February 2024

Body A 10-point run to close the first period gave Guymon a spark of hope against top-seeded El Reno High School’s girls basketball team in the Class 5A West Region 1 Championships. It also awoke a sleeping giant.

Body While it took a game longer than desired, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team made its way back to the area round of the Class 5A playoffs for an 11th straight year after posting a 2-1 record in regional play.

Body El Reno High School had seven wrestlers competing in the 2024 Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships. Brooklynn Huggins sets up a pinning move on Tulsa Union’s Ma’Kadrian Titus during a pigtail match.

Body Calumet High School’s boys basketball team moved to within a victory of tying the school record for the most wins in a single season, beating Kinta 46-30 to win the Class B, Area I Championship.

Body Dozens of youngsters got some up-close and hands-on learning last week when Roblyer Learning Center hosted a Family STEAM Night. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

Body The scourge of missing Native American women has led to the creation of a podcast that is aimed at shedding light on what some say is an epidemic. Some of the stories are expected to eventually include missing El Reno women, like Ida Beard.

Body The Centre Theatre for the Arts will present "Over the River and Through the Woods" on Feb. 23 and 24 and March 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 25 and March 3 at 2 p.m. at the Centre Theatre, 110 S. Bickford Avenue.

Body Voters across Canadian County will head to the polls March 5 to decide whether to update the county’s 39-year-old Sunday alcohol sales prohibition. They’ll also cast ballots for President of the United States.

Body From concurrent enrollment classes to the support for STEM degree programs such as nursing, Redlands Community College students see and appreciate the value of Oklahoma’s investment in higher education.

Body Mustang Superintendent Charles Bradley spoke to Mustang Board of Education members and the public about the recent tragedies that claimed the life of one student and injured another.