October 2023

The Oklahoma Home and Community Education Underwood Group met recently with Ann Ricketts serving as hostess. She led the flag salute and gave the devotional titled “Build Up One Another” based on I Thess 5:11.

Despite winning two of the final four matches to close the regular season, El Reno High School’s volleyball team had a short stay in the Class 5A playoffs.

El Reno football, now 3-3 on the year and 2-1 in the District 5A-1 standings, was slated to host Ardmore Friday night. The team is close to passing 3,000 total yards after last week’s win over Midwest City.

LAWSUITS TD Bank USA N.A. vs. Andrea Bridges for $1,970.63 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Capital One N.A. vs. Roy Nelson for $2,404.76 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Letting a golden opportunity to play spoiler slip its grasp, Redlands Community College women’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 match recently at Murray State College. The Aggies, second in the NJCAA Region 2 standings and ranked 19th nationally, scored a goal with no time showing to end the first half.

Redlands Community College women’s golf team rebounded from one of its worst rounds to place 15th overall at the 2023 Grace Shin Invitational played at the Golf Club of Edmond.

El Reno’s Blessing Baskets helped some 300 families through the spring and summer with its Families with Children Grocery Distribution program. The organization will now turn its attention to the Fall Break Grocery Distribution as well as its annual Christmas program.

The United States Cavalry Association, which has its headquarters at historic Fort Reno, recently completed its 2023 National Competition at the fort.

Domestic violence is not confined to any group, but crosses all economic, racial, gender, educational, religious and social barriers.

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, Canadian County’s Expo and Event Center hosted 15 events that attracted more than 30,000 visitors from across the state and country. These events generated nearly $85,000 in rental revenue – exceeding projections.