March 2025

UNION CITY – Aiden Williams hit a bases-loaded triple with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning as Union City High School’s baseball team rallied from three runs down to defeat Class 2A’s 10th-ranked Vanoss, 8-7.The win, followed by a 3-0 shutout of Destiny Christian, moved Union City to 6-0...

Carding two rounds at 320 and under, Redlands Community College women’s golf team opened up its spring schedule with a 13th-place finish at the 2025 Diffee Invitational.Playing at Kickingbird in Edmond, Redlands shot a 633 (313/320) to beat out three other four-year programs in the 16-team...

Redlands Community College’s basketball teams earned spots in the NJCAA Region 2 Championships, set to be played in Okmulgee.It’s the first time in three years for Redlands to send both teams to the postseason, with the winner of each championship advancing in the NJCAA playoffs.The RCC women...

The El Reno Fire Department has expanded its rescue capabilities with the recent addition of a new Stokes basket to its emergency equipment.

Maple School is ready for growth.Voters last week approved a $6.46 million bond issue that will allow the pre-kindergarten through eighth grade dependent school west of El Reno to just about double in size, said Superintendent Chuck Hood.

A 12,500-seat amphitheater that would host about 70 shows annually has been proposed near Yukon’s west edge as part of an entertainment district that city officials are confident will lay the groundwork for economic prosperity.The Yukon City Council, at its March 4 meeting, approved several agenda...

A lawsuit against a former Canadian County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexual assault, the county sheriff and county commissioners has been moved to federal court.A notice and petition for removal of civil action was filed last December in Canadian County District Court.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Human Potential for Future Industries Task Force, launched last year by Gov. Kevin Stitt to address education and workforce development, convened for its second meeting.

PIEDMONT – It took less than 24 hours for El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to answer any questions about how it would respond to losing the Class 5A West Area 2 Championship to Del City.And the Indians did it with a record-setting voice.El Reno used a 20-0 run in the first period to...

Earning a state berth for a fifth straight year, one might expect El Reno High School’s girls basketball team, the defending Class 5A state champion, to see making the Elite Eight as old hat.Yet that would be far from the truth.“The vibe I get is that they are excited and ready to go.