El Reno pair picked for All-State squad
El Reno High School graduates Ximena Salazar and Bri Vickers have been named to the West squad for the 2024 Class 5A Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association’s Girls All-State Soccer Game.
May 2024
The brightest of the class
The 2024 valedictorians for El Reno High School are Brianna Barksdale, Emma Ketter, Cooper Park and Jadzia Taylor.
These students earned this distinction by obtaining all A’s during their high school career and taking 13 Pre-AP and AP courses with an AP course in each core subject.
City leaders address more property issues
El Reno City Council voted to condemn an “inoperable” car wash on Sunset Drive and also to purchase three properties on South Choctaw. The problem is, some of the Choctaw owners apparently don’t want to sell.
Redlands holds graduation ceremonies at Expo Center
Redlands Community College recently celebrated the graduation of more than 250 students during its spring commencement ceremony that included a keynote address from college alumni Christian Wassana, actor and founder of the I am, I can, I will movement.
Public help sought to save VFW from money burdens
El Reno’s VFW Post 382 is struggling. And longtime supporters of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post are hoping to enlist the public to help right the ship.
Nancy Salsman has been associated with VFW Post 382 since she was a youngster.
County to sell old fairgrounds site
Canadian County commissioners have agreed to sell the old county fairgrounds on North Country Club Road while investing in renovations to create more usable space at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center.
EHS honorees
El Reno High School May Students of the Month are Annie Kerr, Ashley Gonzales, Jasmin Caso, Caleb Wiyninger, Alejandra De La Torre, Davin Shamblin, Antonio Baxcajay, and Gavyn Bracken.
Calumet FFA earns first-place honors at state
Members of the Calumet FFA Chapter won first-place honors in the state FFA milk quality and products career development event during the 2024 Oklahoma FFA Interscholastics held May 4 at Oklahoma State University.
Team members are Tina Ortiz, Summer Goff, Aspen Burns and Kieran Lunsford.
Whetstone graduates
MaryAnne Whetstone, 2019 El Reno High School valedictorian, recently graduated with dual majors from the University of Oklahoma.
Is American Heartland Theme Park off the rails
As Missouri-based Mansion Entertainment Group attempts to tweak the design of the $2 billion American Heartland Theme Park and Resort it has proposed near Vinita, a Canadian firm hired to design the massive project has filed a lien claiming it is owed nearly $5.5 million from unpaid invoices.
