May 2026

Though the total run count was tied at 16-all, El Reno High School’s final three regular season opponents did what the Indians could not – get extra base hits.

El Reno was on the short end of an 8-2 count in extra base hits, while its defense committed eight errors en route to a 1-2 record against the trio.

The Indians defeated Lawton Eisenhower (15-1) to sweep the season series with the Eagles but lost to Noble (6-0) and Shawnee (9-1).

A young El Reno High School track team was split up for the 2026 Suburban Conference Track and Field Championships, with several athletes running in the freshman division.

El Reno’s varsity girls were led off the track by Mya Robles, who was runner-up in the discus with a toss of 92 feet and 5 inches. The senior was fourth in the shot put with a throw of 31-9.

On the track, Lilly Owen was fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of two minutes and 40.81 seconds. The junior was sixth in the 1,600-meter run at 6:04.77.

Services for Ramona Lou Scott of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 5 at the Tuttle Church of Christ, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Ramona passed away April 30, 2026. She was born March 22, 1929, in Minco. She would become known as Granny to everyone who knew her. She threw the paper route for 19 years in Minco until she was well into her 70s.

Granny was a member of Minco Church of Christ for over 50 years, and later the Tuttle Church of Christ. 

On paper, the USDA’s Grazinglands Research Laboratory at Fort Reno is a place; an historic tract of land west of Oklahoma City where scientists study cattle, forage and water in the Southern Plains.

In practice, much of its research happens somewhere else.

The term STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, is often thought of as just science.

At BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center, located on the campus of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center (OCPARC), just west of El Reno, STEM is more than just science. 

El Reno’s Tuxedo Lounge is trying to cook up a special Christmas for local kids by raffling off a “one of a kind grill.” All proceeds from the $1 per ticket raffle will be donated to the Christmas with a Cop program.

The El Reno Fraternal Order of Police Chapter 151 has been taking local children Christmas shopping for what will be 18 years this December.

The kids are selected by El Reno teachers and the police officers do the rest. 

The handmade grill is “one of a kind,” Floyd “Ribeye” Mullen said because he built it, which makes it one of a kind.

Harper Looper - El Reno HS Junior
“Bruno and the Boneyard Buddies”