Redlands defense struggling on the road
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Redlands Community College men’s basketball team’s offense has been good enough of late to win games, but the Cougars defense continues to struggle to keep opponents off the scoreboard.
February 2020
Okarche speech team earns awards
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ices Ser Members of the ervices Okarche High School speech team had a successful January, bringing home school awards from two tournaments. Three members competed in the Duncan Invitational Tournament, with Jacilyn Pannell named tournament champion in monologue, McKenzie Stewart as champion in standard oratory and Kylie Bailey earning the first-place medal in prose. In addition to all three winning their events, the students also amassed enough points to bring home the third-place sweepstakes plaque in Class 3A.
Council Agenda
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Editor’s Note: This is a preliminary agenda and could change before the meeting.
Public Records - February 9
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Barclays Bank Delaware vs. Michael E. Boles for $9,808.49 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Birds need our help getting food through winter months
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We must spend the month of February dreaming about the arrival of spring which wakes the garden from its seasonal slumber.
ER police arrest two for guns
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El Reno police began an investigation late last month after hearing gunshots coming from a neighborhood.
Owner cited after aggressive behavior by pair of dogs
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El Reno police on Jan. 27 responded to a call of two pit bulls running loose in a neighborhood.
Playing in the snow
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El Reno was blanketed with its first snow of the winter last week, with more than 2 inches falling which was enough to close schools for two days.
Vaping on the rise in El Reno schools
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It was a common sight in virtually every high school across America. A teenager would hide behind a door during recess, go into a bathroom or walk a short distance from the school on lunch break to light up a cigarette.
Now, it’s the same story but in a different form — an electronic one.
At various El Reno schools, kids have been caught vaping on numerous occasions. Every so often, the devices even contain THC, the psychoactive compound of marijuana.