January 2023

The El Reno Chamber of Commerce will again partner with the El Reno Tribune to host a candidate forum, this time for the upcoming El Reno Public School Board election.

Once again this Christmas season, countless Americans sat down to watch Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, starring the great Jimmy Stewart. I’ve seen the movie plenty of times. So why did it leave me crying again this year?

In-person learning is better than virtual-learning. There are many reasons why this is accurate. The first reason is that being in-person has more communication between the teacher and student. Secondly, being in-person makes it easier to pay attention.

Riverside School’s seventh and eighth grade basketball homecoming ceremony featured Macy Long as queen, Rhome Alexander as king and flower girls/crown bearers Charlie Bradley, Jaxon Ward and Korrah Mullings.

Voters in Canadian County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 14 City of Yukon Council Member at Large, City of Yukon Special Election, Riverside School Special Election, Deer Creek School Primary Board of Education Election, El Reno School Primary Board of Education Election and...

The El Reno Wranglers recently held their first meeting of 2023, with Jimmy Johnston opening the meeting, followed by the flag salute led by Trisha Duncan and Gary Sorrells offering prayer.

Bezzie Alberta Laughlin left this life to join the Lord on Jan. 7, 2023, at the age of 103. She was the daughter of Norman and Cora Barr Palmer, born Aug. 5, 1919, in the city of Tupelo, Oklahoma. She had two brothers, Carl and Ernest, a sister, Carrie, and a twin sister, Ezzie.

Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas is sponsoring an energy education workshop on Feb. 4 at Okarche High School. All teachers are welcome to register to attend for free and leave with up to $1,100 in classroom supplies.

The Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Association met recently at a local restaurant for their January meeting. Members present were Delpha Miklautsch, Bernita Davis, Vicki Duncan, Natalia Valenzuela and Janan Fletcher.

John Lynn Porter passed into his heavenly father’s arms on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at 84, following a long illness of many factors. He was born July 30, 1938, to Edwin and Marie Porter in El Reno, Oklahoma.