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CALUMET – Making only a pair of baskets in the fourth period, Calumet High School’s girls basketball team held off a rally by rival Geary at the free-throw line.

The Chieftains made 12-of-14 free throws over the final eight minutes, including 11 in a row, to secure a 54-33 win over the Bison.

The 21-point victory moved Calumet to 3-8 on the season and 2-3 in the Washita Valley Conference standings.

Calumet led 28-17 at the break despite Geary scoring the final six points before the break.

Both El Reno High School basketball teams will put their unbeaten records on the line this weekend in the 2025 Anadarko Warriors Classic.

It’s the second tourney of the season for EHS with both teams winning their first outings.

Ten of the 11 players on its game roster scored as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team tuned up for the start of NJCAA Region 2 play with a 72-37 win over Oklahoma Wesleyan University's junior varsity.

The victory was the second in a row for the Cougars, who improved to 7-4 on the season.

Three of Redlands scorers closed in double digits, led by Ellie Willard with 16 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Katelyn Harviston was one of two with a double-double, adding 11 points, 10 boards and three steals.

Twelve different players scored, seven of those in double digits, as Redlands Community College men’s basketball team closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 68-point blowout.

The Cougars logged a season-high point total in their 122-54 defeat of Texas-based Loyalty College Prep. Redlands moved to 12-2 on the year and extended its current win streak to seven games.

Justice Johnson led all Redlands scorers with a line of 19 points, six rebounds and two steals.

As Oklahoma heads into the teeth of the winter months, local homeowners and renters are being cautioned to take simple steps to help prevent water pipes from freezing.

While there are no foolproof tips or tricks, El Reno plumber Tony Walker says the simplest step residents can take is to let faucets drip during times of freezing temperatures.

El Reno added the Banner Road and I-40 area to its city limits Thursday morning, but not until residents in the area had given city leaders a tongue lashing. 

Council voted 5-0 to annex what is described as Phase D of the recently announced expansion plan. The vote came at the conclusion of a 40-minute public hearing that pretty much filled the conference room at the Public Safety Center off SW 27th Street. The area is bounded on the south by Reno, the north by Elm Street and the east by Gregory Road. 

As El Reno and the area moved into the fall and winter months, the news kept coming. There were more celebrations and traditions as well as challenges. Let’s take a look.

SEPTEMBER

A three-person race developed for the Ward 1 El Reno City Council seat. 

Incumbent Amy Neathery would be challenged by Aaron J. Hines and Phillip Church. 

The person with the most votes would earn the right to represent Ward 1 during a four-year term.

Canadian County commissioners, at their final meeting of 2024, obligated the last of the county’s COVID-19 stimulus award to the Cardinal Point Family Justice Center. 

Commissioners approved a subrecipient agreement distributing to Cardinal Point the $294,342.39 left from $28,806,702 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds awarded to Canadian County in 2021.

“Cardinal Point’s request was just over $336,000,” said District Attorney Tommy Humphries, whose office administers the county’s ARPA funds.