September 2025

PIEDMONT – El Reno High School’s football team imploded in the third period of its top 10 battle with Piedmont, allowing four touchdowns in the frame en route to a 34-0 shutout.The loss dropped El Reno, ranked No.10 in Class 5A in the Associated Press Oklahoma Prep Football Poll, to 1-1 on the...

Jumping back into league play, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team was held to six hits in a 9-3 road loss to Carl Albert.The loss dropped El Reno to 3-8 on the season and 0-2 in the District 5A-2 standings for fifth place.El Reno’s six-hit effort was led by a double from Taylor Acosta.

Losing to archrival Carl Albert in the first round of Gold Bracket play, El Reno High School’s volleyball team exited the Noble Invitational with a 2-2 record.El Reno, ranked 10th in Class 5A, dropped to 12-9 on the year with the loss to the eighth-ranked Titans.

El Reno’s animal shelter will be more friendly for its guests after improvements are made. City officials gathered with members of the Friends of the El Reno Animal Shelter this week to celebrate the beginning of those improvements.

YUKON – United Way of Canadian County (UWCC) kicked off its annual fundraising campaign during the Yukon Chamber Coffee Aug. 29 at the Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Cowan Campus.

Some $5,000 was raised to train and recruit new volunteers at Canadian County CASA’s 2025 Banquet and Awards Ceremony.CASA – an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocates – is dedicated to improving the lives of the children in the Oklahoma foster care system in Canadian County.The program’s...

El Reno Carnegie Library received a $350 grant from Oklahoma Humanities to support Let’s Talk About It: Abridged Version.

El Reno High School will celebrate its annual All-Sports Homecoming Friday, Sept. 12 before the first home game of the 2025 season against Weatherford.The downtown parade will start at 12:50 p.m. King and queen coronation will be at 6:15 p.m.

El Reno’s Sacred Heart Catholic School will host its annual David Eaton Memorial Golf Tournament. The four-person scramble is set for Oct. 24 at Crimson Creek Golf Club.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Jerry Don Smith, who was born Oct. 24, 1952, and passed away Aug. 27, 2025.