September 2024

EDMOND – Freshman Ethan Brooks and the rest of the El Reno High School cross country teams got an early look at the competition for the upcoming regional and state meets.Running in the Class 5A division of the Edmond Santa Fe Pre-State Meet, Brooks placed fifth overall and was one of two medalists...

El Reno High School’s volleyball team will play its final five regular-season matches at home after wrapping up a grueling seven-match road swing with a 3-2 loss at Noble.El Reno won the first (25-22) and third (25-17) games over the Bears but dropped the other three by a combined 13 points,...

Redlands Community College women’s golf team opened up its fall schedule with a fifth-place effort in the 2024 Oklahoma Women’s Intercollegiate.Played on the Lawton Country Club Course, Redlands carded a 638 (317-321) tally, which was 16 strokes back of the University of Texas at Dallas...

Services for Levi Lesley Mitchell of Minco will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Hazel Dell Baptist Church, with burial following at the Niles Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.Levi passed away Sept. 18, 2024, at Binger Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Redlands was scheduled to open a three-match road swing Sunday at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.

Services for Joe “Tinker” Merritt of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Minco First Baptist Church, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.Tinker passed away Sept. 18, 2024, at his home.

People matter.Their stories matter. That’s a major point of the lesson Brian Rukes set out to convey to his students as they embarked on a journey to recognize the El Reno men who gave their lives for this nation during a time of war.

When Brian Rukes isn’t teaching English to El Reno High School students or working to build the Gold Star Plaza at Memorial Stadium, he spends his spare time taking EHS reunion groups on tours of the beloved high school.

A construction crew hired by Preservation El Reno is making steady progress to replace the roof at the historic Canadian County Jail.The nonprofit is raising funds to make upgrades and repairs to the 117-year-old building, which they plan to turn into a museum and education center.Amy Neathery, a...