El Reno became an official Purple Heart City last week after a ceremony at VFW Post 382 recognized close to two dozen Americans who were awarded the military honor after being wounded while serving this nation.
Terry Walker, District 13 VFW commander, led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to open the program, while El Reno High School students, under the direction of Michelle Lloyd, performed the National Anthem.
A new, centrally-located Family Justice Center provides a “direction for hope” to domestic violence survivors across Canadian County.
Cardinal Point now occupies a renovated 5,000-square-foot space at the Gary E. Miller Children’s Justice Center, 7905 East Highway 66.
Canadian County has Oklahoma’s fourth Family Justice Center supporting victims impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and child abuse.
OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure to better protect victims of domestic violence from harassment through social media was approved last week in the Senate. Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, is the principal Senate author of the measure and said House Bill 1007 is needed to bring victim protection laws in line with new technologies and communication platforms.
“Sadly, domestic violence is all too common in our state, and those who prey on others will use whatever means they can to break down their victims — be it physical, emotional or mental,” Garvin said.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the first round of technology partners participating in a new initiative for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund - a program that will allow eligible restaurants and other food establishments to access the RRF application or data they need to fill out the application through their trusted point-of-sale service providers.
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Absolute Resolutions Investments LLC vs. Anna Marie Kruger for $1,391.68 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. William J. Alexander for $1,670.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC vs. Jeremy Fanshier for $7,373.22 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
The Homestead at Horn Valley Community Association Inc. vs. Judy Ann Mounce for $918.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Debbie Maguire sat in the crowd gathered for the 2021 Crime Victims Vigil holding her daughter’s hand and listening to grandmothers Anita Gibbins and Terri Heinley talk about how violent crime changed their lives forever.
It was a feeling Maguire knows all too well.
“I felt so much of the family’s pain. Sitting there listening to them tell their story and then seeing the picture in front of them, I knew I needed to talk,” said Maguire.
Holding back 30 years worth of tears and heartbreak, Maguire spoke about the day her two children were shot to death.
The conference center at Redlands Community College was all about science as students from county high schools showcased their research and discussed their findings as part of the BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center’s 2021 Agriscience Symposium.
Some 19 students representing El Reno, Yukon and Calumet high schools took part in the Tuesday evening symposium.
The BlueSTEM Center is a partnership between the USDA and its Grazinglands Research Lab at Fort Reno, Redlands and El Reno Public Schools.
Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority is asking the assistance of all curbside recycling participants to adhere to the current recycle standards.
David Griesel, general manager of OEMA, said crews are finding all sorts of items in the recycling containers that do not belong.
In fact, some participants cause the entire efforts of those that want to recycle to be rejected due to contamination.
Northbound and southbound U.S. 81 will be intermittently narrowed to one lane in each direction between Okarche and County Road 840 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for survey work.
Work mostly will occur along the shoulders. Motorists are advised to expect delays and to watch for workers in the area.
Canadian County commissioners signed off on nearly $1 million in newly financed county landfill equipment.
Commissioners approved proposals for the Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority (OEMA) to purchase financing for a landfill compactor and front-loader truck.
“As beneficiary of the trust, we approve the debt they incur,” District 2 County Commissioner David Anderson said.
Anderson, Canadian County’s representative on the OEMA board, said both pieces of new equipment are already “in the fleet and working.”
