September 2023

In what organizers are hoping to make an annual event, close to 70 El Reno High School graduates gathered at Jenks Simmons Field House for the inaugural Alumni Homecoming Day Rally. “Next year for homecoming 2024, we hope to do the same thing again but tell your friends about it.

The El Reno Arts Council will host a showing of member-created pieces at Redlands Community College on Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The gathering will take place in the RCC Art Gallery.

The Disciples Women are completing plans for the First Christian Church Marketplace set for Saturday, Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Debbie Thomas and her crew are busy preparing for a roast beef meal with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans or corn, hot rolls, dessert and drink for $10, and $5...

Through an agreement with the Kiowa Tribe, Redlands Community College will begin offering a Kiowa language course next fall.

WASHINGTON – The Oklahoma State Chamber returned to the Sooner State last week after concluding its annual Washington fly-in where members heard from delegation members and discussed key issues concerning Oklahoma businesses.

Officials with the Cherokee Nation’s tribal government often tout the importance of sovereignty, a term that in tribal debates largely boils down to control of land lying within historic reservation lines.

MUNICIPAL COURT Justin Ray White, El Reno, failure to comply, $145. Michael David Sheeder, Shawnee, failure to comply, $145. Alisa Loraine Hamlett, El Reno, failure to comply, $145. Azalia Gutierrez, Geary, petit larceny and obstructing an officer, $995.

Elgin did not dominate El Reno High School’s football team like a 54-21 final score might indicate. In fact, only 40 yards separated the two schools in total offensive output. So what was the biggest factor in the Owls 33-point win over El Reno in the District 5A-1 opener for both schools?

El Reno High School’s football team will play back-to-back road games in District 5A-1 play beginning with a road trip to Noble Friday night. The Bears (1-3) are fourth in the district following a 28-27 overtime win over Ardmore.

Senior Raley Hartley belted out three extra base hits as El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team closed out a 14-game road slate with an 8-5 win over Clinton.