November 2020

Crews have begun canvassing El Reno neighborhoods collecting limbs that are placed at the curb, Mayor Matt White said on Thursday. White told the El Reno Live audience the city has contractors collecting limbs lost from the recent ice storm.

Victoria Lee loves to shop. Mostly for others. The owner of The Junkyard Diva has embarked on her second campaign she’s dubbed as “Pay it Forward - Warmth for Winter.” Lee looks in stores throughout the year at everyday items people need.

City of El Reno workers, along with those from the Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority helped unload thousands of pounds of unwanted household items ranging from lumber to furniture and appliances for most of the day on Saturday.

Applications are available online for tuition waivers and scholarships for current and prospective Redlands Community College students. Tuition waiver scholarships range from $250 to $1,000 for each academic year, while the Redlands Community College Foundation offers nearly 40 scholarships.

Graveside services for Sean “Bucky” Gilmore of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 in the El Reno Cemetery. Mr. Gilmore passed away Nov. 2, 2020, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City with his family by his side. He was born Sept. 22, 1957, in El Reno.

On Nov. 6, 2020, Marlene Gibson was taken by the hand of our heavenly father to her new home.

Memorial service for Kenneth Earl Potter of El Reno was held Monday at First Baptist Church of Yukon with Clark Wrather officiating. Services were under the direction of Yanda & Son Funeral Home of Yukon. Kenneth passed away Oct. 29, 2020, at his home. He was born July 27, 1956, in Oklahoma City.

Built with bond money from the Capital Improvements Projects close to a decade ago, the city’s Denny-Crump Rodeo Arena has become a popular stopping place on the rodeo scene. “Our facility is really rodeo-friendly and it’s user-friendly.

After watching star quarterback Dorian Plumley put up back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing and passing seasons, El Reno High School head football coach Chuck Atchison felt it was time to start diversifying the Indians offensive portfolio.