February 2026

Canadian County is seeking a federal grant to help investigate illegal dumping.The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office has applied through the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for up to $50,000 in fiscal year 2027 for the department’s environmental deputy.Lt. Mike Grimes explained the grant...

Prosecutors allege an El Reno woman repeatedly kicked and pulled away from a Yukon police officer during a drug arrest last fall.Jessica Leeann Nitzell, age 38, was charged Jan. 8 in Canadian County District Court with assault and battery on a police officer, resisting an officer, possession of a...

After only two weeks on the job, The Hill reports, Kevin Couch resigned in late January as head of artistic programming at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.Couch’s brief tenure might seem surprising, but a better question is why Couch sought or accepted the position in the first...

LAWSUITSTinker Federal Credit Union vs. Tony Alexander for $7,039.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Jason Burge for $5,457.02 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Velocity Investments LLC vs. Jeffery Bentley for $9,054.85 to pay...

A scoring burst over the final four minutes of the third period helped move El Reno High School’s girls basketball team to within a win of locking up third place in the District 5A-2 standings.El Reno retained the third spot with a 52-42 win over Noble and swept the season series with the Bears.The...

Despite missing three starters, losing a fourth at half, committing 22 turnovers and shooting 26 percent in the first half, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team had chances to beat Noble.Down by double digits to start the final period, El Reno trimmed that deficit to single digits twice...

A return to dual state will have to wait another season as El Reno High School’s wrestling team took third place last week at the 2026 Class 5A District 3 Championship.El Reno snapped a five-match losing streak with a win over Santa Fe South (60-21) but lost to Blanchard (48-33) and second-ranked...

El Reno High School graduate Nazhoni Sleeper (13) drives around a steal attempt by Redlands’ Katelyn Harviston (15) during a game over the weekend.Sleeper plays point guard for Seminole State College.

Myracle Washington led a trio of scorers to reach double digits as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team defeated Northern Oklahoma College of Enid 67-61.Washington was 5-of-8 shooting from the floor and made 4-of-6 free-throw attempts to close with 14 points.The guard added four...

Redlands Community College men’s basketball team earned its first regional road win of the season, defeating Northern Oklahoma College of Enid 85-78.The seven-point victory came after RCC held off the Jets 44-43 in the second half after leading 41-35 at the break.Redlands shot 31-of-65 (48 percent)...