September 2024

Body Students in the El Reno High School Leadership Class used chalk to write positive words and messages on the sidewalks outside the school.The class was recognizing the 988 Lifeline phone number and September’s National Suicide Prevention Month.

Body What would local leaders do if an entity came to Canadian County, specifically El Reno, and said, “We want to create a couple of thousand jobs. We want to help build the economy and bring outside money into the local community so that all lives hopefully will be improved.

Body El Reno High School English teacher and district historian Brian Rukes came across a pair of travelers taking in the sites of Route 66 last week.

Body A building renovation for Canadian County’s family justice center is about to get under way – with completion projected before Christmas.Cardinal Point and its on-site resource partners will move from the Gary E.

Body An Oklahoma Department of Corrections transport van chugged through the downtown intersection of Main and Broadway on a warm Thursday morning.  The prisoners glimpsed the cafes and gas stations that prison staff will patronize after work.

Body El Reno High School August Students of the Month are Cooper Coble, Aphria Burton, Abrielle Vanderschans, Rueben Roque, Riley Ray, Bridgette McReynolds, Emercyn Looper and Jake Vulgamore.

Body A memorial service for Robert D. Wilfong will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at the El Reno Cemetery with Rev. Scott Keneda officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Robert died Aug. 21, 2024, at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon.

Body Enrollment is now open at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf for its online American Sign Language classes being offered during the fall semester.The free classes are available in two eight-lesson sections and are presented through pre-recorded videos.

Body It is with great sorrow and sadness we announce the passing of Dana Kay Girard Churn.Dana was born April 24, 1958, in El Reno. She passed away Sept. 2, 2024.Dana lived in El Reno her entire life.

Body As Democrats whooped it up at their somewhat vestigial (they had already nominated Kamala Harris for president in a “virtual vote”) national convention in Chicago, they seem relatively enthused by her economic platform -- far more enthused than American consumers will be with its...