December 2025

Body The City of El Reno will hold its annual Christmas parade downtown Saturday starting at 5 p.m.

Body The song “Amazing Grace,” played by bagpiper David Marshal of the Tulsa Pipes and Drums, resonated with a lamenting sound.

Body The El Reno Tribune’s “Pennies for Presents” drive, supporting El Reno High School’s Gifts for the Yanks program, continues through Dec. 10.

Body Visitors to the Filling Station have gotten an early look at the bright red ride for Santa Claus in this weekend’s Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting.The “Christmas Kicks on Route 66” parade starts at 5 p.m.

Body A preservation group’s effort to refurbish the historic Canadian County Jail has been on a temporary pause after fundraising efforts slowed for the project’s next phase.In fall 2024, the nonprofit Preservation El Reno hired contractor J.T.

Body The skeletal remains of a 1990 cold case were recently identified by the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office using ancestral DNA, with assistance from the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office and Othram DNA Testing Lab.

Body Braulio Luna was formally sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 18 years to serve, for charges related to child sexual exploitation and attempted human trafficking of a minor.Luna’s conviction stems from his arrest on Aug.

Body A trial date is set next spring for a fired Canadian County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexual misconduct while on duty.David Joseph Randall of Edmond is charged with sexual battery. He is due to face a Canadian County jury starting May 4, 2026, in District Judge Khristan K.

Body OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma residents may get to vote to eliminate property taxes for homes they live in.

Body At an Oval Office event on Nov. 18, U.S.