Arrest made in hit and run; officer remains critical
El Reno police have made an arrest in connection with the hit and run that sent an officer to an Oklahoma City hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
October 2025
Voters OK record ER school bonds
With nearly 80 percent approval, El Reno Public Schools will begin implementing construction and purchase projects under two bond proposals approved by voters Tuesday.“I’m honored and thankful for the support of our community.
Downtown needs ‘step back,’ Main Street tells city
Casey Trejo said the Main Street board of directors will meet next week to discuss what steps to take moving forward.The president of the El Reno Main Street Board, Trejo attended the city council meeting Tuesday evening.She said it might be time for Main Street as well as the City of El Reno to...
Stitching the Mother Road
MaCrae Putnam is preserving history, not with a commemorative plaque or statue but with fabric and thread. Putnam owns El Reno’s only quilt shop, Make It Sew, in downtown El Reno and has designed a 100th anniversary Route 66 quilt.
On the rise
Attendance data from the fifth annual El Reno Air Show and Community Day reflect the event is doing the same as its performers in the air – going up and up.“It seems like everyone had a good time.
City plans yearlong series of Route 66 birthday events
The City of El Reno, the El Reno Chamber of Commerce and the Route 66 Collaborative are launching a yearlong series of events in celebration of the 2026 Route 66 100th anniversary.
Church gets new roof
Workers spent several days last week ripping off old shingles and installing new ones on the roof over part of Wesley United Methodist Church.
RCC to host Nursing Gala
Redlands Community College nursing students are hosting a fundraising gala Friday, Nov. 7 to increase learning opportunities for students.The inaugural Nursing Gala is a celebration of community, compassion and care, featuring live and silent auctions, food and drinks.Funds raised through the...
BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center offering vacation package as fundraiser
BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center is promoting a fundraiser to help with its education mission. Dr. Kristy Ehlers said BlueSTEM has partnered with HGA Fundraising to offer a four-night all-inclusive vacation package to the Caribbean for two adults.
Lucas acts more East Coast liberal than Oklahoma conservative
Recent stories should alarm all Oklahomans. And hopefully, wake us up to demand our elected leaders take a common sense approach to addressing critical issues.
