September 2025

A benefit dinner supporting the Minco High School softball team will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 at the El Reno Elks Lodge, 415 S. Rock Island. Nancy Salsman said the benefit will be from 5 to 7 p.m.For $10, supporters will receive a dinner of sloppy joes, chips and dessert.

A request for city funds from the Main Street organization was tabled by the city council in a unanimous vote.The action came during the regular monthly council meeting Tuesday night. Council member Amy Neathery made the motion to table the request, drawing a second from Vice Mayor David Black.

A program operated by El Reno’s Wesley United Methodist Church was honored by the Oklahoma State School Board Association with one of the organization's most distinguished awards. The OSSBA selected Wesley in ACTSion for its Barbara Lynch Community Partner Award.

Before being demolished to make space for a new Canadian County Courthouse, the former county Administration Building hosted two days of training for law enforcement personnel.Commissioners this week approved an agreement with the Canadian County Special Operations Team.The agreement allowed...

Voters in Canadian County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Oct. 14 El Reno Public Schools, City of Oklahoma City or Hinton Public Schools special elections should apply now, Canadian County Election Board Secretary Allen Arnold said.Absentee ballots are available to all registered...

El Reno High School August Students of the Month are Quinn Charmasson, Rhett Davis, Ella Findley, Grant First, Garrett March, Malachi Bilbrey, Addison Kennedy and Bridgette McReynolds.

Maple August Students of the Month are Hazel Resendiz, pre-kindergarten; Cooper Higdon, kindergarten; and Bowen Ellison, first grade.Also, Abby Bass, sixth grade; Rowyn McKee, second grade; Blaiklyn Barton, fifth grade; Zoe Robles, fourth grade; Creelie Hamons, third grade; Lottie Vise, seventh...

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s recent decision to prevent four teenage boys from playing basketball for Glencoe High School because they transferred into the district, effectively undermining Oklahoma’s open transfer law, has one lawmaker urging his colleagues to dismantle...

To the Editor:In July, Dub was diagnosed with cancer and the Haynes Studio nightmare began.Every day, running to Oklahoma City for tests, scans, treatments, etc. Our anxiety went off the charts because we had commitments that had to be done. In stepped the El Reno Tribune and Glen Miller.

To the Editor:Tuesday night’s City Council meeting was a reminder of how important it is for our community to have clear communication, strong preparation and a shared vision for the future of downtown.Across the nation, Main Street Programs serve as tools for cities to revitalize their historic...