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What seemed a distant target date at the end of spring drills in May has become a quickly approaching fact of life.

Football season is almost here.

“We will start two-a-day drills at 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 7,” said El Reno head coach Russell Cook.

El Reno began its final week of summer player conditioning and weightlifting, for all sports, on Monday. Once that session is complete, football will have 10 days before the start of preseason two-a-day drills.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Zachary Raymond Younger, El Reno, destroying city/private property, $395.

Kameron Jade Lario, El Reno, dog at large and failure to appear warrant, $390.

George Trey Karty III, El Reno, failure to comply and failure to appear warrant, $390.

Matthew David Martin, El Reno, failure to comply, $145.

Kimberly Vista Williams, El Reno, petit larceny, $595.

Dustin Allen Leeds, El Reno, trespassing on private property and possession of drug paraphernalia, $595.

Chatting about sanctioned races to drag boat drivers, you hear terms like time trial, reaction and dial-in times.

However, ask those same drivers about Outlaw-style events such as the recent Smoke on the Water, and the terminology usually shrinks to one simple word – speed.

“I do like Outlaw-style racing because you never know how fast anybody really is going compared to sanctioned races. Everyone turns them (engines) up,” said Mike King from Chouteau.

Education was the dominant theme last week as the El Reno Chamber of Commerce hosted a Legislative Breakfast.

The event drew an audience of more than 100 to the conference center at Redlands Community College.

In his opinion, Rep. Dick Lowe said the most important piece of legislation passed at the Oklahoma State Capitol this past session dealt with school safety.

“It’s not if it’s going to happen, it’s when it’s going to happen,” Lowe told the audience at last week’s El Reno Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast.

The school safety measure carves out $150 million over a three-year period as part of the more than $5 billion education package approved by lawmakers.

A juvenile was found breathing but unresponsive Saturday night at Lake El Reno. Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said officers were called to the scene.

Dickerson said officers performed a “sternum rub” in an effort to get the teen to respond.

He said police did not make any arrests because they were unable to determine where the teen got the alcohol.

Dickerson said the condition of the teen was unknown.

This duck shows no interest in the floating bubble near its head while swimming across Lake El Reno during the 2023 Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races.

The bubble came from a bubble machine being used by children during a break in the action.

Canadian County CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc. - welcomed its newest volunteers, Joe Anderson and Heather McCarty, who made the commitment to give their time to help abused and neglected children in our community. Judge Bob Hughey swore in the new volunteers.