June 2024

OIN royalty

The Oklahoma Indian Nations recently installed royalty at a coronation ceremony for 2025.Serving as Senior Miss will be Jacina Gould, Junior Miss will be Ivy Faith Williams and Little Miss will be Emily La’Miyah Gray.
OIN royalty_story

James selected as American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year

Canadian County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Maurice “Mo” James was selected as the American Legion Department of Oklahoma’s 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.James, a 30-year veteran of the Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD), began working at the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office in 2020...

Public Records - 6/19/2024

LAWSUITSCapital One N.A. vs. Kristi Newcomb for $11,690.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Nathan Schatzer and McKenzie Schatzer for $197,803.17 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 33, Block 7, Tara...

Road to defend

Though it’s been more than three months since El Reno High School captured its first-ever state championship in girls basketball, the events of the 2023-24 season still seem fresh in the minds of players and coaches.“No, it really hasn’t sunk in yet.
Jennifer Douglas, El Reno girls coach

Union City places third in own wooden bat event

Coming off an injury, Andrew Dennis was on a pitch count for the third-place game of the Union City Summer Wooden Bat Tournament.However, his cap numbers never came into play as the Tigers southpaw carried the host team to an 8-3 win over rival Minco.“Andrew was going to be limited since coming off...

Mobility Hub plan gets green light from council

The city of El Reno is moving forward with plans to transform a strip of buildings along South Choctaw into an area for visitors to the downtown area to park.  In a unanimous vote, city council Tuesday night approved purchasing property from James French at 204 S. Choctaw for $100,000.
This artist rendering shows what the proposed Mobility Hub would look like

Big Heat 4 Small Town

El Reno’s A Small Town Weekend was Route 66’s largest event in Oklahoma last weekend. The weekend was packed with smokin’, spinnin’ and racin’ wheels. Keith Ward, president of the El Reno Cruisers, hosts of the event, estimated some 9,000 people were in attendance.
The Zombie shoots flames out of pipes in the hood

Waving wheat sure sweet

Canadian County producers are filling grain silos with higher than expected bushel counts for hard red winter wheat.“Talking to the producers in the area, I think we are going to have a good harvest.“They are seeing the bushel count (per acre) between 50 to the mid-60 range.
Blades on this combine owned by Nick Owen cut through wheat

Moore man killed after driving wrong way on I-40

A 22-year-old man from Moore was killed when he drove his vehicle the wrong way on Interstate 40, said El Reno police.Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said police started getting calls about a man driving west in the eastbound lanes at 2:49 a.m. June 9.