September 2022

Last week, President Joe Biden unveiled a plan to unilaterally erase a wide swath of certain federal student loan debts.

Redlands Community College’s soccer team lost yet another close early-season match after a 2-1 setback to the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain in the Cougars 2022 home opener. The loss dropped Redlands to 0-3 on the year and 0-1 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

MUNICIPAL COURT Jerald Wayne Fletcher, El Reno, failure to comply, $145. Naomi Ann Davidson, El Reno, failure to comply, $145. Josue Rosas, El Reno, speeding, $165. Trenton Redbird, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245. Franky Dicintio, El Reno, negligent or careless driving, $245.

PIEDMONT – Russell Cook knew there was a chance his El Reno High School football team would struggle on defense against Piedmont's flexbone rushing attack. Little did he expect the cross-county rivalry game would become a defensive nightmare.

Races have developed for the El Reno mayor and Ward 3 city council seats. Steve Jensen will face Phillip Church in the race to see who serves as the next mayor for El Reno. In the Ward 3 race, David Black will face Kevin Marr to determine who fills the seat.

Having served as both an educator and coach for more than five decades at El Reno Public Schools, very few things can catch Ken Posey off guard. That was until recently when Posey thought he was going to Etta Dale Junior High for a long overdue visit with Principal Kurt Myers.

El Reno city employees will be getting a 3 percent boost in pay and the city took another step in the plan to possibly build a municipal Internet system. The action came in unanimous votes at a special city council meeting last week.

The skies will be buzzing in central Canadian County Sept. 10 as the El Reno Regional Airport hosts the Third Annual Fly-In and Community Day. The event has grown with each passing year and Airport Manager Bailey Kennemer said the upcoming event should prove to be the largest so far.

One of the first places that opened its doors to victims of the May 2019 El Reno tornado became the victim Sunday night when powerful winds ripped the roof off the VFW Post 382.

Keston Cook, the manager of the Enid Regional Airport, presents Bailey Kennemer, El Reno Regional Airport manager, with a plaque designating the local airport as the Oklahoma Airport of the Year for 2021. The presentation was made at a recent city council meeting.