January 2025

LAWSUITSLVNV Funding LLC vs. James Vanwagner for $2,360.29 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.LVNV Funding LLC vs. Johnny Kiser for $2,523.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jason Guest for $3,246.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and...

El Reno hosted its second archery shoot of the 2024-25 school term over the weekend at Jenks Simmons Field House.The event was a qualifying shoot for the state tourneys sponsored by the Oklahoma National Archery in the Schools Program.The Tier 2 State Championships will be held Feb. 11-12 at the...

Senior Raegan Bugaj and junior Eryn Roman Nose combined to make 5-of-6 free throws in the final 1:18 as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team rallied twice to defeat Choctaw 42-37 in the semifinals of the 2025 Anadarko Warriors Classic.The win over the Yellowjackets moved El Reno to 9-0 on...

A pair of 15-point runs wrapped around halftime allowed El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to rally and pull away from Lawton Eisenhower for an 85-55 win in the semifinals of the 2025 Anadarko Warriors Classic.The 35-point blowout of the Eagles moved El Reno to 9-0 on the season and into...

Funeral services for Rev. Robert McKinley Simpson Jr. will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Gib Miles Emergency Response Center in Geary with Rev. Rudy Tartsah Jr. officiating.Burial will follow in the Geary Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.

El Reno pushed through with an aggressive annexation plan during a second special city council meeting Tuesday night.And just like the first gathering held the week before, the residents of the targeted areas were having none of it. 

The city of El Reno has invested close to $10 million in improvements to waterline infrastructure in addition to well fields and the water treatment plant to avoid issues caused by past extreme winter weather events.The push for improvements stemmed from the deep freeze of 2021 when Oklahoma...

Community Chorus of Central Oklahoma will meet Monday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church, 600 Garth Brooks Blvd. in Yukon.The group’s spring performance is set for May 15 and 18 and will be a tribute to first responders, survivors and victims of April 19, 1995, and in memoriam...

Chairman Tom Manske and Vice Chairman Tracey Rider will continue serving in those positions for 2025 on the Board of Canadian County Commissioners.Electing a chairman and vice chairman for the new year was the first task for commissioners at their Monday, Jan. 6 meeting.

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Now it’s time for a new year and a fresh start, or is it?