Two units from the El Reno Fire Department and a third from El Reno FCI responded to this house fire in the 400 block of South Barker Avenue Wednesday morning.
According to the ERPD incident report, the structure received $80,000 damage and loss of contents was estimated at $20,000.
BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center’s 2024 Agriscience Symposium will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18 in the Austin Family Conference Center at Redlands Community College, 1300 S. Country Club Road.
BlueSTEM students representing five school districts will display their agriscience research project posters.
Calumet High School: Aspen Burns, Kylista Burton and Mikah Mayo.
El Reno Fire Department Capt. David Baker (left) and firefighter Parker Crosby stand next to the trash can that was fished out of the Legion Park pond using the hook and pole Wednesday afternoon.
According to El Reno Police Department Capt. David Beaty, someone set the trash can on fire and a bystander tossed the can into the pond to put out the flames.
An El Reno High School student will compete this weekend in a national academic tournament
The top single player competition for quiz bowl, National Academic Quiz Tournaments Individual Player National Championship Tournament will be held this Sunday, April 7, in Rosemont, Ill.
EHS’ Riley Ray will compete in a 260-player field. Thirty-two states, the District of Columbia and South Korea will be represented in the sixth championship of its kind.
Under existing state law, Oklahoma public schools can treat children with special needs differently than other children whenever a family seeks an open transfer into another district.
Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, said the discrimination against those children, who have an individualized education program (IEP), is likely illegal and sets up the state for legal problems.
“I know for a fact that IEP transfers are not treated with the same respect that students who do not have some special needs are,” Treat said.
Riverside March Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Archer Kerr, Dax Macias, Auttum McLearen, Nate Pena, James Hudson, Miguel Gonzalez, Presley Pool, Makay Wooten and Gabriella Maggard; back row, Kayden Duran, Ariana Castanon, Elijah Crites, Gray Hileman, Lincoln Rinehart, Thea Sneed, Evie Alexander, David Whitlow, Malik Williams and Arellie Ramos.
The U.S. Senate easily passed a resolution to repeal a Biden administration rule allowing for beef to be imported from Paraguay.
The measure, introduced by Democrat Jon Tester of Montana and Republican Mike Rounds of South Dakota, passed on a bipartisan 70-25 vote.
Since the beginning of this year, measles cases have been reported in 11 states spanning both coasts and heartland. The situation warrants enough concern that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to doctors about renewed measles risk.
Unfortunately, vaccine skepticism is threatening to undo one of the great public health achievements of the modern era: the effective victory over this highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral infection, which is particularly dangerous for children and infants.
Loretta Ruth (Kerr) Hobson was born Nov. 28, 1936, in Allen, Okla., to Quince Edward and Willie Edna (West) Kerr. Loretta passed away March 30, 2024, in Calumet at the age of 87.
Loretta graduated from Hinton High School. She married Paul Dale Hobson on Jan. 11, 1958, in Texas. They lived in El Reno and Loretta worked for the phone company, then later worked for a movie distribution company.
A celebration of Vern’s life was held at Tuttle Methodist Church on Thursday, April 4, followed by a graveside service at Oakland Cemetery located northeast of El Reno. Arrangements were under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home, Chickasha.
Harry Vern Wilkerson was born at home in Banner on Sept. 28, 1930, to Lulu “Lula” Schumacher and Harry Brian Wilkerson. He passed away peacefully after living life at its fullest for 93 years, on March 31, 2024, at his home with his loving, caring wife, Gladys.
