September 2025

Myles Ann Woolard, 85, of El Reno, went to see her Lord and Savior on Sept. 3, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mark Oubrey Woolard Jr.Myles Ann was born in Waxahachie, Texas, on March 28, 1940, to Miles and Lillie Lightsey.

It’s the notification no parent wants to receive, but for Julie and David Bilderback, Monday night’s bus accident involving Minco High School’s softball team was the second time the El Reno couple have heard the news their child has been involved in an accident.

The U.S. Cavalry Association is inviting the public to join in the Honor Ride that will kick off the annual National Cavalry Competition. The Honor Ride will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.

El Reno Blessing Baskets received an Older Adult Grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to purchase new equipment that will help serve more food-insecure senior citizens in western Canadian County.The funding, for essential equipment necessary to expand capacity and improve efficiency,...

Redlands Community College’s enrollment has increased for the eighth consecutive semester.This fall, enrollment increased 10.4 percent, with the greatest jump occurring among returning students with a 33.2 percent increase in sophomore enrollment.Concurrent enrollment continues to grow with an 18...

Dance team members from Piedmont High School presented a box of cookies to El Reno High School’s cheerleaders before the start of last week’s football game in Piedmont. Here the squads pose for a group photo.

Owen Canfield, director of the Catholic Schools Opportunity Fund, brought a “big check” to El Reno's Sacred Heart Catholic School last week.

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West was featured on the July/August cover of Sheriff and Deputy magazine. The publication is produced by the National Sheriffs Association. West was elected president of the NSA for 2025-26.The cover photo was taken at the Canadian County Historical Museum.

Friday, Sept. 19 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Oct. 14 El Reno Public Schools, City of Oklahoma City and Hinton Public Schools special elections, Canadian County Election Board Secretary Allen Arnold said.El Reno voters will consider a $69...

Marlene Walker-Payne (Hawkins), a proud member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and a great-great-granddaughter of Chief White Antelope, passed away Sept. 1, 2025, at River Oaks Skilled Nursing and Therapy in El Reno. She was 86, just 17 days shy of her 87th birthday.