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Blessing Baskets is operating the Families with Children Summer Food Program as well as planning the sixth annual “Festival of the Trees, Christmas in July.” The dinner and auction fundraiser event will be held July 22 at the Palace Event Center, 2310 N. Banner Road.

Spirit will be the name of this colorful foal born Sunday, said owner Joseph Knight. A veteran El Reno police officer, Knight said the horse was sired by Snowcapped Spirit and birthed by Maid by Midnight. Knight said Spirit will be made a cutting horse as it grows older.  

The nose knows. Even the slightest hint of a skunk’s presence can send pet owners scrambling to find a way to get rid of the scent. But it isn’t just the odor that is cause for concern.

As little as 130 calories per day could make a significant impact on your cardiovascular health. That’s approximately how many calories are in about 2.5 cups of strawberries.

LAWSUITS Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. El Reno Health Care LLC for $33,912 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. The City of Oklahoma City vs. Kenneth P. Haley for appointment of freeholders to inspect subject property and consider damages sustained by acquiring easements.

After a lifetime career of farming and ranching in western Canadian County, Frank Austin is now laying the foundation for future generations to find their path through education.

A motorcycle group called “End of Watch: Ride to Remember” will visit cities across the country where a law officer was killed in the line of duty in 2020, and one of the cities will be El Reno. Canadian County Sheriff’s Lt. Shirley Lanning died in a crash last year.

Crews from Anadarko Dozier are digging up the south side of Legion Park in a move designed to create more storage for water during heavy rains. City Manager Matt Sandidge said the process should be complete in about 45 days and will include new sod being laid.

In a few short months, El Reno Regional Airport has gone from having no flight school onsite to now boasting a pair of businesses teaching people how to become certified pilots. Oklahoma Aeronautics Academy opened its doors earlier this month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined in sending a letter led by Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08) to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland and Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Marvin Richardson urging the...