September 2026

Maple School August Staff Member of the Month is Kurt Havener, bus driver and custodian.

For five innings, it looked like El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team had finally figured out how to break an eight-game losing streak to Guthrie dating back to 2019.The Bluejays had other thoughts.Guthrie rallied from a 2-1 deficit to score eight runs over the final two innings to pull...

El Reno High School’s volleyball team, ranked third in Class 5A, had its nine-match win streak snapped last week with a 3-0 loss to rival Carl Albert, ranked fifth in the same poll.

What did eight wins over a six-day period net Union City High School’s fast-pitch softball team?How about a tournament title, an extension of a winning streak and a jump of eight spots in the latest Class A poll.Union City moved up to No.22 in the rankings with one reporting date left before...

Calumet High School’s baseball team continues to have a brutal fall schedule as the defending Class B state champion, logging just two wins in its last five outings.Four of those games were against ranked opponents as Calumet has now played 12 teams from the three various polls over its first 14...

Graveside service for Norma Ruth Martin of El Reno will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4 at the El Reno Cemetery Pavilion under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Norma died Sept. 1, 2026, at Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon. She was born May 29, 1934, at Calumet.

CITY OF EL RENO10-DAY NOTICE OF PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT LOCATION: 801 W. Jensen Rd.

The water troubles that led to shutoffs for some residents and low water pressure throughout El Reno last week sat on private property where city officials said an unknown bitcoin mining business was operating.

Interim El Reno Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said a captain in the department has been returned to “full duty status” after an investigation into a Victim Protective Order issued against him “did not warrant disciplinary action.”

David BlackVice Mayor David Black will seek re-election as Ward 3 council representative. He will face Blake Dewberry in the Nov. 3 election. Black said he is running because “we’ve made great strides in improving our community and I want to keep that momentum going.”