January 2026

Fueled by one of its best shooting nights of the season, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 64-30 decision over Lawton.

The 34-point victory moved El Reno to 8-7 on the season and gave the Indians the season sweep of the Wolverines.

More importantly, El Reno improved to 6-3 in the District 5A-2 standings and maintains the third seed at 6-3. The Indians trail Midwest City (8-0) by 2.5 games and Carl Albert (7-0) by two but stayed a game and a half ahead of Noble (4-4).

Hampered by 34 percent shooting and 19 turnovers over the final three periods, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team dropped a 71-47 home game to Lawton.

The 22-point victory gave the Wolverines the season sweep over El Reno as the Indians slipped to 5-10 on the year.

The league loss was the second in a row for EHS, which dropped to 3-6 in the District 5A-2 standings.

El Reno remains in fifth place in the league but now trails Lawton by 2.5 games and Noble by two. Midwest City and Carl Albert are the top two seeds.

Despite having two starters out due to sickness, Union City High School’s girls basketball team defeated Geary 62-14 to extend its current win streak to six games.

The Tigers improved to 13-6 on the year as the streak included a 51-7 romp over ASTEC Charter.

Despite having a better win total than nine teams in the top 20 of the latest Class B-1 poll, Union City slipped three spots in the rankings to No.26.

Keely Riley led all Union City scorers with 30 points for the two-game set, followed by Kamryn Cook with 22 and 17 from Mariah Alley.

Jett Mueggenborg uncorked what is believed to be a school-record 51-point performance as Okarche High School’s boys basketball team defeated Hennessey 99-41.

The Warriors, ranked No.1 in Class A, moved to 16-3 on the season with the 58-point blowout – its sixth straight win. It was Okarche’s 14th game this season scoring 90 or more points and followed an 88-48 victory over Thomas-Fay-Custer.

Mueggenborg scored his career-high mark off a 20-of-29 (69 percent) shooting effort.

Churning out a season-high block total and its third highest 3-point production, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 73-64 win over Western Oklahoma.

Redlands improved to 8-11 on the season and drew closer to the top of the NJCAA Region 2 standings. The Cougars are currently eighth at 2-3 but a half game out of third place.

From behind the arc the Cougars logged 27 points off 41 percent (9-of-22) shooting.

A late-game shooting slump forced Redlands Community College women’s basketball team into the loss column for a third straight outing after dropping a 62-54 home bid to Western Oklahoma.

The eight-point setback dropped the Cougars to 15-4 on the season. Redlands remains in the fourth spot in the NJCAA Region 2 standings at 2-3.

Down by 10 points in the third period, Redlands rallied to within a point, 52-51, on a Myracle Washington free-throw line jumper with just over five minutes to play.

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Cold Weather Safety Tips

With severe cold, ice, and snow possible this weekend, the Development Services Department encourages everyone to take a few simple steps to stay warm, safe, and avoid preventable hazards.

ODOT is actively preparing for a winter storm expected to impact the state beginning Friday. Because each storm is different and much of the winter weather in the state can quickly shift between ice, sleet or snow, ODOT proactively monitors weather conditions closely to determine the best plan of action for each storm. Pre-treatment operations are already underway to help improve safety on highways and interstates. Crews will continue to monitor conditions ahead of the expected inclement weather. 

A new multi-unit hangar will be going up at El Reno Regional Airport after the city council signed off on a plan to fund the project. 

El Reno accepted a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics for more than $1.2 million to help construct the hangar.

The grant provides 40 percent of the funding for the project, with the city kicking in 60 percent or $1.8 million. The grant will help cover the construction and all professional services associated with the project, information provided by the city said.