April 2026

Closing out the regular season, El Reno High School’s boys golf team put up a pair of top 15 finishes including a fifth-place effort in the Marlow Invitational.El Reno carded a 319 on the Generations Golf Course, led by a three-birdie infused round of 73 (37-36) by Baylor Pearson, which placed him...

It might be hard to believe, but El Reno’s soon to open restaurant, Sonny’s Kitchen and Bar, actually got its start in Washington, D.C.Expected to open soon at 1515 S. Rock Island, workers are putting the finishing touches on the building, converting it from the VFW Post that hosted all kinds of...

Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell was in El Reno last week along with dozens of other visitors who all made their way to The Filling Station.

El Reno will celebrate the 38th Annual Burger Day Festival on May 2.

Two pieces of El Reno Public Schools record $69.5 million bond election, passed last October, are a step closer to turning dirt and pouring concrete.At the April meeting, the El Reno School Board voted 5-0 to approve the design documents presented by the Larson Design Group for the multi-sport and...

Ryan Bellgardt doesn’t measure success in blockbuster budgets.“Don’t think of it as one $30 million movie — think of it as 30 $1 million movies,” said the Oklahoma City filmmaker and co-owner of Boiling Point Media, describing the kind of steady, small-scale production he believes can sustain a...

Maple March Students of the Month are Olivia Tredway, first grade, Poppy Davidson, pre-kindergarten, Opal White, second grade, and Riggs Foster, kindergarten.Also named are Kane Smith, fourth grade, Maverick Lorenzen, third grade, Laken Meschberger, fifth grade, Daxton Gatz, sixth grade, Jaci...

Okarche High School February Students of the Month are Asher Schieber, Hannah Carnott, Harrison Mueggenborg, Belle Schwarz, Maelyn Pinkerton and Jag Mueggenborg.

Okarche High School February Lion and Lioness honorees are seniors Cody Endres and Cami White.

Members of the Underwood Club of Oklahoma Home and Community Education met recently at a local restaurant for a luncheon meeting.Those attending were Renee’ Schweitzer, Ann Ricketts, Natalia Valenzuela, Bernita Davis, Delpha Miklautsch, Janan Fletcher and Vicki Duncan.Davis read minutes from the...