May 2023

El Reno residents are reminded that the Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive will be this Saturday. Those wishing to help feed the community are asked to put non-perishable food items in bags and have them near their mailbox before 9 a.m. that day.

El Reno City Manager Matt Sandidge, Assistant City Manager Tim Young and Mayor Steve Jensen along with Councilman David Black were in Arcadia last week for a discussion about the Mother Road and the centennial celebration that is coming up in 2026.

Services for Jeffrey Kyle Ray will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 in the Benson Memorial Chapel, followed by burial in the El Reno Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Jeff was born June 30, 1972, in Okarche.

Canadian County will pay for repairs to the heat and air system before remodeling starts at the future site of the Canadian County Health Department. Commissioners approved an agreement with Trane for the repairs to the large H&A unit that serves the county-owned building at 6100 E. Highway 66.

Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent decision to veto legislation reauthorizing the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), the state’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) entity, came as a surprise to many.

Education allowed America to become the most successful nation in the world. Most people agree. So how did education become just one more political hot topic? Why do so many Americans — and Oklahomans — have a hard time agreeing on how to get education back on track?

LAWSUITS Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Visher Shinault for $1,268.18 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Shane Wagner for $1,402.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

PIEDMONT - Lawton has become the new thorn in the side of El Reno High School baseball after eliminating the Indians from the Class 5A playoffs for a third straight season.

Calumet High School suffered an unexpected quarterfinal loss last week in the Class B Oklahoma State High School Baseball Championships, which were delayed two days due to wet weather.

El Reno High School, making its first team appearance since 2018, slipped to 10th place over the final 18 holes at the 2023 Class 5A Girls Oklahoma State High School Golf Championships. The Indians were tied with Elgin for ninth place after the first 18 holes with a team score of 417.