September 2026

Redlands Community College women’s soccer team is still looking for its first NJCAA Region 2 win after dropping a 4-1 match to Rose State College.The Cougars fall to 1-5 on the season and 0-3 in the region standings.Aracely Martinez, a sophomore from Noble, scored the team’s lone goal off an assist...

Etta Dale Junior High was placed into a “soft lockdown” Monday morning according to El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Matt Goucher after the district was made aware of a threat on social media.“We had two girls come into the office and talk with a counselor about a threat they had seen on...

The restaurant business is probably one of the toughest businesses around, so when you make it 25 years, that’s something to brag about.However, getting Jeff Havern to brag on himself is a challenge to say the least. Jeff is the managing partner of Primo’s in Yukon.

Though currently out of harm’s way of what is being called the Gracemont fire, the City of El Reno is doing its part to battle the wildfire along the border between Caddo and Canadian counties.Workers at the El Reno Regional Airport have been refueling specialized airplanes brought in to battle the...

The U.S. Cavalry Association’s annual competition at Historic Fort Reno kicked off this week with the Honor Ride from the parade grounds to the post cemetery.The event is to remember the men, women, children and soldiers from various nations and military conflicts who are buried at the...

Fate of the controversial Bitcoin mining operation on West Jensen Road will not be decided until October following a meeting between City of El Reno officials and attorneys for the landowners.A hearing was held Monday where the city gave the property owner an additional 30 days to address issues...

Forrest Arthur Gragg, fondly known as Art, peacefully passed away at the age of 89 in the comfort of his home in Chickasha.Born on July 30, 1937, in El Reno, Oklahoma, Art was the eldest son of Forrest Alva and Marie Gragg, who preceded him in death, along with his stepdaughter, Wendy Hatcher.

Youth & Family Services (YFS) is helping children, families and community members build healthier habits and stronger connections with support from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET).A TSET Discovery Grant of $414,975 over a three-year period enabled YFS to expand opportunities for young...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Residents of a drying-up waterfront community expressed outrage Tuesday after a state agency allowed an unpermitted dam to remain upstream of their lake.After the meeting, one of the dam’s owners, former state Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee, offered the residents $100,000 if...