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While dropping back below the 400-stroke mark, El Reno High School’s boys golf team ran into a strong field at the 2023 Kingfisher Yellowjackets Invitational.

El Reno carded a round of 387 to place 21st in the 23-team field, beating Putnam City North (401) and Anadarko (442).

Oklahoma Christian School won the event with a 274, followed by Heritage Hall (291) and Elk City (297).

Cooper Park led El Reno’s effort with a 92, followed by Jackson Albrecht with a 94.

Tuning up for a run in the NJCAA Southwest District Championship, Redlands Community College’s golf team tied for third last week at the 2023 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.

Playing at the Lincoln Park Golf Course in Oklahoma City, the Cougars carded a 36-hole total of 606 (305/301) to tie with Bellevue University.

Oklahoma City University won with a 573 and Texas Wesleyan University was second at 592.

Clara Peake paced Redlands with a 144 tally (74/70), which tied her for fifth in the individual medalist chase.

What are the two greatest threats facing the United States today?

U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas said, in his opinion, the major threats are the $32 trillion national debt and the aggressive nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Lucas was in El Reno last week hosting a town hall gathering at Redlands Community College. The event attracted about 100 people and Lucas seemed to cover almost that many topics during the hourlong session.

El Reno High School was the top seed for the 2023 Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program State Shoot held last week at the OTSA Park off Jensen Road.

Sixteen high school teams and eight junior high squads as well as individuals qualified for state, bringing more than 300 shooters to town.

There were more than 50 school districts represented.

El Reno would go on to clinch the school's first state title in the event.

See upcoming editions for a recap of the event.

Keep El Reno Beautiful Week was declared last week when Mayor Steve Jensen listed it among proclamations the city council endorsed.

The April 17-22 weeklong effort to spruce up the town comes just before the annual Burger Day Festival set for May 6.

As a partnership between the city, the Chamber of Commerce and Redlands Community College, the cleanup is open to any individual or group that wishes to lend a hand.

Registration is available by calling the city at 405-295-9308 or the El Reno Chamber of Commerce at 405-262-1188.

Canadian County commissioners have agreed on percentage shares in three categories for more than $12 million in federal stimulus funds they plan to distribute.

In 2021, Canadian County was awarded $28,806,702 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This was a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill designed to speed up the United States recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing recession.

The city manager for El Reno will have the authority to offer incentives on a “case-by-case” basis to businesses that may be contemplating setting up operations here.

The city council voted 5-0 last week to give City Manager Matt Sandidge the discretion to offer incentives such as permit waivers and utility extensions and connections to those businesses that provide jobs, but not necessarily sales tax.

A Canadian County commissioner is confident that a long-awaited permanent upgrade to make a high-profile intersection safer will start in 2023.

The State Highway 66 and Banner Road area - just west of Yukon - is in first-year County Commissioner Tom Manske’s district.

Since SH-66 is a state highway, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) will hire a contractor to make improvements to this intersection.