February 2026

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body Wow! What a great event!

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.