dog at large, $145. Valantay Perkins, El Reno, petit larceny and failure to appear warrant, $834.

While officials are keeping a close eye on any COVID-19 spikes from the Labor Day holiday, El Reno Public Schools will not be changing its current mask policy. “We will continue to follow our continuous learning plan as passed by the board in July.