December 2020

Eugene James Rednose, 73, of El Reno, passed away suddenly at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, on Nov. 28, 2020. Eugene was born Aug. 21, 1947, in Concho to Albert Rednose and Louise Blindbull. Eugene graduated from Chilocco Indian School in Kay County.

After a two-week break due to COVID-19 concerns, Canadian County’s three small schools resumed their 2020-21 basketball seasons last week, with four of the six teams finding their way into the win columns.

Carolyn Barker recorded history. Now, history will record Carolyn Barker. The late El Reno and Canadian County historian will have volumes of historical documents she compiled over the decades chronicled by the Oklahoma Historical Society.

El Reno Public Schools will not take part in the new in-school quarantine policy adopted by state leaders.

A juvenile led El Reno police on a high-speed chase that ended in north Yukon after police there deployed stop sticks to flatten the tires on the pickup truck. Assistant Police Chief Maj.

The El Reno Community Theatre will turn up the lights Saturday on its new holiday production of “Christmas at the Centre Theatre.”

El Reno police are asking the public for help in finding the person who took money from the Carnegie Library on Nov. 21. Library employees called police after the man allegedly entered the library at 215 E. Wade around 3 p.m. and took the cash from a drawer. He then left the building.

With the rising number of COVID-19 positive test results in Canadian County, officials at the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center sought permission to require the use of masks there. The request is included in a revised contract between the county and the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs.

The Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association recently recognized lifelong El Reno resident Tammy Perando as Courthouse Staff Member of the Year.

I heard a story about an Oklahoma City resident who had three months of living expenses in savings. But the COVID-19 wave hit, and just like that, the money was wiped out due to their full-time job loss. This person had finances, a plan, and in an instant, it was gone.