May 2023

Body El Reno defensive coordinator Michael Pruitt talks over alignment schemes with a set of players during a recent practice. El Reno was working through its second week of spring drills.  

Body OKLAHOMA CITY – The Cushing Economic Development Foundation Inc. and the city of Cushing announced that Southern Rock Energy Partners, LLC (SREP) has selected Cushing as the site for the company’s next-generation, full conversion crude refinery.

Body The El Reno Cruisers will be sponsoring the 25th Annual A Small Town Weekend, and to celebrate the milestone, the event will for the first time feature live music.

Body It’s become one of the more popular lineup events for A Small Town Weekend and features side-by-side racing without even the hint or smell of gasoline and burning rubber. No, its not an electric car show, but rather Hot Wheels Racing, which returns for yet another year.

Body Attention all drivers! If you think you have a car that is fast, powerful, or maybe that ugly duckling with something to prove under the hood, El Reno Police Department Lt. Brian Hickman has a challenge for you. “Bring it to the burnout.

Body While acknowledging work still needs to be done, El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Matt Goucher said the academic report cards from the state show the district is academically on track following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Body Stan Tipton can take a hunk of wood and turn it into art. For proof, drive by his home on South Morrison, just across from Joe E. Riley Memorial Softball Field and the old Municipal swimming pool. What motorists will see is a massive moose, most likely with a saddle on it.

Body More than 20,000 law enforcement officers in the United States have died or been killed in the line of duty since the first recorded death in 1791.

Body El Reno’s Blessing Baskets was the recipient of the latest generosity provided by the Power of 100 Canadian County. The Canadian County women’s organization last week presented a check for $18,000 to the El Reno nonprofit.