April 2025

Four members of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office were recognized for their efforts in traffic safety enforcement during the 32nd annual Buckledown Awards ceremony April 1 at the Tulsa Technology Center in Owasso.Maj. Jason Glass, Sgt. Garrett Wright and Deputies Alex Smith and Kaylee Taylor all...

Horses have been incorporated into various human health and wellness services for years, however, involving horses within the context of mental health is relatively new, said coordinators with House of Healing.Horses, in partnership with learning personal growth and well-being, can make a big...

According to the American Lung Association, Oklahoma ranks last of all surveyed states for the chances of surviving lung cancer after getting a late diagnosis.Samid Farooqui, MD, a pulmonologist who sees patients at the SSM Health Medical Group Clinic in El Reno, believes one reason for Oklahoma’s...

MUNICIPAL COURTJessica Annette Mitchell, Del City, expired tag, $130.Jayda Nicole Cook, Union City, failure to wear seat restraint, $20.Kelli Dawn Henrickson, El Reno, driving with license expired, $252.Hannah Nichole Denny, El Reno, speeding, $175.Nelia Dominguez, Conway, Ark., failure to stop at...

Despite two home runs from junior Mason Fulton, El Reno High School’s baseball team was unable to break free from a recent losing streak following a 15-5 home setback to Weatherford.El Reno falls to 12-8-2 overall with its fourth straight loss.With Davin Shamblin on board with a single, Fulton hit...

Winning the District 5A-2 Championship got a little tougher for El Reno High School’s girls soccer team following last week’s 7-2 loss to Bishop McGuinness.The road setback snapped a four-match win streak for El Reno and dropped the Indians from a first-place tie with the Irish to alone in third...

El Reno High School’s boys soccer team dropped into a tie for sixth place in the District 5A-2 standings with a 5-0 road loss to league-leader Bishop McGuinness.The Indians, who were outshot 49-0 by the Irish, slipped to 4-7 on the season and 1-4 in the league standings.El Reno is tied with Western...

Freshman Radley Miller placed fourth as an individual medalist to pace El Reno High School’s girls golf team to a third-place finish at the 2025 Carl Albert Invitational.Class 5A’s top-ranked Carl Albert won the team title with a 324, while No. 7 Lawton MacArthur carded a 357 and third-ranked El...

Wind and tricky greens on the south course at Earlywine took its toll on El Reno High School’s boys golf team, which placed 10th at the 2025 Tuttle Tigers Invitational.El Reno carded a 350 - the third best score among Class 5A teams entered - but left the Indians 54 strokes behind winner Crossings...

Funeral services for Alpha Marie Kent will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 22 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home, with burial following at Concho Cemetery.Alpha died April 15, 2025, at her home in Oklahoma City.She was born April 17, 1939, in Pawnee.