May 2021

Redlands Community College’s baseball team hit four home runs in the final game of the regular season to avoid a sweep at the hands of Northern Oklahoma College of Enid with a 22-8 victory.

The Cougars improved to 14-38 on the season and 7-21 in the NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 standings after losing the first three games of the series by scores of 18-0, 16-15 and 18-7.

The Cougars will be the eighth seed for the upcoming postseason tournament in Enid.

Tylor Richey had one of those homers, a grand slam, as one of his five runs batted in for the game.

Funeral services for Evelyn Sue Tucker Carpenter will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 17, 2021, at Mustang First Baptist Church, 928 N. Mustang Road.

Evelyn passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2021, after a brief illness. She was the oldest of two children born on October 23, 1933, to John and Viola Evans Tucker in Pampa, Texas.

Funeral services for Billie R. Peters were held Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Billie was born to William and Elise Peters on June 17, 1933, in Okarche, and was the youngest of four children. He passed away May 9, 2021, with his family by his side.

For this year’s annual Citizenship Award Dinner, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs was honored to have sports journalist Jason Whitlock as our keynote speaker. Whitlock is known for his refreshing takes on sports and social issues and didn’t disappoint.

The deadline to obtain a REAL ID has been pushed back to May 3, 2023, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Homeland Security made the announcement last week.

The federal government says air travelers 18 or older still will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card or another ID that meets Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines for security checkpoints to fly domestically and internationally.

You’ve heard the line – what if you held a party and no one came?

Well, what if you didn’t hold the National Land and Range Judging Competition and students still came – from Indiana?

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and for the safety of students and all involved, the National Land and Range Judging Contest was canceled in 2020 and again this year.

The new terminal at El Reno Regional Airport will have to wait a bit longer after construction bids for the project came in well above the original plan.

Mayor Matt White said during last week’s El Reno Live program the project would need some “value engineering” after the bids came in well above the $1.5 million planned for the project. Much of the funding is expected to come from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission.

White said the terminal is expected to be revisited in the fall.

Lime scooters started popping up around downtown El Reno last week. The ridesharing scooters are part of a trial program approved recently by the El Reno City Council.

Riders access and pay to ride the scooters by using a mobile application.

El Reno will join the nation on Memorial Day, remembering those who gave their lives to ensure freedom lives on for those who call the United States of America home.

Mike Booher, commander of American Legion Post 34, said the preparation for the ceremony on Monday, May 31 will begin Saturday morning, May 29.

That’s when Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, as well as volunteers, will gather at the El Reno Cemetery to place small American flags on the graves of those who served in the U.S. military.

Construction crews began tearing up the road leading to the new Rock Island overpass last week as work continues to move closer to the summer completion date.

Motorists can expect more delays at the intersection of Elm Street and Rock Island as the eastbound lane on Elm Street has been narrowed to one lane near the construction area.

(Tribune photographer/Glen Miller)