December 2024

El Reno photographer Ed Zweiacher has created three photo calendars for 2025.

Students at Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno took part as volunteers at the Oklahoma City Zoo.The students were part of the Skills USA American Spirit competition where competitors work together to develop, document and present a community service project.

LAWSUITSDiscover Bank vs. Woody Campbell for $3,711.69 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Discover Bank vs. Kimberly Snyder for $6,261.59 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Discover Bank vs. Josiah Anderson for $1,795.11 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and...

Elinor “Ellie” Keyser LeDoux, 84, passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2024, in Oklahoma City.She was born Feb. 28, 1940, in Oklahoma City to Inez and Ambrose Keyser. Ellie loved to garden, travel with friends, meet with former classmates and most of all, spend time with her family and sisters.

Displaying the teamwork which carried the program to its first-ever state title, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team doubled up its opponents on the scoreboard to defend its title at the Harrah Panthers Classic.El Reno defeated rival Shawnee 45-34 in the championship game to move to 4-0 on...

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team, an annual fixture in the Harrah Panthers Classic since 2015, has added another piece of golden hardware to its trophy case from the early-season tourney.The Indians defeated Class 4A’s fifth-ranked Bishop McGuinness 70-44 in the title game to win their...

A string of seven straight victories, five by falls, through the middle weights allowed El Reno High School’s wrestling team to rally past Midwest City for its first dual win of the 2024-25 season.El Reno, ranked 14th in the Class 5A Dual Rankings, improved to 1-1 with a 46-29 tally over the...

For the second time in three days, P.J. Hall won a duel for El Reno High School’s girls wrestling team without ever breaking a sweat on the mat.The senior (235) picked up a forfeit win to secure a 38-30 victory over Perry as the 10th-ranked Indians (6A) moved to 2-0 on the season.Perry, ranked 11th...

Funeral services for Jennie Mae Coffey Perry will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Concho Emergency Response Center with Gerald Panana officiating. Burial will follow at Cantonment Cemetery at Canton under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Jennie died Dec. 12, 2024, in El Reno.

El Reno could be expanding.The city council voted to begin proceedings that would expand the city limits to the south and east. City Manager Matt Sandidge said the move is a “proactive” effort to help control development as Oklahoma City moves to the west.