April 2025

Body The Pride of El Reno, under the guidance of director Shane Johnston and assistant director Ardy Ferrell Jr., have had a busy year with both marching season, sporting events and individual competition.

Body El Reno High School’s girls basketball team celebrated repeating as Class 5A state champions with a school-wide assembly and a parade through downtown El Reno last week.

Body Former El Reno Mayor Matt White has been appointed to serve on the board of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton appointed White.He attended his first board meeting in February.

Body The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail for the May 13 Calumet School District Bond Election is approaching.Applications must be received by the Canadian County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Monday, April 28.

Body A flock of geese flew over Memorial Stadium last week with a full moon illuminating the sky. 

Body A former principal at a Yukon Christian school has been formally charged with two felony counts stemming from a child sexual abuse material investigation.

Body Redlands Community College will host high school juniors from across the area April 23 to experience college life during Junior Day.The event is set from 9 a.m.

Body A member of the House of Representatives is trying to exempt the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City from any future government shutdowns.The school churns out thousands of trained air traffic controllers at a time when there’s a national shortage.

Body Bertha Jean Williams Sanders went to her heavenly home on Sunday, April 13, 2025.She was born Dec. 20, 1937, to Silas and Opal Williams. She attended Wewoka High School and graduated from Sulphur High School in 1956.Bertha married Floyd Sanders on Nov. 25, 1955.

Body Betty Jean Paxton passed away March 26, 2025, at Integris Hospital in Yukon. She was born May 1, 1935, in Watonga, and was a graduate of Geary High School.She worked at the Geary Nursing Home for 25 years as a medical technician, office manager and records specialist.