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Redlands Community College women’s soccer team snapped a seven-match losing streak last week with a 1-0 road win over Connors State College.

The Cougars improved to 2-12 for the season and 2-11 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings after outshooting the Cowboys by a 33-11 margin.

The lone goal of the game came from Gaby Figueroa off an assist by Amya Lindsay.

Lindsay led Redlands shooters with nine shots, followed by Figueroa with five and four shots from Avery Thomas.

Miya Ingram, Jaidyn Gonzalez and Kyla Thompson closed with three shots each.

Several hundred people turned out recently for a tribute to former Redlands Community College President Jack Bryant.

The event, which featured a live and silent auction, helped raise close to $70,000 that will go toward the construction of a soccer stadium at Redlands.

Held at the Palace Event Center on Banner Road, the gala drew local and state dignitaries as well as longtime supporters of the school. Special guests were members of the Redlands women’s soccer team that will benefit from the event.

Airport Manager Bailey Flaming literally brought down the curtain on the 2023 El Reno Fly-In and Community Day, making her first-ever tandem skydive on short notice.

“I was told to go by one of our performers. There was no practice. They told me what to expect and we were out the plane a little time later,” said Flaming.

The longtime pilot said it was an experience she had been wanting to try and didn’t hesitate, even at 10,000 feet.

“I wasn’t nervous but excited. It was something I’ve been wanting to do,” said Flaming.

A nonprofit group is spearheading an effort to save the old Canadian County Jail, with the goal to reopen the historic building in fall 2025 as a museum and education center.

Preservation El Reno has presented a detailed proposal to Canadian County commissioners to make repairs and upgrades to the old jail site at 300 N. Evans.

Canadian County Historical Society Museum President Vicki Proctor on Oct. 2 urged commissioners not to demolish the building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In a split vote, Canadian County commissioners added Juneteenth to the 2024 holiday schedule.

Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of African American slaves, has been observed as a federal holiday since 2021.

But it has not been part of the official Canadian County holiday calendar.

That changed Oct. 2 when commissioners voted 2-1 to recognize Juneteenth in the county’s 2024 schedule.

That means Canadian County offices will be closed 12 days for holidays, instead of 11.

Maple September Students of the Month, front row from left, RJ Caldwell, kindergarten; Eleanor Thompson, prekindergarten; Kane Smith, second grade; and Ella Rosales, first grade; back row, Blayke Steinbruck, fourth grade; Stoney Baker, sixth grade; Bryson Cooper, eighth grade; Graham Phillips, seventh grade; and Sadie Evans,
third grade. Not pictured: Paylynn Smith, fifth grade.

Riverside September Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Emery Christianson, Jordan Lockler, Brylee DuPris, Zane Ledlow, Kevin Beamer, Eli Meeks, Sassy Brushwood, Banx Ellison, Zaia Seamster and Sebastian Contreras; back row, Mateo Gonzales, Paxton Moss, Riley Ledlow, Paige Ledlow, Carolyn Trujillo, Preston Barker, Nahla Cabrera, Barrett Moss and Paulina Calzada. Not pictured: Houston Gaines.

Selected as Okarche High School September Lion and Lioness are seniors Jace Rother and Ruby VanDenDriessche.

Okarche High School September Students of the Month are Callie Cramer and Ruby VanDenDriessche.