December 2025

While gaining valuable mat time against stout competition, El Reno High School’s girls and boys wrestling teams placed only one entry at the 2025 Kansas City Stampede.The lone placer came from the girls team as Bentley Sharp (235) took eighth with a 3-3 overall record.She posted two close wins by a...

The pending Tournament of Champions in Tulsa could derail its efforts but Okarche High School’s boys basketball team remains on track to rewrite the state record books for most consecutive wins.Okarche, ranked No.1 in Class A, moved to 10-0 on the season with victories over Watonga (113-84) and...

Logan White hit a game-winning shot with three seconds left as Okarche High School’s girls basketball team capped off the 2025 portion of its schedule with a 35-33 win over powerhouse Seiling.The Wildcats, a Class B state semifinalist last season and currently ranked third in the B-1 polls, led...

Letters to Santa from Heidi Curtis’ kindergarten class at Maple:Dear Santa,I have been naughty and nice. I would like you to bring me a pink bike, a baby Jesus and a Nintendo Switch.Love, KamdynDear Santa,I have been nice.

The holiday season can be seen all around El Reno through decorations and a wide range of inflatable characters and house lights.

Redlands Community College has been named a 2025 Oklahoma Top Workplace.

Three Canadian County sheriff’s deputies recently graduated from the Basic Police Officer Academy.Deputies Kimberly Schlosser, Alexis Owens and Jaron McClure began training at the Canadian Valley Technology Center in August to obtain their Law Enforcement Officer Certifications.

Dayna Rowe, executive director of External Affairs at Redlands Community College, has been recognized as the Natalea Watkins Communicator of the Year by the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association (OCPRA), a statewide honor recognizing outstanding leadership and achievement in higher...

Several El Reno High School students shop for the annual Gifts to the Yanks event.The students shopped and then wrapped the gifts that were taken to the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City.

66 Tactical, a private gun club and training center, partnered with the Oklahoma Purple Heart Youth Ambassadors in a food and toy drive to serve families of Oklahoma veterans in need this holiday season.Each year, the Oklahoma Department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart distributes holiday...