December 2025

Editor’s Note: This is the first of two installments concerning the remains of 16 Cheyenne and Arapaho children reclaimed from the cemetery at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.

El Reno captured another Route 66 grant that will help move the project known as “The Hub” forward and if all goes to plan, keep visitors in town a little longer.City Manager Matt Sandidge said El Reno was awarded $725,000 from the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission on Tuesday.Sandidge is a member of the...

For the 42nd year, the Kennedy Family El Reno Community Christmas Eve Dinner will be offered to one and all in a celebration of the true meaning of Christmas.Dwight Kennedy and his family, with help from community volunteers, have prepared a Christmas Eve dinner for the entire community since the...

Centre Theatre for the Arts will present Christmas at the Centre 2025, a celebration of one of El Reno’s most cherished holiday traditions.This festive event brings together talent from El Reno and the Oklahoma City metro, a timeless Christmas tale and a heartwarming story in one evening.This...

Give the gift of health and wellness with a Redlands Community College Fitness Center limited-time offer for new and renewing members. Get four months for the price of three when you join or renew your membership between Dec. 1 and Dec. 12.

WASHINGTON — The Oklahoma National Guard is preparing to send approximately 160 guardsmen to Washington, D.C. this week to “supplement the D.C. National Guard” for a 90-day deployment.

STILLWATER – The holiday season can add stress to a household budget that may already be stretched thin. However, with careful planning and thoughtful spending, families can create lasting memories without breaking the bank.

Georgia Mae Beard, 85, of Yukon, Oklahoma, passed away on November 29, 2025.Born in Mangum, Oklahoma, to George S. and Sarah M. Lacefield, Georgia entered the world on February 26, though her birth certificate reflects a birthdate of February 27, 1940.

The third annual Transition Thanksgiving Luncheon held recently featured traditional thanksgiving fare prepped and made by El Reno Public Schools Transition members.This included making a list of foods, creating a budget, grocery shopping, prepping, cooking and serving.

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mount Zion Global Methodist Church, with Carol Stine opening the meeting.Donna Wehmuller read the history of the hymn “It Is Well With My Soul” and played a recording of the hymn.Maxine Little read minutes from the last meeting, with Patricia...