May 2024

DUNCAN – For a second straight season, El Reno High School’s baseball team reached the championship round of the regional playoffs, only to have its season end with a loss to the host school.

WASHINGTON – The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are looking to Congress to gain ownership of land lost centuries ago in order to build a living history/amusement park at Fort Reno.

The 73rd Annual National Land and Range Judging Contest kicked off on Tuesday with hundreds of teens from across the nation examining the soil at Lake El Reno. The contestants, representing some 36 states, converged on Lake El Reno for the first of two days of practice.

No one was hurt, but the boom got the attention of people in El Reno. Wednesday morning just before 10:30, a loud explosion rang through the community. The boom was so loud it was heard downtown as well as south of I-40. Fire Chief Jason Duff said the blast was at an oil tank battery site.

Barbara Ann Crosby Meyerhoeffer, 92, of Owasso, passed away April 30, 2024. She was born Dec. 18, 1931, in Staunton, Va., to Lily and Lloyd Crosby. Barbara married David Meyerhoeffer, the love of her life, on Sept. 5, 1953.

The 2024 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Physics Banquet was hosted recently at the Stafford Air & Space Museum. Several awards were presented and the achievements of students were recognized, including the awarding of scholarships to 10 recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Lila Kay Scott, age 76, of Downs, Kan., passed away April 28, 2024. She was born Jan. 24, 1948, in El Reno to Ed Stiner and Dorris Harris. Lila grew up in El Reno and also raised her three children, Lorie, Tammy and James there.

More than $81,000 was raised at the third annual Community Night Gala to support Canadian County’s Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). The event was held at the Canadian County Expo Center.

The Okarche speech team recently attended the State Speech Tournament at Rose State College in Midwest City. The tournament lasted two days, ending with the awards ceremony.

Wake service for Melissa Black will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5, with funeral services at 1 p.m. Monday. Both services will be at the Watonga Emergency Response Center with burial in the Black Family Cemetery northwest of Watonga. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.