December 2024

El Reno High School senior Izzy Choat (seated center) recently signed an National Letter of Intent to play softball for Kansas-based Independence Community College.Choat is the second player from EHS to sign with a college program this school term.

El Reno High School’s basketball teams were slated to wrap up the 2024 portion of their schedules at home against Noble.Both teams entered the District 5A-1 battles with the Bears with undefeated 5-0 records.See Saturday’s edition for complete coverage of the contests with Noble.

Graveside services for Betty Rae Elder of Oklahoma City, former Minco resident, were held Saturday, Dec. 21 at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home of Minco.

Points were hard to come by for two of the county’s three small schools in their first games back from tournament action as both were dealt with road losses.Union City High School’s girls basketball team tied its season-low point total in a 60-31 loss to Hydro-Eakly.

Despite hitting only three perimeter shots, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team was able to escape a road upset bid by Thomas-Fay/Custer and remain unbeaten on the season.The Chieftains, ranked second in Class B, moved to 10-0 on the season with a 59-52 win over the Terriers.

Memorial services for Mac Alton Englebretson of Minco were held Sunday, Dec. 22 at Minco Assembly of God Church.Mac died Dec. 14, 2024, at his home. He was born May 23, 1953, in Lubbock, Texas. He spent most of his life in the Minco community, graduating from Minco High School in 1971.

There are still some details to work out, but El Reno Regional Airport could soon be home to a museum that features historic aircraft, including military planes.

From all accounts, the Holly Jolly Trolley looks like it could become El Reno’s next big downtown event.Hosted by El Reno Main Street, the event is being called a “great success” and a true “Christmas experience” by organizers.Heather Brothers, Main Street director, said several entities teamed up...

At a somber ceremony at Fort Reno Cemetery on Dec. 15, visitors put Christmas wreaths next to the tombstones of deceased American veterans as part of a nationwide “Wreaths Across America” program hosted by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).Leslie Dietrich, Regent of...

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