City delays house issue one month
The City of El Reno gave the owner of the house at 619 W. Clarke Street another month to show progress is being made before possibly moving forward with demolition.
April 2026
Paw patrol earns gold
El Reno officials are singing the praises of the Animal Control Officers who recently earned one of the highest scores for the department’s ability to adopt out animals.
Bookmobile opens new chapter
The Bookmobile hosted by Wesley in ACTSion, the mission team at Wesley United Methodist Church, started a new chapter with a bright teal van that will continue giving thousands of books to El Reno children.In late 2019, mission co-chair Amy Neathery said she was watching the news and saw a report...
Cleaning up an I-40 wreck
An El Reno juvenile found himself spending time at the Children’s Justice Center after he allegedly took a family member’s vehicle without permission and then proceeded to elude police.Police Chief Ken Brown said the juvenile lost control of the vehicle, wrecking it along I-40 near Radio Road.The...
Great Gatsby prom
El Reno High School held its annual prom at the Jenks Simmons Annex.The event featured a red carpet walk. dancing, photo booth and the naming of the prom royalty.This year’s prom theme was Great Gatsby.
Glen Edward Hill
Funeral services for Glen Edward Hill will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the Jenks Simmons Annex in El Reno with Rev. Jim Bob Patman officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Glen died April 13, 2026, at his home in El Reno.
From 50 cases per month to 50 per week: Oklahoma’s system for child sex abuse overwhelmed
The idea is simple: A child who has been sexually abused should only have to tell their story once.
Lawmakers to continue funding Oklahoma’s mental health hotline
OKLAHOMA CITY — Funding to continue the operation of Oklahoma’s mental health crisis hotline for another year is included in a budget agreement as federal funding is set to end this fall.
El Reno High’s March top students
El Reno High School’s March Students of the Month are Makenzie Glenn, Kayden Harjo, Annie Kerr, Aubree Alsept and Sharon Moreno.Also noted are Garett Moss, William Gipson and Ethan Gilleland.
Oklahoma Chapter AE holds meeting
Members of Oklahoma Chapter AE of International P.E.O. met recently with Margaret Price serving as hostess and Barbara Johnson as co-hostess.Others attending were Christy Eichholz, Lindsey Vise, Janan Fletcher, Cindy Ward, Robin White-Mahone and Anna Rinehart.Vise read minutes from the previous...