May 2022

Surrounded by teammates, El Reno High School state medalist Rylee Walborn (second from right) recently signed a national letter of intent to wrestle for St. Mary’s University. The private Catholic university is based in Leavenworth, Kan.

El Reno High School held its first-ever graduation ceremony on artificial turf at Memorial Stadium over the weekend. More than 235 students from the Class of 2022 took part in the ceremony. Twenty-four of those were members of the National Honor Society.

El Reno High School freshman Jacob Lively admits to playing “The Game of Life” before, but never really connected all the nuances of the board game until he experienced the elements in real life.

A proposal to erect a cell tower in a south El Reno neighborhood was tabled last week by the city council. Council voted 4-0 to table the request from Tillman Infrastructure, LLC for 30 days so more information could be gathered.

Canadian County Children’s Justice Center will undergo almost $655,000 in upgrades in the coming months, after commissioners approved two six-figure contracts. Those contracts were to provide LED upgrades and renovation and refurbishment at Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center.

El Reno native George Bramlett presented a painting to honor local firefighters during a ceremony last week. Bramlett, now of Houston, gave his original artwork titled “The Valor Painting” to the El Reno Fire Department as a show of appreciation for its dedication to the community.

El Reno resident Linda Slane will be appearing in the 2022 Oklahoma Senior Follies. The event will be held this weekend at Hudson Performance Hall, NW Classen High School, Oklahoma City. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

A man serving an extensive sentence for a 2020 bank robbery and firearms conviction will spend an additional six years in federal prison for assaulting a guard at the federal prison in El Reno.

El Reno High School’s girls soccer team secured 10 spots on three separate postseason honors teams, including three selections by the prestigious Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association All-State Committee.

Helen Beth Armold Osborne (“Meme”) of El Reno, born April 7, 1946, in El Reno, was called home at age 76 on the evening of Friday, May 13, 2022. Helen graduated from El Reno High School and continued on to college and began a career as a beautician. She was married to Gary Osborne on Oct. 10, 1970.