January 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY - A response has been filed at the Oklahoma Supreme Court to El Reno’s appeal in a land annexation case.Attorney Austin L. Hamm of Box Law Group signed the Jan. 9 Response to Petition in Error asking justices to sustain a Canadian County District Court ruling invalidating most of the...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Education committee leaders in the Oklahoma Legislature have put literacy laws at the forefront of their yearly policy goals, further entrenching childhood reading as a top focus for the 2026 legislative session.Only 26 percent of Oklahoma public school students made a proficient...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust announced millions in grants Wednesday to expand patient access to trained doctors and cancer treatments.

Patrick Upton Dailey was born July 13, 1943, in Chickasha to Andrew Frank Dailey and Ida Mae Friedlander Dailey.He passed away peacefully on Jan. 13, 2026, in Norman.Patrick graduated from Duncan High School in 1961 and later earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma.Throughout...

LAWSUITSCapital One N.A. vs. Stanley Staton for $3,621.44 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.Capital One N.A. vs. Sandra Hood for $3,836.33 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.Covington Credit Inc. vs. Cedric Gaines for $2,705.67 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.HS...

El Reno High School Assistant Principal Jerelyn Atchison strikes a cowbell with a drumstick during a song with the EHS spirit band at halftime of the boys game with Carl Albert last week at Jenks Simmons Field House.

A feverish comeback attempt in the fourth period fell short as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team dropped a 77-67 game to archrival Carl Albert in the first of two District 5A-2 meetings.The loss drops El Reno to 5-9 on the season.Despite the 10-point setback, El Reno retains the fifth seed...

Six turnovers in the first period derailed early momentum and a surprise lead as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team was held to its second lowest point total of the season in a 52-28 loss to Carl Albert.The loss drops El Reno to 7-7 on the season and 2-2 inside Jenks Simmons Field...

A 21 percent overall shooting effort caused Redlands Community College women’s basketball team to drop a 67-37 home game to league-leading Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.The loss, which was Redlands lowest point total of the season, leaves the Cougars with a 15-3 overall mark and a 2-2 record in the...

Allowing an opponent to reach the century mark for a third time this season, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team suffered a 100-67 loss to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.The 33-point loss drops the Cougars to 7-11 on the season and 1-3 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings at eighth...