February 2026

MUNICIPAL COURTRed Big Eagle, Calumet, speeding, $175.Kassie Seeman, El Reno, trespassing on posted property, $295.Thomas Kilian, Yukon, expired tag, $165.Penn Pumah, Oklahoma City, speeding, $165.James Reed, Oklahoma City, speeding, $165.Irene Elorza Monsivais, El Reno, driving without license...

Gardeners in Oklahoma are eager to get their landscapes looking good, and pruning their trees and shrubs is one way to get started.Pruning not only is an essential maintenance practice, but it also enhances the beauty of the trees and shrubs, said David Hillock, Oklahoma State University Extension...

A 9-year-old boy was attacked by four large dogs.Thankfully, Superman, or in this case, Ryder Watts was in the area.Watts, a 16-year-old El Reno High School sophomore, was driving near the Jensen, Holbrook Circle area when he saw what was happening.

El Reno Public Schools Board of Education officially entered the construction documents phase on the first buildings to be erected under last year’s record school bond.In October, voters approved two bond proposals totaling $69.5 million, with classroom additions at Lincoln and Roblyer Learning...

We should all stop and think about this the next time El Reno and the area gets hit with severe weather: There are people working in the elements while most are riding the storm out inside some sort of building.One of those people would be Charles Hill. At least until Feb. 28.

A former truck driver has received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to causing a double-fatality traffic collision in far west Canadian County.Chickasha’s Cordele R. Brandon Sr., age 70, was required to surrender his commercial driver’s license as part of a plea agreement in Canadian...

Diana Lynn Snyder Luna was born April 4, 1958, in El Reno to Glenn “Art” and Sue Snyder. She died Feb. 9, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She married the love of her life, Ronnie Luna on Nov. 14, 1994, and they spent 32 wonderful years together in Murfreesboro.

LAWSUITSPortfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Louise Wright for $2,148.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Robert Hernandez for $2,642.30 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.LVNV Funding LLC vs. Delvon Colbert for $4,017.78...

Graveside services for Mary Lou (Griggs) Gambel were held Monday, Feb. 16 at the Calumet Cemetery with Rev. Mike Davis officiating. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home of Hinton. Mary Lou passed away Feb. 13, 2026, in Yukon.

Jeff Kouba watched all four of his kids take shots inside the famed Jenks Simmons Field House while wearing El Reno jerseys.He even admits to tossing up a few himself while playing basketball in high school for then head coach Glen Rickner.