El Reno Public Schools Board of Education officially entered the construction documents phase on the first buildings to be erected under last year’s record school bond.
In October, voters approved two bond proposals totaling $69.5 million, with classroom additions at Lincoln and Roblyer Learning Centers being among the first builds on the construction timeline.
We should all stop and think about this the next time El Reno and the area gets hit with severe weather: There are people working in the elements while most are riding the storm out inside some sort of building.
One of those people would be Charles Hill. At least until Feb. 28. That will be Hill’s last day as a letter carrier for the El Reno Post Office.
It’s a job he considers a service that has spanned 34 years. In that time, Hill and his fellow letter carriers, along with so many others, have braved the weather because the rest of us depend on them.
A former truck driver has received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to causing a double-fatality traffic collision in far west Canadian County.
Chickasha’s Cordele R. Brandon Sr., age 70, was required to surrender his commercial driver’s license as part of a plea agreement in Canadian County District Court.
Brandon entered his guilty plea Jan. 29 to two counts of negligent homicide by motor vehicle.
The misdemeanor charge stemmed from a deadly crash that occurred Sept. 23, 2023, near Geary.
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Jeff Kouba watched all four of his kids take shots inside the famed Jenks Simmons Field House while wearing El Reno jerseys.
He even admits to tossing up a few himself while playing basketball in high school for then head coach Glen Rickner.
MIDWEST CITY – Twenty turnovers by El Reno High School's girls basketball team resulted in 29 points for Carl Albert as the Titans completed a sweep of EHS with a 68-38 win.
El Reno wrapped up District 5A-2 play with a 10-4 record, which left the Indians in the third spot and on the road for the postseason. Jennifer Douglas' team slipped to 13-9 overall.
Despite 11 turnovers in the first half, El Reno stayed with a 3-pointer by Juliana Thomas (14-10) and treys by Jaida Richardson and Halli Ferguson late in the second period to make it a 24-20 game.
MIDWEST CITY – Carl Albert held off a pair of fourth-period rallies by El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to sweep the Indians in District 5A-2 action with a 64-53 victory.
The double-digit loss, the second of the year to the Titans, closed out 5A-2 play for El Reno with a 6-8 record for fifth place. The Indians slipped to 9-13 on the season.
El Reno trailed 53-32 early in the fourth before going on an 11-2 run.
Isaiah Smith had two baskets in the break, split by a 3-pointer by Jacob Nichols, before Kason Haydon hit a short jumper.
Area basketball teams emerged from the first round of postseason action unscathed, claiming six district titles in the process and each now needing three straight wins to make state.
Calumet High School’s boys team defeated Ringwood (88-25) to move to 23-3 on the year and claimed the Class B1, Area I, District 5 Championship.
Kingston Arnold led the effort with 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
Hunter Mayfield followed with 13 points and four boards, while Konnor Thiessen had 12 points and five boards. Brendon Voss added 11 points and four caroms.
