June 2024

Late-inning rally allows Indians to pluck win from pesky Chicks

Sending 21 batters to the plate over the final two innings, El Reno High School’s baseball team used a hybrid roster to rally past Chickasha 15-7 in the summer version of the U.S. 81 Series.El Reno scored a run in the bottom of the first as Mason Fulton tripled before scoring on a sacrifice fly by...
Coy Atkins squints as he throws a split-finger fastball

Edwina Thompson

Funeral services for Edwina Jean Thompson will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 24 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Bishop Micolous Griffis and Pastor Craig E. Johnson officiating.Burial will be in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Edwina died June 17, 2024,...
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Calumet remains unbeaten in RDL

Nine pitchers allowed just five hits as Calumet High School’s summer baseball team remains undefeated in Red Dirt League action with wins over Perkins-Tryon and Heritage Hall.The Chieftains defeated Perkins-Tryon 16-3 and backed that up with a 9-2 win over the Chargers to improve to 5-0 in the RDL...
Kingston Arnold stretches out to knock down a wide throw to second base

Linda Gomez

Linda Pedro Gomez died June 17, 2024, in Taos, N.M.Services are pending with Huber-Benson Funeral Home. 

Fishing Report - 6/22/24

CENTRALArcadia: June 17.Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained.Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and flukes around channels, coves and points. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait and shad around coves and rocks.

Preservation ER hands out Citations of Merit

Preservation El Reno recently brought back its Citations of Merit for property owners dedicated to preserving and/or restoring historic buildings in El Reno.Preservation El Reno hopes that by issuing the Citations of Merit, property owners will know that their efforts in preservation and...
Sam Griesel IV poses with his Citation of Merit plaque

City leaders attend Route 66 kickoff

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission unveiled the official logo for the Route 66 Centennial celebrations at a kickoff event last week at the Oklahoma State Capitol.The inaugural event marks the start of festivities leading up to Route 66’s 100th anniversary in 2026.
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Art lab

El Reno Carnegie Library held an art lab last week as part of its Camp Summer Series.
Riley and Rowyn McKee use markers

Yukon couple killed in U.S. 81 accident

A Yukon man and woman were killed Friday night when the 2007 Nissan Armada they were in collided with a 2019 Kenworth semi, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.The accident occurred about 10 p.m. on U.S. 81 at 192nd Street about seven and a half miles north of El Reno.Killed in the collision were...