August 2026

Body The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and the City of El Reno held a joint celebration of the recent Indian Nations Powwow.

Body The Canadian County Families with Children Coalition recently celebrated 30 years of serving Canadian County.

Body I can’t believe school is about to start. This is my first year I don’t have a child enrolled in school. They both graduated, hallelujah! And no, I’m not sad about it. I’m happy for them to be working and training in careers they both love and building their own lives.

Body Due to several days of extreme temperatures and a lack of much-needed rainfall, Oklahoma City has implemented an odd-even outdoor watering schedule.

Body Services for Mary E. Taylor will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Justin Alvarez officiating. Burial will be in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Mary died Aug. 4, 2026, at her home in Calumet.

Body El Reno Public Schools Director of Operations Chris Taber (left) and Community Outreach Director Brooke Robertson sort through boxes of school supplies at Roblyer Learning Center.

Body The Canadian County Board of Commissioners approved changes to a group of highway projects including the widening and resurfacing of part of Route 66 at their Monday meeting.The Route 66 project calls for widening and resurfacing of the highway from east of the junction of U.S.

Body The Canadian County Historical Museum has launched a $20,000 fundraising campaign to rebuild the roof over the front porch of the 1892 Hotel El Reno - one of the county’s most significant surviving links to early Oklahoma history.

Body The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a 45-year-old woman who was being held in the Canadian County Jail. Undersheriff Kevin Ward said Crystal Mason was booked into the jail on Tuesday, July 28 after being stopped by Oklahoma City police.

Body Russell Cook points to Monday as the real start to the football season but the El Reno High School head coach is pleased with the first three days of fall drills.“We got about 45 kids out and they are working hard overall. As a coaching staff we were pleased.