U.S. Postal Service mail carrier David Mann takes a quick break from his route along Jensen Street last week to get a glass of lemonade from Zoey Neal.
Zoey was selling drinks and chips as local temperatures reached near triple digits last week.
Mann was her first customer of the day. Zoey made $5 on the sale with a tip from Mann and two glasses of lemonade for the El Reno Tribune.
Canadian County District 1 placed third out of 15 teams at the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma (ACCO) Summer Safety Conference Cookoff in Norman.
From left, Jamie Williams, Jill Worthington, Eric Loyall, Nick VanWay, Logan Guth, Justin Atkinson and Commissioner Tom Manske.
This was the first time for Canadian County District 1 to place in over 14 years.
With construction starting this fall on a new Canadian County Courthouse, there eventually will be a need for more parking.
As such, commissioners this week authorized chairman Tom Manske to pursue and negotiate an agreement to acquire more property.
Commissioners met in executive session at their Aug. 4 regular meeting to discuss the purchase of real properties for use as parking for the new courthouse.
“The agreement will have to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners at a future date,” Manske said.
LAWSUITS
YNB vs. Chase Douthitt for $91,962.49 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 18 and 19, Block 1, Stonebridge West Addition, Oklahoma City.
Capital One N.A. vs. Wesley Outlaw for $23,183.86 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Billy Cobb Roofing LLC vs. Anita Bishop for an amount in excess of $15,000 for alleged damages.
Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Carolyn Chaney for $14,503.26 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Long before the sun tried to peek over the clouds Monday morning, El Reno High School kicked off its fall football preseason workouts at Memorial Stadium.
The Indians went through a three-hour nonpadded drill.
According to Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association rules, teams must have three days of non-padded drills before hosting full-contact padded drills. El Reno's first practice in pads will be Thursday.
Those on the outside might think El Reno High School head softball coach Bri Michalicka is hitting the panic button after her Indians closed out their preseason run with a 2-4-1 record.
In fact, it’s just the opposite.
“We’ve seen everything we need to see, and I don’t look at those games as losses at all. We gained a lot of knowledge and I feel really good about going into the season,” said Michalicka.
Entering her second year, Michalicka had a pre-set rotation for most of the preseason, with the majority of players switching every two innings to different positions.
Funeral services for Wilma Raeann Red Bird of El Reno will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Emergency Response Center in Concho.
Wilma passed away Aug. 7, 2025, at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born Aug. 3, 1978, at the Clinton Indian Hospital.
She attended El Reno schools, graduating in 1996. She was a proud member of the Cheyenne, Kiowa and Apache Tribes. She was also a member of the NAC.
Memorial service for Steven H. Ratliff, 57, of Oklahoma City will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 at First Christian Church with Colton Lott officiating.
Mr. Ratliff died Aug. 10, 2025, at his home surrounded by friends and family.
The El Reno Tribune’s 2025 Back to School section contains the following:
El Reno Public Schools 2025-26 calendar
The city of El Reno has been making some major infrastructure, public safety and quality of life improvements with the help of grants.
Mayor Steve Jensen presented a detailed list of the grants at last week’s El Reno Now gathering. In all, El Reno has landed more than $12 million in grants from a variety of “partners.”
The presentation titled El Reno Delivers: Big Projects, Big Impact, detailed the areas that have been impacted through successful grant applications.
