July 2021

Body Todd Ebert is a regular driver on both the Southern and Kentucky Drag Boat Association circuits but has never been to Smoke on the Water. “We have heard a lot of good things about the races from other drivers,” said Ebert.

Body OKARCHE – On July 28, 1981, at 1:30 in the morning, three Spanish-speaking Ladino (non-indigenous) men snuck into the rectory of Santiago Apóstol Catholic Church in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, looking for the parish priest.

Body Your El Reno Tribune, as a way to say thank you to the local businesses that have chosen to consistently advertise in the newspaper, as well as keep readers better informed, created social media news videos.

Body Smoke on the Water race fans, two- and four-legged, found the coolest way to beat weekend temperatures that reached into the mid-90s by jumping into the lake between events.

Body The Canadian County OSU Cooperative Extension Center will host the Central Oklahoma Turf Conference Aug. 12 at the Redlands Community College Conference Center.

Body The 2021 wheat harvest yields top the charts in many fields throughout Oklahoma.

Body LAWSUITS LVNV Funding LLC vs. Brandon Marshall for $947.06 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jack Manley for $1,926.20 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Melissa Green for $825.

Body Ruth Louise (Wilkerson) Wallace passed away July 20, 2021, in Yukon. Louise was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Banner to parents, Harry Brian Wilkerson and Lulu (Schumacher) Wilkerson. She was a lifetime resident of Canadian County, graduating in 1943 from El Reno High School.

Body Twenty-one positive COVID-19 cases among the cast and orchestra has forced the temporary shutdown of El Reno Community Theatre’s production of Beauty and the Beast.

Body Educating through the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was an 18-month ordeal calling for El Reno Public Schools employees to step up in ways never imagined. Now the district is saying thank you.