February 2026

MIDWEST CITY – Twenty turnovers by El Reno High School's girls basketball team resulted in 29 points for Carl Albert as the Titans completed a sweep of EHS with a 68-38 win.

El Reno wrapped up District 5A-2 play with a 10-4 record, which left the Indians in the third spot and on the road for the postseason. Jennifer Douglas' team slipped to 13-9 overall.

Despite 11 turnovers in the first half, El Reno stayed with a 3-pointer by Juliana Thomas (14-10) and treys by Jaida Richardson and Halli Ferguson late in the second period to make it a 24-20 game.

MIDWEST CITY – Carl Albert held off a pair of fourth-period rallies by El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to sweep the Indians in District 5A-2 action with a 64-53 victory.

The double-digit loss, the second of the year to the Titans, closed out 5A-2 play for El Reno with a 6-8 record for fifth place. The Indians slipped to 9-13 on the season.

El Reno trailed 53-32 early in the fourth before going on an 11-2 run.

Isaiah Smith had two baskets in the break, split by a 3-pointer by Jacob Nichols, before Kason Haydon hit a short jumper.

Lloyd Derald Eisenhour, 92, of Edmond, passed away Feb. 14, 2026. He was born Oct. 27, 1933, in Minco to George and Bernice (Snyder) Eisenhour. He attended Fairview School southwest of Minco and Minco Public Schools, graduating in 1952. 

Lloyd was drafted into the U.S. Army on June 18, 1953, and was stationed in Taegu, South Korea, until April 1955, and was standby reserves until 1961, receiving an honorable discharge. 

Area basketball teams emerged from the first round of postseason action unscathed, claiming six district titles in the process and each now needing three straight wins to make state.

Calumet High School’s boys team defeated Ringwood (88-25) to move to 23-3 on the year and claimed the Class B1, Area I, District 5 Championship.

Kingston Arnold led the effort with 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

Hunter Mayfield followed with 13 points and four boards, while Konnor Thiessen had 12 points and five boards. Brendon Voss added 11 points and four caroms.

The 38th Annual Burger Day will get a boost from the City of El Reno and the owner of an historic building in the downtown that’s in need of repair will get a few more months to continue showing progress.

City council members voted to boost funding for the Burger Day event from the $10,000 last year to $15,000 for this year’s festival set for May 2.

Casey Trejo, board president of the newly-formed Historic Downtown El Reno Foundation, requested the boost in city support. The foundation replaces the former Main Street program and is a nonprofit entity.

Wow! What a great event!

It’s been a social media tale for years, but if a report by an Oklahoma City media outlet is true, Buc-ee’s may actually arrive in Canadian County.

OKCTalk reported Thursday that the Texas-based company is in preliminary talks with Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to open a store at I-40 and Cimarron Road. The proposed area, the story said, is just north of Clarence E. Page Airport and in the Oklahoma City limits.

El Reno artist Chris Small has been working on touching up the paint on the Route 66 mural outside The Filling Station.

Small first painted the mural in 2009 and says he’s been using special techniques and materials to keep water from getting behind the mural.

The makeover is part of the city’s efforts to get ready for the 100-year birthday celebration for the Mother Road.

Canadian County government leaders are projecting a late spring/early summer 2027 completion of a new four-story courthouse.

A groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 9 marked the start of construction of a 112,407-square-foot building at 201 N. Choctaw.

Canadian County’s three commissioners, at a Public Facilities Authority meeting Feb. 5, approved a maximum guaranteed price totaling $71,838,991.

Commissioners Tracey Rider, Tom Manske and Lacey Dawson each took turns speaking during the groundbreaking celebration. Undersheriff Kevin Ward gave an opening prayer.

Work begins Monday, Feb. 16 on a bridge replacement project on the US-281 Spur over I-40, just west of El Reno in Canadian County. The site is the Cherokee Trading Post. 

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said while traffic is not expected to be impacted during the initial phase of the project, drivers should expect occasional congestion in the work zone as work progresses. Updates will be sent as conditions change.