December 2025

Body El Reno High School’s football program recently put the wraps on the league portion of the 2025 season with seven players earning spots on the various squads making up the 5A-2 All-District Awards.

Body Editor’s Note: Due to early holiday deadlines, the final two games of the tourney will appear in the Jan. 7 edition.

Body Editor’s Note: As we move from 2025 to 2026, we'll take a look back at some of the stories that made headlines locally. This is the first of three installments looking back at the past year. Happy New Year!

Body Several hundred people enjoyed the annual Kennedy Family El Reno Community Christmas Eve Dinner last week.Dwight Kennedy along with family, friends and volunteers put on the event at Wesley United Methodist Church.

Body A Yukon man has been caught after allegedly trying to meet an underage girl for sex.Nickolus Trevon Johnson, age 30, was charged in Canadian County District Court with lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16 and possession of child sexual abuse material.

Body The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced a package of preliminary legislative proposals that fail to directly address skyrocketing premiums and suggest measures that would make it more difficult for policyholders to fight back, critics say.

Body Nearly a decade after Missouri lost its NFL franchise in St. Louis to Los Angeles, the state learned Monday that the Kansas City Chiefs are moving across the state line to Kansas.

Body While no teams have tipped off their NJCAA Region 2 schedules, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team has positioned itself to be a contender for the 2026 regular-season title.

Body Redlands Community College men’s basketball team will be looking for consistence when the Cougars hit the road Monday to kick off NJCAA Region 2 action at Connors State College.

Body Fred W. Freeman passed from this earth and went to be with his Lord on Dec. 24, 2025, at the age of 83 in Oklahoma City.Fred was born Sept. 9, 1942, in Meridian, MS, to John and Wilma Freeman. Fred attended Enid High School and served in the U.S.