June 2025

Rain did not keep young anglers away from the 2025 Mary K. Ashbrook Kids Fishing Derby at Lake El Reno over the weekend.The event is hosted by the El Reno Sportsman’s Club.

El Reno police are asking the public to help if anyone has information about a shooting that took place Friday night. Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said officers responded to a call about 11:40 about gunshots being fired in the area of North Grand and West Woodson.

A jury found a Yukon man guilty last week of obstructing a deputy during an unusual 2023 interaction in the tiny lobby of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office.After three days of conflicting witness testimony and more than two hours of deliberation, jurors determined Charles Bishop III had...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s tribal nations contributed $23.4 billion to the state’s economy in 2023, according to a study released last week.

A Canadian County judge has dismissed a felony case against a former Yukon man accused of posting online threats to Jewish people.Shawn Christian Tuttle, age 35, was charged in October 2024 with use of a computer system to put another in fear of harm or death after an investigation by the Federal...

Security cameras will be moved this summer to Canadian County’s temporary administration offices – a move endorsed this week by a visiting retired county commissioner.County commissioners voted 3-0 last week to approve a contract from DIGI Security Systems to relocate the existing security cameras...

Poverty is deeply woven into the fabric of Oklahoma history.Whether it is the result of tornadoes and dust bowls, oil industry booms and busts, a never-ending stream of bad guys or a century of ugly political feuds, poverty and its byproducts have shaped the Sooner State.There is a persistent and...

LAWSUITSMariner Finance LLC vs. Brittany Hignite for $2,225.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Amanda Oburn for $4,885.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Capital One N.A. vs. Gina Wood for $3,025.51 to pay a debt plus...

Wilann Heinrich LaFoe, 72, passed away June 10, 2025, at her family home in Yukon, surrounded by her loving family.Wilann was born Jan. 30, 1953, in El Reno. She was a 1972 El Reno High School graduate. On March 2, 1973, she married Mike LaFoe and together they built a big, beautiful family. 

Though it ended with an overtime shootout loss, El Reno High School graduate Conley Knapp is happy with the way she and classmate Ja’Niya Loreto closed out their high school careers.The pair started for the West in the 2025 Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association’s Class 5A All-State Game, with Knapp...