September 2026

Students from Riverside and Union City schools were on hand last week for a portion of the Annual Bivouac and National Cavalry Competition held at Fort Reno.About 200 students watched from the bleachers as competitors took part in the Mounted Saber event.

There are some things most of us would rather not have built next door. An aluminum smelter is probably one of them. A refinery would make the list.

Oklahoma State University President Jim Hess went public last week with a vision he has been quietly working toward for years: merging Tulsa Community College into OSU to create a single institution where Tulsa students can begin and finish a degree under one roof.

The El Reno Wranglers will host a Ranch Rodeo Sept. 26 at the Denny-Crump Rodeo Arena.The grand entry will be at 7:30 p.m. A rules meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Circle B Cattle Co. will provide the livestock for the events that will include stray gathering, doctoring/mugging, sorting/penning,...

Barbara Ann Musser was born March 20, 1937, in Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pa., to Walter and Hester Shaffer. Barbara passed peacefully Sept. 17 at the age of 89.She graduated from Middleburg High School in Pennsylvania in 1955. Barbara met her husband, Albert “Dutch” Musser in a deli in Selinsgrove, Pa.

LAWSUITSJefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Tara Placker for $4,096.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Pharus Funding LLC vs. Alfred Cochran for $1,754.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Synchrony Bank vs. Dustin Teague for $2,046.77 to pay a debt plus...

Two short fields in the final seven minutes allowed Noble to score a pair of touchdowns and complete a 21-point fourth-period rally en route to a 28-22 win over El Reno High School’s football team.The loss dropped El Reno to 1-3 on the year heading into bye week.

October 28, 1968 – September 18, 2026Clayton Daniel Prairie Chief Jr., affectionately known as “Fritz” to his family and friends, passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Norman, Oklahoma.Fritz was born Oct. 28, 1968, in Clinton, Oklahoma, to Clayton Daniel Prairie Chief Sr. and Louise Thunderbull.

Fueled by a 27-kill effort at the net, El Reno High School’s volleyball team went on the road last week to defeat Santa Fe South 3-0 to extend its current win streak to three matches.The 25-16/25-16/25-14 victory moved Class 5A’s fourth-ranked El Reno to 16-8 on the season.Six players accounted for...

According to head coach Bri Michalicka, one bad inning kept El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team from making a huge splash in the District 5A-2 standings.League-leader Guthrie scored six runs in the fourth inning, then held off a late-innings rally by El Reno to pull out a 6-3 win and...