May 2024

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body The 2024 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Physics Banquet was hosted recently at the Stafford Air & Space Museum.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.