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The power of reading, especially over the summer months, has been the main focal point of Wesley United Methodist Church’s Project Transformation. The project started eight years ago with the goal to help elementary students in El Reno maintain or improve their reading skills over the summer break.

A U.S. military airplane built in the mid-1950s to prepare young pilots for flying an array of Vietnam-era jets has been recalled to active, non-military duty.

On June 4, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes signed an agreement with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to place tribal property located in Geary into trust status. This was the C&A’s first successful effort to place land into trust since the Tribes Constitution was ratified in 2006.

A veteran Canadian County deputy who died in a traffic accident Feb. 14 was honored during a county commissioners meeting. David Lanning, the husband of Lt. Shirley Lanning, was presented with a citation from the Oklahoma Legislature during the meeting. The presentation was made by State Reps.

Two Mustang police officers who were involved in a deadly shooting earlier this month have been cleared of any wrongdoing.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A couple of state lawmakers are touting the potential of a new partnership that could help Oklahoma grow its beef processing capacity. State Reps.

LAWSUITS Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Clyde L. Clark for $17,483.19 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Magnolia Trace Property Owners Association Inc. vs. Jerome Askin for declaratory and injunctive relief.

Craig McVay knows education in Oklahoma, during the COVID-19 pandemic, is not a one-size-fits-all deal.

A new Canadian County Fairgrounds should be open for business within a year. Architect Todd Gralla said the new $15 million fairgrounds is expected to be ready in time to host the 2021 Canadian County Free Fair.

Mike Crowly has been a wheat farmer for 35 years. He struggles to recall a single season in which the weather and crop yields were better than what the fields in Canadian County have churned out in the month of June.