June 2026

Temo Ibarra brought his 15-year-old son, Ian to the Caldwell Collection at Mustang Field for the Young Eagles Rally. They plan to come back. Ibarra said Ian attends Duncan High School where he’s enrolled in the high school aviation program.

Crews are expected to complete concrete work within the next couple of weeks and begin erecting structural steel at the new $71.8 million Canadian County Courthouse.Tyler Johnson, project manager with Lingo Construction Services, told the Canadian County Public Facilities Authority the project was...

The city of El Reno will begin curbside collection of tree limbs damaged during the June 2026 storms beginning Tuesday, July 7 at 6 a.m.Residents are asked to cut tree limbs into sections no longer than 8 feet  and place them in piles at the curb for collection.

For the second time in five days, El Reno was hit with severe weather.Rain and high winds caused downed trees and power lines in the Reformatory and Sunset Drive corridor.

Christine Victoria Yoder died June 22, 2026, at her home in El Reno. She was born in Oklahoma City on Aug. 31, 1962, to L.D. and Hazel Bell (Cole) Yoder.

I was too young to remember Apollo 11.I was 2 years old when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon.But I do remember the later moon landings.Back then, there were only three television networks. When NASA launched a mission, all three carried wall-to-wall coverage.

OKLAHOMA CITY — For many Oklahomans, saving enough money for a down payment and closing costs can be one of the biggest obstacles to buying a home.The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency provides help with down payment assistance, offers extra assistance for eligible newly built homes, and creates a...

Margaret Pauline Ryan was born March 28, 1933, in Lakota, Iowa. She entered into eternal rest June 22, 2026, in El Reno.  Margaret was the middle child of Fred and Marie (Baumann) Christ.

As Congress debates the transportation bill, Oklahoma’s future may depend on more than roads.When MidAmerica Industrial Park Chief Administrative Officer David Stewart talks to prospective employers, transportation is often one of the first topics that comes up.

Carmen K. Frazier passed away June 24, 2026, at the age of 80. She was born Aug. 8, 1945, in the El Reno Sanitarium to Clarence and Beryl Von Tungeln.Carmen married Jim R. Murphy on April 5, 1963. They had two sons, Michael Murphy and Brian Murphy. She retired from Park View Hospital in 2006.