January 2023

BOY – Taylor and Kelsey Hockersmith of El Reno are parents of a boy, Jackson Lee Hockersmith, born Oct. 18 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21 inches in length. Jackson has a brother, Grayson Reed.

After losing the opening weight, El Reno High School’s wrestling team reeled off 11 straight wins to help spark a 57-12 victory over Class 4A’s 11th-ranked Weatherford. The Indians, the top-ranked team in Class 5A, improved to 4-1 on the season.

Whether on the streets of America or abroad, from prisons to parks, churches of all sizes and the corporate stage, singer, songwriter and saxophonist Greg Winn has been Making Music Matter for more than 40 years.

Okarche High School's boys basketball team tuned up for this weekend’s Three Rivers Conference Championship run with an 81-27 road win over Cordell. The Warriors, ranked sixth in Class A, improved to 11-1 on the season with their 11th straight win.

LAWSUITS Discover Bank vs. Christina Anderson for $37,801.84 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

As 2022 continued to roll on, some new leaders were elected and top honors were presented to some top students. El Reno would continue to celebrate with annual festivals and events dedicated to fried onion hamburgers, classic cars and fast boats.

Two years after an outpatient health clinic for military veterans opened in Canadian County, plans for a much larger facility have been announced.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Broadband Office, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Municipal League, Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host the Internet for All: Oklahoma Local and...

While giving players five days off before getting back to work in 2023 might seem a bold move to some critics, El Reno High School boys basketball coach Rodney Haydon has one simple response. “The guys have earned it,” said Haydon.

Funeral services for Dianne K. Mullins were held Friday, Dec. 30 in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Burial followed at the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.  Dianne died Dec. 22, 2022, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was a former resident of El Reno.