November 2021

Body CALUMET – It took nearly six minutes for Calumet High School’s boys basketball team to shift its high-powered offense into gear against an upset-minded Hammon squad. Yet, when the Chieftains hit their stride, it quickly became a runaway 66-44 victory for Calumet.

Body CALUMET – In what looked to be a battle of freshman post players, it was a guard who ended up coming up with the clutch shot of the game as Hammon defeated Calumet High Schoolvs girls basketball team 40-39.

Body While dropping two of its first five games of the 2021-22 season, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team remains among the early leaders in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference standings.

Body In one of its biggest victories in recent seasons, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team opened up Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play with a 63-53 win over Northern Oklahoma College of Enid.

Body Emerging from a 26-minute executive session, the El Reno Public Schools Board of Education voted last week to promote Matt Goucher to the position of superintendent.

Body Javier and Rosalia Pecina have been doing business in El Reno for seven years. The couple, along with more than a dozen employees, operate Pecina’s Mexican Restaurant at 316 S. Choctaw.

Body The VFW Post 382 Auxiliary was the latest recipient of the generosity produced by the Power of 100 Canadian County. The Auxiliary in El Reno received a donation of $18,000 from the Power of 100 Canadian County in a ceremony held on Veterans Day.

Body A six-week investigation led to the arrest of 10 El Reno residents at four different locations, with those taken into custody facing various drug-related complaints.

Body As tradition, the El Reno Tribune asked area students how they would cook the traditional Thanksgiving Day turkey:   Sacred Heart Catholic School’s Pre-3 class: You wash it first then you put mustard on it. You put it on the grill for 3 minutes.

Body The Day of the Dead is a holiday that commemorates those who have passed away. It is celebrated in several Latin American countries.