August 2021

A wake for Amber Kay Williams will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, with funeral services at 10 a.m. Monday, both in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at the Concho Cemetery. Amber died Aug. 17, 2021, at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

A wake for Adam Keith Tallbird was held Wednesday, with funeral services on Thursday in the Benson Memorial Chapel, with burial following at the Concho Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Two convicted felons could face longer prison stays for allegedly assaulting sheriff’s deputies and another inmate and carrying weapons at the Canadian County Jail.

New departments, centers and programs are popping up left and right on college campuses across the country. Their stated focus? To promote “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) on campus.  

Candidates interested in filing for City of El Reno Ward 2 will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30.

El Reno High School's volleyball team kicked off the 2021 season with a 3-1 road win over Tecumseh by scores of 25-12/14-25/25-16/25-10. It was the first of two road matches for EHS, which was slated to play Thursday at Hennessey.

It's no big secret that getting quality at bats will help any team's overall offensive performance, but the struggle for El Reno High School's softball team has been getting onto the field to get those swings.

El Reno High School head coach Chuck Atchison knew the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the number of players coming out for football during the 2020 season.

The Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) is selling tickets for two beautiful quilts sizes 58x78 and 90x106. Tickets are $1 per ticket or six tickets for $5.