June 2025

Federal funds help with district upgrades

One of the most noticeable expenditures among recent district-wide upgrades, the video screen on the Memorial Stadium scoreboard, was hoisted into place in the east end zone last week.Approved by the El Reno School Board in January, district athletic director Rodney Haydon said the board’s...
Brad Palmer makes a cut on the Memorial Stadium turf

Public Records - 7/2/25

LAWSUITSSynchrony Bank vs. Samir Ahmed for $3,267.63 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Capital One N.A. vs. Mayra Mendoza for $4,940.30 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.Security Credit Services LLC vs. Cristy Davis for $4,936.13 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and...

Stretch for it

Dean Davis stretches out to make a catch during a relay drill at the 2025 El Reno High School Youth Baseball Clinic.See Saturday’s paper for more photos.
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Keller Baker

Keller Michael Baker, affectionately known as Kell Bell by those who loved him, was born Jan. 25, 1998, in Oklahoma City, alongside his twin brother, Karson Baker.
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Windy City loves ER’s OF burger

While most eyes, at least around here, have been on the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the city of El Reno is getting some flattering attention from media both in and outside the state. A headline in the Chicago Tribune last week read: “Rt. 66: Hamburgers, So Savory They Can Make You Cry.”
A worker stacks pickles on a burger during this year’s Burger Day