October 2024

El Reno will help decide the next president of the United States and will choose the next Ward 1 City Council representative in Tuesday’s General Election.Early voting started on Wednesday and ends Saturday afternoon.

The El Reno Fire Department was expecting a Halloween-eve trick, weather-wise, but ended up with a much-needed treat in the form of overnight precipitation.According to Oklahoma Mesonet, El Reno received 0.49 inches of rain, which was the first measurable precipitation for the month of October...

Sacred Heart Catholic School will host a traveling relics exhibit Monday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The exhibit will be set up inside the church.

Ferb the tortoise had been missing from its Piedmont home for nine weeks. Then amazingly, last week, Ed Zaidi saw something in the field behind his home near Piedmont High School that looked like a clump of dirt. Turns out, it was Ferb. Finally.Ferb is owned by Ed’s wife, Cherrie Zaidi.

The Pride of El Reno High School Marching Band took part last week in the OSSAA Class 5A Regional Contest in Weatherford.Performing its show titled The Heist, the band earned an excellent rating from judges. 

Heaston Church held its annual chicken dinner last weekend, feeding more than 400 people in an hour and a half.

Last weekend I went to my cousin, Hannah Ferguson Sanchez’s baby shower.It was so good seeing everyone. Hannah is Jana and Randy Ferguson’s daughter, so I guess that makes her my second cousin? Not sure how all that works! 

Riverside October Citizens of the Month, front row, Isaac Benson, Greyson Walker, Sawyer Baker, Emma Royse, Isaac Shropshire, Gabby Maggard and Camrynn Foster; back row, Eden Garza, Kason Ward, Brenlee Beverly, Willow Baker, Sage Tosh, Weston Williams, Leyla Johnson, Jaxon Ward, Paisley Powell and...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Several western Oklahoma lawmakers have requested state water officials pause the current release of water from Canton Lake to Oklahoma City.Reps. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, Carl Newton, R-Cherokee, Kenton Patzkowsky, R-Balko, and Sens.