August 2024

Body Art Peters has spent 18 years tracking down the history in and around Hinton. That effort helped earn the 1976 El Reno High School graduate a Heartland Regional Emmy for his role in an OETA documentary.Peters is the curator at the Hinton Historical Museum.

Body OKLAHOMA CITY – Not all of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett’s friends really understand his role in state government.Hiett said they assume he is a county commissioner, putting down gravel and building county roads.

Body More than 100 students started class last week at Sacred Heart Catholic School.The school offers education from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.

Body Teresa Ann Whinery died Aug. 6, 2024, at her home in El Reno. She was born in Dutton on Aug. 2, 1930, to James and Alice (Burns) Downey. Teresa Downey and Frank Whinery were part of the 1949 graduating class (consisting of five girls and five boys) of Sacred Heart Academy.

Body LAWSUITSDiscover Bank vs. Shauntrel Thomas for $1,744.57 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Discover Bank vs. Alice Emory for $2,325.94 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Citibank N.A. vs. Wendy Haggard for $7,051.

Body With only five upperclassmen on its roster, El Reno High School’s volleyball team was set to open the 2024 season with the proverbial “young squad” tag.Just so happens, that tag may also be one of the team’s assets according to head coach Kristin Koehler.

Body El Reno High School joined hundreds of other schools across the state of Oklahoma by opening preseason football workouts Monday morning at Memorial Stadium.Head coach Russell Cook said 56 players in grades 10 through 12 checked out equipment.

Body Diana Mae Snyder, age 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. She was born Oct. 25, 1942, in Oklahoma City. She grew up in El Reno, where she was a 1960 graduate of El Reno High School. On July 26, 1960, Diana Mae eloped with Charles Andrew Snyder in Poteau.

Body The El Reno Tribune’s 2024 Back to School section contains the following:Study tips for a strong start to a new termEl Reno Public Schools calendar 2024-25First day of schoolNew teachers tour

Body BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center at Fort Reno recently hosted a video crew from “Oklahoma Gardening.”