May 2021

For the first time in over five seasons, El Reno High School’s tennis team will be represented by a doubles squad at the Class 5A Girls State High School Championships. Seniors Kenzie Holsted and Riley Connor took fourth place in No.1 doubles out of the Duncan regional.

Redlands Community College’s baseball team won one of two games in Tishomingo recently to avoid being swept by Murray State College during NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 action. The Cougars dropped both games in El Reno by scores of 4-2 and 19-5.

Redlands Community College’s soccer team continues to battle through a losing streak which has now stretched to 10 matches after recent road setbacks to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Rose State College.

The Tribune erred in reporting a former officer of the El Reno Tag Agency had pleaded no contest to felony charges of embezzlement.

El Reno Main Street welcomed back Burger Day after a year’s hiatus due to COVID-19. While it was a scaled-down version, thousands flocked to downtown El Reno for the event.

After years of trying without success to host a restaurant at Crimson Creek Golf Course, the city of El Reno has ventured in a new direction.

Several El Reno middle school students made history last week, becoming the youngest team ever to compete in an aviation competition at Oklahoma State University.

After holding a virtual ceremony for 2020 graduates last spring, Redlands Community College is celebrating the Class of 2021 with an in-person ceremony Friday, May 7 at Jenks Simmons Field House. Nearly 180 students will graduate with degrees.. The Class of 2021 also includes 30 nursing graduates.

To the Editor: To the patrons of Riverside School, I want to apologize for my actions in the last several days, but I have been under a lot of stress in concern for our wonderful school. This school has a great history, but the direction it is going is very sad. It has approximately 119 students.

Larry Quisenberry of El Reno pulled a 46-pound blue catfish from Lake El Reno. The catch was made April 27 about 2:30 p.m. The fish measured 47 1/2 inches and Quisenberry said he used shad as the bait.