El Reno Superintendent Craig McVay expects one of the district’s buses to be totaled by insurance adjusters after it was involved in an accident last week along Interstate 40 near Council Road.
McVay said the mini-bus, a 15-passenger white Thomas-built unit, was carrying El Reno High School FFA students to Wilburton for a contest at Eastern Oklahoma State College.
CALUMET – Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister toured Calumet schools last week.
Hofmeister, who is running as a Democrat against Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, visited Calumet’s elementary school along with Principal Lindy Renbarger and Superintendent Brandon Voss.
“We were extremely happy that Superintendent Hofmeister came to visit Calumet. It was great being able to show her a small snapshot of what goes on every day.
Redlands Community College and El Reno Public Schools are teaming up to host a 5K fun run to benefit the cross country programs at both schools. The inaugural Twister Trek 5K will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2 at El Reno’s Memorial Stadium.
“The Redlands cross country program is still relatively new, so we are excited to partner with El Reno’s program to create a fun, community event that will benefit all of our runners,” said Natalie Graves, Redlands cross country coach.
El Reno High School may have a new football coach as early as Monday after a special meeting of the school board was set for 7:30 that morning.
The agenda posted by the district lists the football coaching position as the only item. The board is expected to meet in closed session to discuss the matter.
Any action must be taken in a public vote.
The vacancy was one of the items discussed in executive session by the board at its regular meeting last week. No action was taken or discussion held on the matter once the board reconvened in open session.
Rising fuel costs have prompted a Canadian County contractor to ask county commissioners to add a fuel surcharge clause to six-month bid proposals.
Chad Brown of Brown Transportation said he wanted to “open up the idea” at the commissioners March 21 weekly meeting.
The Ardmore-based company, which has five locations, hauls rock to road project sites in Canadian County.
“Fuel for any trucking company is a major expense,” Brown said. “When fuel goes up as we’ve seen here recently in the last week and a half – $1.50 a gallon – it does affect our operating cost.”
Proud U.S. Army and Coast Guard veteran Gary D. Ford passed away on March 21, 2022. He was born February 17, 1948, to parents, Thelma and Gary Ford in Alvin, Texas.
Gary enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 6, 1966, in Oklahoma City and completed basic training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He went on to complete advanced infantry training at Fort Ord, California, and basic parachute training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was assigned to Co. C, 6/9th Infantry, 171st Lt. Infantry Brigade in Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Educators from Rose Witcher Learning Center were recognized at the March El Reno School Board meeting for their support in maintaining Wesley United Methodist Blessing Boxes located on school grounds.
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Ann Gadberry Thompson died peacefully March 22, 2022, surrounded by her loving family while listening to her favorite rock-n-roll tunes.
Ann was born in El Reno on Dec. 21, 1937, to Luther and Nelle Gadberry. Two years later she was given her lifelong best friend and sister, Jane, and the two Gadberry sisters were from then on attached at the hip.
Area author Dorothea Paulk has won first prize for her short story, “The American Dress” in the Soul-making Keats Literary Competition.
The competition is a literary arts outreach of the National League of American Pen Women.
Paulk will be reading an excerpt from the selection on Zoom on Sunday, April 10 during the awards ceremony.
The event will be available for public viewing a week or so later.
