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The annual El Reno High School Distinguished Alumni Banquet honored three alums last week. The three alumni honored were the late David Eaton, Marty Hall and Dr. Rhys Cole.

The Canadian County Dolly Parton Imagination Library delivered its 50,000th book this month.

Frontier Chevrolet presented $5,000 to the Canadian County Sheriff’s Department through the Chevy First Responder Appreciation Program.The El Reno auto company also presented $5,000 to Riverside Elementary through the Chevy Back-to-School Program.

A tipi was recently raised on the campus of Redlands Community College as part of Native American Heritage Month, made possible through the efforts of the Native American Student Organization.

Canadian County commissioners rejected bids received for the sale of a remaining portion of the old county fairgrounds property.The City of El Reno ($251,400) and Matt Miller ($221,500) submitted bids for Parcel A at 220 N. Country Club Road.

LAWSUITSAmerican Express National Bank vs. Josh Haskins for $9,522.35 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Capital One N.A. vs. Deborah Burns for $4,328.68 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.Capital One N.A. vs. Armando Ochoa for $8,497.92 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.TD...

District Court Judge Paul Hesse has denied all but one parcel of El Reno’s plan to annex land.

El Reno re-elected Steve Jensen as mayor Tuesday night, but sent a new face to serve on the city council as Heather Brothers captured the Ward 2 seat.

My editor/brother, Ray Dyer asked me to cover the El Reno Now meeting last week because he was headed out of town.He went with Chaney Haynes, Dallas Curtis and Jay Mauldin to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to watch some football team play a game.

The Canadian County Museum invites families to kick off the holiday season with its annual “Ride the Trolley with Santa” event on Friday, Dec. 5.This festive tradition offers children a magical opportunity to meet Santa while riding aboard the museum’s historic 1943 Brill Heritage Express...