Open road
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The Route to the Future has been paved with responses from many community members.
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A date which will live in infamy
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The single largest infrastructure project in El Reno history came to a sudden halt on Dec. 7, 1941.
That was the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
It was also the day construction ended, or was at least interrupted, on what would become known as the Rock Island overpass.
Crews have begun building an alternate route around the more than 70-year-old structure that is scheduled to be torn down and replaced with a modern boulevard.
Public Records - February 19
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LAWSUITS Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Jennifer L. Palmer for $122,132.34 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of a
Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline offers free services during Through With Chew Week
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Smokeless tobacco users can show themselves some love after Valentine’s Day by initiating a quit attempt.
Weekend event to help Watts
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Bargains and baked goods will be available this weekend, all for a charitable cause.
Under the bridge
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Northbound traffic approaching the overpass on South Rock Island will be narrowed to one lane in El Reno starting soon, and the speed limit will be reduced in both directions as work begins to reconstruct the bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad line.
Learning the skills of reading
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The El Reno Carnegie Library has been selected to participate in a program designed to help children develop reading skills early in life.
City planner to speak at El Reno Now
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City Planner Dustin Downey will be the featured speaker at Thursday’s El Reno Now breakfast.
The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Public Safety Center, 2707 Faith Ave., just off SW 27th Street.
El Reno Now is a monthly event hosted by Mayor Matt White and School Superintendent Craig McVay. Breakfast will be available for $10, with proceeds this month going to El Reno Mobile Meals.
Funeral set for sheriff’s deputy
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Funeral services for the Canadian County sheriff's deputy killed Friday in what was described as a “horrific” crash on the Northwest Expressway will be Wednesday afternoon in Edmond.
Lt. Shirley Lanning, 58, died at the scene of the two-vehicle crash on Northwest Expressway just west of the Kilpatrick Turnpike between Sara Road and Morgan Road.
Maj. Gary Knight, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma City Police Department, said dispatchers received the first call about the incident at about 9:22 a.m.
Center of Family Love partners with Nortek Air Solutions
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OKARCHE — The Center of Family Love has a partner in the form of Nortek Air Solutions.
