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El Reno

Town and administrative headquarters of Canadian County, central Oklahoma; population (2000) 16,200. It is situated near the North Canadian River, 40 km/25 mi west of Oklahoma City. It grew with the Rock Island Railroad's arrival in 1889, and today is a processing and shipping centre for wheat, cotton, oats, alfalfa, dairy goods, and livestock. There are railway workshops, flour mills, and other industries. Nearby are the remains of the cavalry outpost Fort Reno (1874), and a Federal prison.



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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OUTSTANDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL: Linda Laverty of El Reno, Oklahoma, was named ACTE Outstanding Career and Technical Education Professional.
Soil scientist Jean Steiner and hydrologist Jin-Song Chen at the ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory in El Reno, Oklahoma, spearheaded the STEWARDS program in collaboration with soil scientist John Sadler of the ARS Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit in Columbia, Missouri.
An unborn baby was one of three people killed in a 1998 fire that destroyed an apartment building in El Reno, Oklahoma.
 
 
 
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