November 2023

For the first time since 2019, El Reno High School held its Haunt the High School on Halloween. Kids and adults walked two floors of the high school as student organizations and sports teams handed out more than 5,000 pieces of candy.

El Reno High School’s Academic Team is off to a strong start for the 2023-24 season, placing 10th or better in each of its first four meets, including winning the 2023 Oklahoma Secondary School Athletic Association’s Class 5A District 2 Championship.

Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, center, was joined by El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen, left, and Vice Mayor David Black at last week’s annual El Reno Chamber of Commerce Banquet.

Riverside October Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Steele Wooten, Mayonna Ross, Jenna Manuele, Avry Royse, Westley Wilkerson, Malachi Lockler, Natalie Ramos, Bailey Ashley, Maggie Calzada, Alexi Evans and JoshuaDave WhiteHorse; back row, Memoree Lover, Colt Monceret, Hawke Wooten,...

Investigators with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office arrested Joshua Paul Wayne Mackey, 46, of Mustang, last week on multiple charges, including aggravated possession of child pornography.

For two consecutive years, the Okarche High School yearbook staff has been awarded the gold level of the National Yearbook Program of Excellence. The yearbook program placed at the gold level in 2020 and 2022, and placed at the bronze level in 2021.

The El Reno Senior Citizens Center hosted a fun Halloween party last week.

Redlands Community College was recognized during the recent National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) district conference in Colorado Springs, winning bronze Medallion Awards for both print and novelty items.

The Redlands Community College Livestock Judging Team clinched team honors as well as several individual awards at the American Royal Livestock Exhibitors contest in Kansas City.

OKLAHOMA CITY — State senators last week explored the conditions that led a global tire company to decide to close its Ardmore factory and probed economic development officials on solutions to retain businesses in Oklahoma.