August 2023

The champion of the 2023 El Reno High School Softball Invitational will have to wait a few days before being crowned after Mother Nature halted play in the final game. El Reno trailed Enid 3-1 in the bottom of the second inning when play was suspended.

El Reno High School’s football program held its first day of padded preseason drills in near 100-degree temperatures Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Prayer service for Louis George Slater will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Lance Warren and Deacon Lloyd Menz officiating.

El Reno had an extra week of preseason workouts before opening up the 2023 season on Tuesday at Tecumseh. El Reno will host its annual tournament on Saturday inside Jenks Simmons Field House.

Bradley Scott Bomhoff was born Oct. 17, 1965, in Okarche. He was a remodeling contractor. Bradley was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Bethany where he was chairman of the Evangelism committee and also a missionary. 

Calumet High School’s baseball team made quick work of Arapaho-Butler’s pitching staff in its 2023 season opener, cranking out 13 hits en route to a 20-0 run-rule victory. The Chieftains went 13-of-25 (.520) from the plate with six doubles and a home run.

Walking opposing batters took its toll on both Union City and Calumet High School’s fast-pitch softball teams during early-season tournament action.

MUNICIPAL COURT William Aaron Elledge, El Reno, driving under suspension and failure to appear warrant, $640. Kaidence Madison Teel, Yukon, improper turn, $195. Anthony Louis Bedoka Jr., Okarche, failure to appear warrant, $245.

The El Reno Tribune’s Back to School section for 2023 contains the following: Excitement for new school year never grows old El Reno Public Schools Calendar 2023-2024 Back to School Night (2023)

A Chick-fil-A restaurant is planned on South Country Club after the El Reno City Council signed off on zoning changes.