April 2023

Funeral services for Alan Ray Morton were held Monday at the Concho Community Center with Rev. Waylon Upchego officiating. Burial was in the Morton Family Cemetery in Geary, under the direction of Turner Funeral Home. Alan passed away April 4, 2023, at his home in Anadarko.

Playing four players down due to suspensions from a controversial loss to Southeast, El Reno High School’s girls soccer team made some mid-game lineup shifts against Midwest City.

Funeral services for Lena Mae Crabtree were held Monday at Hinton Church of Christ with Jimie-Wray Mead and Rev. Mike Davis officiating. Burial was at Niles Cemetery under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.

Three players chipped in goals for El Reno High School’s boys soccer team as the Indians took over sole possession of seventh place in the District 5A-2 standings with a 5-1 decision over Midwest City.

The aroma of El Reno’s onion burgers has reached far and wide as evidenced by a recent poll that shows El Reno among the top 100 cities in the United States when it comes to diners. Released by RestaurantClicks.com, the poll has El Reno as the 50th top town for diners.

El Reno’s Ross Seed Co. is holding its annual Plant Days sale this weekend. The annual event offers thousands of blooming plants and hanging baskets along with all planting accessories. The multi-day event kicked off Thursday and runs through Saturday.

Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday at Redlands Community College. The gathering is open to the public and will run from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room MM-125.

El Reno’s Animal Shelter is hoping prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Eric Palmer, 33, defeated Ronnie Funck, 74, in the El Reno School Board Office No.3 race, winning every precinct. Palmer and Funck faced off in the Tuesday runoff. The two were the top vote-getters in the earlier February election that also featured Roberta Hamilton.

As print journalism continues to decline due to the rise of the Internet, many small-town communities are struggling to find the means to continue their local paper. Students in Gaylord College at the University of Oklahoma are surveying El Reno residents about their local newspaper.