OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s lottery revenue has reached new highs following a decision by lawmakers to increase the prize amounts offered.
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission recorded an all-time high of about $380.5 million in sales revenue and about $87.6 million was reinvested in education in fiscal year 2023.
OKLAHOMA CITY — A new educational message from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust’s (TSET) Healthy Youth Initiative exposes the impact vaping can have on teens’ mental health.
After three days of workouts on fundamentals, El Reno High School’s youth softball camp ended with some fun with a round water slide and snow cones.
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Republicans will gather in Milwaukee beginning Monday for the party’s presidential nominating convention — a typically joyous occasion that will likely take on a different tone this year after a gunman shot at Donald Trump, injuring him, on Saturday.
Trump, who will be formally nominated as the GOP’s presidential nominee on Thursday, still plans to attend the convention and officials stress the four-day event will go on as normal.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Kelli Dawn Osage, El Reno, failure to use child restraint, $145.
Joel Reyes Perez, Lampasas, Texas, disorderly conduct, $595.
William Joseph Allen, El Reno, trespassing on private property, $295.
Jessica Martin, Choctaw, petit larceny and failure to appear warrant, $840.
Jared Thomas Booth, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Jose Juan Camacho Garcia, Albuquerque, N.M., failure to wear seat restraint and expired tag, $150.
Nicholas Shane Pugh, El Reno, speeding, $185.
Latin Don Everheart, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Five El Reno High School grapplers played key roles for various Team Oklahoma squads during the summer dual team national events across the United States.
The group logged a 46-31 overall record, with several earning All-American status in Greco-Roman, Freestyle or both.
“Super proud of the kids representing El Reno and Oklahoma in these national events. It shows that they have put in the hard work and it’s paying off.
El Reno High School graduate Kallie Maifield (center) recently signed with Haskell Indian Nations University to play golf. Looking on are EHS head coach Cameron Wilkins (right) and his wife, EHS counselor Sara Wilkins.
Sue Bear has a dream. It’s a dream to create a community of artists who paint El Reno in vivid colors. It’s a dream to bring people together to celebrate all that is unique about this county seat town that is a blend of ethnicity, history and creativity.
And apparently the dream is catching on.
A registered nurse for 17 years, Bear said she started painting during COVID.
