October 2021

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Oklahoma is moving forward and expects greater economic news in the coming months. Stitt made the comments last week at El Reno Chamber of Commerce’s Eats, Greets and Treats event, held at the Canadian Valley Technology Center.

Those interested in becoming the next superintendent of El Reno Public Schools have until Friday to get their resume to the Oklahoma State School Boards Association.

Halloween will arrive early as the annual Spooktacular event will host costumed children on Saturday morning, Oct. 30. Shana Ford, director of El Reno’s Main Street, said the event will run from 11 a.m. to noon and will have children going to participating businesses seeking Halloween treats.

In her years of teaching, Redlands Community College professor Erin Karl discovered many students who enroll in a college history class are only there because they have to be.

Female students split into several teams and held a tournament as part of the activities for the district’s Pink Week which recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Canadian County’s new Expo and Event Center has been busy since opening this summer with a variety of special events. This has been highlighted by the 67th annual county fair Aug. 23-28 that attracted record crowds totaling about 20,000.

For the second time in three weeks, El Reno High School’s football team faces a must-win situation in order to make the playoffs – but this week the room for error is razor thin.

ARDMORE – Cal Swanson carved through El Reno High School’s Blue Crush defense with surgeon-like precision as the Ardmore Tigers defeated the Indians 49-7 to remain tied atop the District 5A-1 standings. The loss dropped El Reno to 2-6 on the season and 2-3 in 5A-1 play.

Congressman Frank Lucas joined Congresswoman Carol Miller (WV-03), House Republican Leadership and 140 of his colleagues in sending a letter to