‘Titan’ic win
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El Reno's team of freshman and sophomore players beat Carl Albert 24-7 last week.
October 2019
Success is the byproduct of the culture change in ER football; work remains
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One of the goals El Reno head coach Chuck Atchison has preached numerous times in practice and on game nights has been to change the overall culture around the Indians program.
A culture that believes any football team, no matter what grade, can step out on the field any given night and compete.
It’s no doubt that culture had slipped down to bare bones over the seasons from a 12-1 run in 2009 to when Atchison took over the program after the 2016 season.
Canadian County to help with funding for Okarche road projects
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OKARCHE — Canadian County commissioners took their meeting to Okarche last week. They used the opportunity to approve a grant for the town’s Main Street improvements. The county will pay
Taking pride in children with Down Syndrome
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My family just visited Chocolate World at Hershey Park in Hershey, Pa. — the so-called “sweetest place on earth.” For those unfamiliar, it’s a giant candy land. The primary attraction
Eighth Annual Veterans Day Parade set for Nov. 10
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El Reno makes certain that veterans are honored and remembered. Being the seat of Canadian County, the city hosts the Canadian County Veterans Day Parade every year, and this year’s
Haunting inflatable
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This home in southwest El Reno is decorated with an inflatable scene which looks to be a Halloween twist on Phantom of the Opera. Decorations are starting to pop up
Student arrested on gun threat
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A student at El Reno Learning Center was arrested on suspicion of threatening gun violence. The incident took place Oct. 14, after school hours. A teacher was grading papers in
El Reno grapplers compete in stout Kansas City tourney
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Competing in what head coach Tyrone Lewis called a “really tough” event, El Reno High School and junior high grapplers went out of state recently for the 2019 Kansas City
Chiefs headed to ORES semis
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Darlington School’s football team, the No.6 seed, pulled off some overtime magic last week to upset third-seeded Zaneis 22-20 in the first round of the Oklahoma Rural Elementary Schools playoffs.
State loses track of education building fund money
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State government’s reputation for oversight of finances took a hit at a recent Senate study when officials discussed longstanding confusion over how much money has been placed in a fund