January 2025

The holiday rush is over, and many people will experience a touch of the winter blues over the next couple of months.

In response to years of feral hogs causing extensive damage to property and agriculture in rural Oklahoma, Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, has introduced SB478, the Free to Hunt Feral Hogs Bill, designed to remove all required permits for hunting feral hogs and free Oklahomans to protect their land,...

Jack and Alice Robinson of El Reno are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary.Jack Robinson and Alice Thompson were married Jan. 21, 1955, at El Reno First United Methodist Church.Robinson is the son of the late Jack and Emma Robinson of El Reno.

You ever heard of a recipe called Tennessee onions? I never had until last week as I was scrolling through TikTok.Yes, I know, the government is shutting down TikTok, blah, blah, blah. I won’t ever talk about politics in this column so I’ll just leave it at that.

Redlands Community College recently announced students named to the college’s honor rolls for the fall 2024 semester.Students listed on the President’s Honor Roll have completed 12 or more credit hours and have earned a GPA of not less than 3.8, with no grade less than a B – excluding 0-level...

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mount Zion Global Methodist Church for their January meeting.Carol Stine called the meeting to order, while Patricia Morrison offered the devotional titled “Truly a Wonderful World.”Maxine Little read minutes from the last meeting and Morrison...

MUNICIPAL COURTStormy Porter, El Reno, trespassing on private property, $245.Christina Deanne McClure, El Reno, failure to stop at stop sign, $165.Oscar Rodriguez Lozano, El Reno, driving without license issued, $252.Christine Marie Pannell, Oklahoma City, speeding and driving under suspension,...

Surviving stretches of uncharacteristic turnovers and poor shooting, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team passed its first major test in District 5A-1 play with a 55-34 win over Lawton MacArthur.“We did not play well tonight,” said El Reno head coach Jennifer Douglas.The 21-point decision...

You have to look past the offensive numbers to see the real reason why El Reno High School’s boys basketball team defeated Lawton MacArthur last week to remain undefeated on the season - defense.The Indians logged eight blocked shots, three each from Carter Roman Nose and Tre Davis and two from...

Okarche High School basketball players Hunter Mueggenborg (first photo) and Easton Roby (second photo) became the fourth and fifth local players to surpass the 1,000-point career scoring mark during the 2025 Three Rivers Conference Championship last week.