September 2022

Believe it or not, the biggest upset of the fall baseball season was the ousting of No.11 Ripley at the hands of unranked Union City High School in the Class A, District 11 Championship.

It was the third overall fall district title for head coach Ludy Griggs, but his first since the Tigers jumped to Class A.

Union City improved to 21-5 on the season and head to the regional round.

The Tigers path to the district title started with a 6-1 win over Carney/Agra before sweeping Ripley by scores of 6-3 and 4-3.

Bill Tempero got choked up while talking about the first Honor Ride held at Fort Reno in memory of the military men and women who are buried at the historic cemetery there.

President of the U.S. Cavalry Association and Museum, Tempero watched late Monday afternoon as more than two dozen soldiers rode their horses in procession along the dusty road that leads from the main area of the fort to the cemetery.

A restored military ambulance, a horse-drawn wagon that was used in the 1870s, followed the procession.

An El Reno man is in custody, facing a complaint of first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed another man on Sunday.

Assistant Police Chief Maj. Kirk Dickerson said Kyler Wayne Barber, 27, was booked in the Canadian County Jail after being implicated in the stabbing death of Adam Lee Frogge, 35, of Oklahoma City.

Police were called to 705 S. Rock Island shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday after a 911 caller reported a stabbing at the location.

El Reno and Chickasha education entities are joining hands.

Redlands Community College and the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma are forming a shared collaboration as a way to “increase administrative efficiencies in both schools, create enhanced opportunities for students to further their education and ensure students graduate ready to meet today’s workforce needs.”

In a statement issued by both schools, leaders of RCC and USAO said the move may prove as a model for other schools of higher education.

The selection of a new Canadian County special judge is expected soon – although it will be several months before that person takes office.

Candidates have applied for a seat that will open when Special Judge Khristan K. Strubhar becomes district judge.

Strubhar was elected without opposition at the June 28 primary to a four-year term succeeding District Judge Jack D. McCurdy II.

“We advertised for a special judge position,” said McCurdy, who is retiring after 15 years on the bench. “We have taken applications and have done interviews.”

The 2022 U.S. Cavalry Association's National Competition and Annual Bivouac kicked off Wednesday at Fort Reno with the Military Horsemanship divisions.

The event runs through Saturday and is open free of charge to the public.

Some area residents have been getting mail telling them they have won a lottery contest. That's news to them since they didn’t enter a contest.

One of those receiving the news was Canadian County Sheriff Chris West.

West said his notification came in the form of a certified mail notice.

He had to sign for the letter at the post office.

“It’s all a scam,” West said. He said the scam was actually sent to the address of the sheriff’s office.

On Sunday, Sept. 25, runners will be crossing Canadian County as part of the Great American Relay.

Local runners will help carry the baton as part of the relay that started in California and will end in New York City at the World Trade Center.

The annual event is a way to help support first responders. Two of the local runners are Shawn Davis and Lindy Renbarger.

The path will include Calumet and El Reno before moving east along SH 66 and to the Oklahoma City Memorial.

El Reno High School Class of 1959 met recently on the southeast corner of El Reno High School to see the new black marble bench that the class had made and installed.

After a lot of pictures and reminiscing, the group headed to a local restaurant for lunch.

The class also presented a check to Norman Sheridan for El Reno Mobile Meals.

The ALLOT Initiative, A Lot of Love for Our Teachers, celebrated a milestone in the program’s history.

Since 2016, ALLOT has provided El Reno Public Schools teachers more than $100,000 in retail value of books and supplies for their classrooms.

Wesley United Methodist Church, through its mission team, Wesley in ACTSion, launched the ALLOT Initiative in October 2016. The program provides free classroom supplies for any ERPS teacher.