Building a base for economic growth
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Leaders at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce are reflecting on 2019 and the work done to create an environment in the state where economic growth will occur.
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Okarche roadwork to begin later this month
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OKARCHE — Oklahoma Avenue/ County Line Road between US-81/Main Street and First Street in Okarche will have intermittent lane closures and temporary sidewalk closures beginning later this month and continuing
Stitt: State needs less rules to boost jobs
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Gov. Kevin Stitt said he wants to slash state regulations by the end of his term in 2023. Speaking at an Oklahoma City luncheon hosted by the Petroleum Alliance of
Public Records - January 15
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MARRIAGE LICENSES Harold Gene Walker III, 29; Madeline Kirsten Kraft, 24. Terry Wayne Wilkins II, 38; Lori Michele Eaton, 42. Trevor Ross Walters, 28; Sara Elaine Frey, 24. James Michael
Sixth annual Farmers Market and Agritourism Conference nears
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EDMOND — The sixth annual Oklahoma Farmers Market and Agritourism Conference will take place Feb. 10-12 at the Hilton Garden Inn and Edmond Conference Center, 2833 Conference Drive. The focus
Follow the pelicans
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Three American white pelicans fly close to the surface of Lake El Reno last week, each in a different stage of flight. According to Mark Howery of the Oklahoma Department
El Reno partners with Career Tech to meet new education requirements
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Oklahoma public schools are in the midst of an intensified refocus on students’ careers after graduation. The Individual Career Academic Plan, or ICAP, was championed by the state Department of
Former oil field hand hopes to strike gold with fitness center
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Dallion Broomfield spent 12 years working in Oklahoma’s oil fields. But he always had a dream of owning his own fitness center.
Last week, that dream came true. In El Reno.
A native of Yukon, Broomfield has opened Absolute Fitness at 1705 Investors Ave.
The 24-hour gym is family-owned and Broomfield said it's “the only gym in town” that offers on-site child care while parents work out.
“Starting my own gym has been a dream of mine for six years,” said Broomfield.
New home?
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If approved Tuesday night by the city council, the El Reno Community Theatre will be moving to a new location. Council was expected to hear the proposal at its regular meeting to open the Centre Theatre to productions put on by the local theatre group.
A ‘star’ in state’s economy
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Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted with permission from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune. According to a recent study, Oklahoma’s Native American Tribes generated an economic impact of $12.9
