March 2023

Six El Reno players were named to various lists on the 2023 Boys All-Suburban Conference squads after helping the Indians through one of the most challenging schedules in recent history. Carter Roman Nose earned a first-team selection, followed by a second-team pick for James Reveles.

El Reno High School’s baseball team battled cold weather, high winds and a tough pair of small schools to split two games in the 2023 Union City Spring Break Festival. The Hub Reed Complex was one of the host sites for the event as El Reno defeated Granite 8-7 before dropping a 5-0 game to Wister.

An eight-game run through the Waukomis Invitational left Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team with a 6-2 record and a runner-up finish.

Calumet High School’s baseball team ran into a tough slate of games in two separate spring break festivals, dropping three games over the break.

Both the boys and girls teams were scheduled to play this week in the Noble tourney starting on Thursday.

Taking three out of four games from National Park over the weekend, Redlands Community College’s baseball team moved to within a game of .500 for the season.

Vicki Proctor has served 23 years on the Municipal Planning Commission. The El Reno native was honored for that service and her overall commitment to the community at last week’s city council meeting.

Former El Reno resident Alan B. Hollingsworth has announced the release of Heavenly Blues, the final book of his trilogy collectively known as The Brainbow Chronicles.

A Yukon woman could face a long prison sentence for her alleged role in an armed robbery at a truck stop in far west Canadian County.

Prayer service for L. Van Perkins will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 20 at McNeil’s Funeral Service, Mustang.