September 2022

Body It’s playoff time in Oklahoma for the lower classifications in fast-pitch softball and Union City High School enters the postseason riding an offensive juggernaut.

Body The highest-ranked Calumet High School baseball team in more than a decade will take a three-game win streak into the playoffs after winning the Hammon Invitational – its second tourney title of the fall season.

Body Redlands Community College’s soccer team dropped its fourth straight league match last week after a 6-0 road setback to Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa. The loss dropped the Cougars to 1-7 for the season and 1-5 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Body The old Parkview Hospital building will be razed in early October after a shorthanded El Reno City Council voted to award a contract for its demolition.

Body For the second consecutive year, El Reno High School students are involved in an internship program that gives them a look at what it’s like in the workforce, the goal being to expose them to possible career paths.

Body Performers from El Reno and across Oklahoma competed in the Third Annual Battle of the Bands event last weekend and a number of artists brought the downtown streets to life with colorful creations, some taking form as visitors looked on.

Body First Christian Church Marketplace is set for Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include lasagna, chicken alfredo, green beans, salad, bread, dessert and drink. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.

Body Canadian County is eligible to receive about $400,000 from a settlement with opioid distributors. Canadian County government officials will use the proceeds toward abatement of the opioid crisis.