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In 2018, state lawmakers approved some of the largest tax increases in Oklahoma history, arguing a larger tax burden was required to increase teacher salaries, which politicians claimed were necessary to reduce teacher shortages.

Indian Health Service, Clinton Service Unit (CSU) has moved into the third phase of the vaccination program for COVID-19.

The need for quality horse hay, shorthand for attributes desirable in hay fed to equines, has not quite lifted yet.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Matthew Lane Mitchell, 25; Stephanie Herrera Perez, 25. Janice Gail Powell, 66; Gabrielle Marie Cole, 25. Joshua Andrew Knight, 20; Mallory Kaitlyn Rasnic, 20. Megan Elizabeth Carpenter, 32; Kayla Nicole Vick, 25. Billy Steven Wolford, 65; Patricia Jean Purvis, 67.

Delayed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, the El Reno School Board voted 3-0 last week to allow the district to move forward with the first phase of renovations to Memorial Stadium. “We postponed it one year ago this week.

A woman was killed Wednesday night after a shooting that injured two others as well, El Reno police said. Assistant Police Chief Major Kirk Dickerson said Angela Michelle Thompson, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting at 402 S. Hadden.

El Reno will have a Film Commission to help guide future movie production efforts. Steve Maddox proposed the idea for a Film Commission. Council agreed to provide $10,800 in “seed money” to help get the effort off the ground.

The Canadian County Junior Livestock Show has given youth a chance to reap the rewards of their labors. It was a much-needed event for county youth who have had to endure a year-long pandemic, said Kelly Beck, Canadian County Fair Board chairman. “It was the best spring show we’ve had,” Beck said.

The Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association presented a check for $22,500 to the Canadian County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program. Annually, members of the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association build a home free of charge to benefit the Oklahoma Home Builders Foundation.

With opening of a new Canadian County Fairgrounds complex set for July, installation of a new waterline to serve the site is getting under way.