March 2026

LAWSUITS

Capital One N.A. vs. Mary Scott for $1,589.81 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

Capital One N.A. vs. Amber Dongog for $1,452.80 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

Capital One N.A. vs. Monica Lackey for $1,970.18 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

Capital One N.A. vs. Darryll Burns for $4,905.05 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

Merrick Bank Corporation vs. Sandra Peck for $2,597.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Since the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association switched the state’s two largest classifications to in-season district play, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team has dominated voting for postseason awards.

The Indians have collected 27 all-district spots over the three years, including seven superlative awards and two Player of the Year laurels.

Those numbers include this year’s seven spots over the four teams making up the 2026 Girls All-District 5A-2 selections.

El Reno High School’s baseball team was slated to return to District 5A-1 play Monday and Tuesday against Santa Fe South before entering the Bryson Cael Memorial Festival.

The Indians are currently 2-5 on the season and 1-3 in district play.

Catcher Gage Lesperance makes a throw to first base to catch a runner. (Tribune photographer/Glen Miller)

Though finishing fifth in league play, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team rebounded from an 0-3 start to finish above .500 over the final 11 games of the race.

It was a turnaround which caught the eye of league coaches as El Reno collected six spots over the five squads making up the 2026 All-District 5A-2 selections.

It was the second most picks among the eight member schools behind district winner Carl Albert with 10, plus Coach of the Year Jay Price.

For the second straight year, the University of Central Oklahoma has signed one of the area’s top scorers.

Okarche High School senior Jett Mueggenborg (center) signed with the Bronchos in a small event at the school.

Mueggenborg is a three-time state champion and holds the school’s career scoring record and ranks in the top 10 for scoring in Oklahoma state tournaments.

Union City High School’s baseball team, ranked No.5 in Class A2, suffered its first loss of the season while hosting its annual spring break festival against a stack of ranked teams. The Tigers lost 9-3 to Talihina, No.9 in Class A, to slip to 5-1 on the season. Union City opened the event with wins over Class B’s fourth-ranked Leedey (7-6) and Class A2’s Depew (12-2).

On Tuesday, Canadian County commissioners ordered a burn ban effective immediately, but Mother Nature’s winds didn't heed the order in time to stop a large pasture fire.

The outdoor burn ban is in effect until Monday, March 23 when commissioners will reassess the situation at their regular weekly meeting. 

As for the pasture fire, the El Reno Fire Department joined more than a dozen other firefighting agencies and the Federal Bureau of Land Management to control the blaze that spread along the border of Canadian and Kingfisher counties.

Sue Bear said she thought she smelled something, but she was tired. It was Sunday night. It had been a long week.

“I just pulled my shirt over my nose and went back to sleep,” she said. 

Thankfully, her daughter, Hanna arrived home after working at Freeman’s. 

Hanna woke her mother up as well as the 3-year-old Australian shepherd that was sleeping through the ordeal. 

She told her mother she could see smoke billowing from the attic. 

El Reno’s former mayor, Matt White, was heard bragging about his wife’s goulash recipe.

When I found out about it, of course I had to contact Elisha White and get the recipe. She laughed and said it’s a Bobby Deen recipe, but it turns out great every time.

Thanks for the recipe, Elisha (and Bobby.) 

Canadian County will work with federal immigration authorities on “certain immigration enforcement” functions, but will not be going into schools or doing so-called “roundups” looking for those who may be in the country illegally.

Undersheriff Kevin Ward shared information about the plan with county commissioners during their regular Monday meeting. 

“This is a program that ICE has entered into with several agencies across the country, several here in Oklahoma,” Ward said. “Basically what it does is it deputizes certain employees so they can do limited ICE enforcement.”