While Oklahoma’s Legislature has been Republican-dominated for more than a decade, the State Senate remains a place where thin margins define the balance of power and the fate of controversial measures.
Rodney Haydon admits he is a coach that wants to win each and every time he steps on the basketball court – no matter the time or place.
Haydon is also the father of two basketball players and wants his sons to create the best possible memories when they are wearing El Reno High School jerseys.
El Reno High School’s boys basketball team went 4-2 in the recent Bridge Creek Team Camp with wins over Tuttle, Enid, Yukon and the host team.
El Reno High School’s two baseball teams remain undefeated on the summer season after returning to action in the Putnam City Summer League.
The varsity posted an 11-2 win over Putnam City Black to move to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in league play.
Gage Lesperance got the win on the hill with a two-inning effort of one run off two hits and a walk, while striking out four.
Maddox Ferguson and Leighton Wedman saw action as the trio posted a five-inning line of eight strikeouts, five walks, two runs and two hits.
This past spring, Calumet, Union City and Okarche High School baseball programs combined for 49 wins and a trio of top four rankings during the regular season.
In the postseason the trio were even more impressive with a 19-1 record, two state championships and one semifinalist.
Five of the players who made the schools a fierce opponent joined forces on one squad, the Small West, for the 2026 Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s All-State Games.
The results followed suit as the West posted a 4-1 win over the East.
As the harvest for red winter wheat in Canadian County draws to a close, results are mixed in the quality and yield being delivered by farmers to area grain silos.
“I would say there are probably 80 percent done,” said local farmer Nick Owen of the county harvest.
Owen, who farms around 600 acres of wheat and another 140 of canola around Calumet and western parts of the county, says he’s heard a wide range of results from fellow producers as to yield and quality.
Benjamin Kirsch with Oklahoma City-based Ignite Entertainment keeps an eye on the flames as he rolls a metal pole down his arm during the halftime performance at the 2026 Oklahoma Native All-State Football Game held at Memorial Stadium.
Redlands Community College announced that tuition and mandatory fees will remain unchanged for the 2026-2027 academic year, marking the ninth consecutive year without increases.
The school said the continued “commitment to affordability” demonstrates the college’s dedication to removing financial barriers to higher education and a successful career path for students.
“Affordability continues to be one of the greatest concerns facing students, and we believe cost should not be a barrier to opportunity,” said Kass Newell, chair of the Redlands Board of Regents.
