September 2024

Body Ken and Donna Posey are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple met in the fall of 1963 at Central State University in Edmond.They were married Sept. 19, 1964, in Marlow Central High Baptist Church and moved to El Reno in the fall of 1965.

Body At the 2024 State Fair of Oklahoma, The Pride of El Reno won 5A Band Competition, first place, 5A Drum Major, first place, 5A Color Guard, first place, and 5A Drum Line, second place.

Body Several Canadian County students were honored recently by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarship support for the 2024-2025 academic year.These scholarships are part of the more than $1.

Body Ed and Barbara Zweiacher hosted visitors from Switzerland last week. Katja Zweiacker and Bjorn Schmid were traveling on Route 66 from Flagstaff, Ariz., to Chicago and stopped to visit in El Reno.They are from Jegenstorf, Switzerland, where Ed’s grandfather came from.

Body Madison Basler, 11, and Abby Bass, 10, will appear in the Southwest Playhouse production of the beloved musical which opened Friday, Sept. 20 and runs for two weekends.

Body The ground is turning colors of yellow and brown on ranches, farms and fields and for lawns and water supplies. Dust devils swirl in the September wind.The extreme drought returned to Canadian County in mid-September. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s U.S.

Body Making a late push for one of the top two spots in the district standings and hosting rights for the regional round of the playoffs, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team defeated Noble 10-6 last week.

Body El Reno is off this week and will open district play at home Sept. 27 against Altus. 

Body El Reno High School freshman Ethan Brooks continued his assault on breaking the 16-minute barrier, running the 5-kilometer course at the 2024 Choctaw Invitational just 33 seconds shy of that feat.Brooks posted a time of 16 minutes, 33.

Body Road matches continue to be a tough path to the win column for El Reno High School’s volleyball team as the Indians dropped a close 3-2 match to state-ranked Santa Fe South.