Jamey Hedgecock grew up in El Reno, the daughter of James E. Dennis, who worked for the Rock Island Railroad, and Betty B. Dennis, whose father was the proprietary of Moore Jewelry (currently JKM, Inc.). Her deep roots in the community led to a lifetime of service to El Reno.
MIDWEST CITY – After two date and time shuffles as well as three teams dropping out, the District 5A-3 championship came down to a decades-old rivalry between state powers. Carl Albert, ranked ninth in the state, won the final four weights to rally past 11th-ranked El Reno for a 37-27 victory. The 10-point win sends the Titans to the Class 5A Dual State Championships Feb. 10 in Enid.
The district duals were moved twice from the original Jan. 16 date and were whittled from five teams to two after Woodward, John Marshall and Bishop McGuinness backed out.
As an English teacher, Jacqueline Smith knows the importance of words and how they can play an intricate part in shaping the minds and future paths of teenagers in a world dominated by technology.
However, it was the actions of two key people in her past that drew her into the world of education, more so than putting words down on paper.
From as early as age 5, Smith recalls spending every free weekend, holiday and summer break working for her grandfather, Don Stevenson at his iconic El Reno drive-thru quick stop named Tooters.
Several hundred people turned out for the second annual Russell-Murray Hospice Gala. The event was held Jan. 20 at the Palace Event Center on Banner Road.
The evening helps raise funds to support the El Reno-based nonprofit hospice in its support of those who are uninsured or under-insured.
The event featured a live and silent auction, catered buffet dinner by Primo’s, awards and entertainment by musician Matt Cowell.
The evening was somewhat of a reunion for families and individuals who have benefited from the services Russell-Murray has provided over the years.
From the hills of eastern Oklahoma, legendary U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves rode with a posse toward Fort Sill, then to Fort Reno.
Setting out from Fort Smith, Ark., Bass Reeves, once the slave of a Confederate general from Texas in the Civil War, is said to have brought back 3,000 fugitives from federal law in the days before Oklahoma was a state.
The legends surrounding Bass Reeves have made a western series that has been streaming on Paramount Plus, a spinoff of the “Yellowstone” series.
As a January blast of arctic air swept across the Canadian County plains and hit the officers quarters building at old Fort Reno, it was a good time to go over the newly announced plans for better glass and framed windows.
Without much to block the air, the windows in a building from 1936 have plenty of drafts. The officers quarters building was built in 1876 and then rebuilt in 1936.
Today, the building is the location of the Fort Reno Visitors Center and Museum. But soon money from a grant will replace the old windows.
Kane White and Evalyn Ellis throw rubber ducks toward the center of the court during a recent Calumet High School basketball game.
Both are elementary school students and paid $1 per duck to throw toward a plastic ring at center court. The first two ducks in the ring get a $10 certificate to the concession stand.
The contest is an elementary school fundrasier.
El Reno High School student King Samad shows his dislike for a call during a recent EHS home basketball game.
The Indians were slated to host Altus Friday night inside Jenks Simmons Field House.
El Reno will have two more home contests to follow against Elgin (Feb. 2) and Shawnee (Feb. 13) before the end of the regular season.
Shelley Kim Bradford passed away Jan. 4, 2024, in El Reno at the age of 61. She was born in El Reno to Charles Gill and Donna Corbin on Dec. 10, 1962. Her father, Charles Robert Corbin, came into her life in 1968.
Shelley worked as a program analyst for the Federal Aviation Administration. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Shelley was preceded in death by her father, Charles Robert Corbin; sibling, Leslie “Scott” Smith; aunts, Ginger Wenner and Cheryl Monk; and grandmother, Ethel M. Miller.
The city of Yukon is seeking a $2 million grant to develop a downtown park.
The Yukon City Council recently approved submitting a 2023 Route 66 Revitalization Grant proposal for development of the park at 25 North 4th Street.
In a related item, council members approved a resolution requesting the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission consider this “downtown destination park” on vacant city-owned property just north of Main Street.
