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The El Reno Public School Foundation has added some new scholarship programs to its collection. The latest scholarship additions include the Neathery Family Scholarship and the DeLana/Laird Scholarship.

Creation of the Neathery Family Scholarship was a dream and goal of twins and 1999 El Reno High School graduates Chad and Tommy Neathery. Attending college was always a goal for the Neatherys, but family circumstances required that the boys work while attending school.

U.S. Sen. James Lankford talks over an issue with one of several city leaders and residents who attended a lunch with the senator at Johnnie’s Grill in El Reno last week.

Lankford and his wife, Cindy were on the campaign trail as he seeks re-election to Washington, where he has served Oklahoma since first being elected in 2015.

CLINTON - A plan in the works for nearly 15 years has come to fruition with the transferring of the old Clinton Indian Hospital to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

Established in 1933 as a sanatorium for Native Americans with tuberculosis, the Clinton Indian Hospital was only one of seven facilities in Oklahoma at the time. Over the years, due to its old age and condition, a new health center was built on land directly west of the old Clinton Indian Hospital and opened in 2007.

History took to the skies last weekend, as a vintage Ford Tri-Motor airplane visited Sundance Airport.

A marvel to look at, organizers of “Fly the Ford” also gave those willing a chance to soar over the Canadian County landscape in the 4-AT-E.

Known as the “Tin Goose,” the Ford Tri-Motor was known as the first luxury airplane, a revolutionary achievement in the 1920s, when commercial flight was still in its infancy.

The county event was hosted by the Oklahoma City chapter of the EAA – Experimental Aircraft Association.

Larry and Debbie Thomas of El Reno will be honored on their 50th wedding anniversary with a celebration on Saturday with family and friends at an Oklahoma City restaurant.

Larry Thomas and Debbie Moore were married April 21, 1972, at First Christian Church.

Larry was employed with Evergreen Mills, Trigg Drilling Co. and Oklahoma Gas and Electric. Debbie was employed with Dunn’s Dairy Queen, Norma Havener Income Tax and Oklahoma Natural Gas. Both are now enjoying retirement.

Hailey McBroom was presented the Daughters of the American Revolution Citizens Award during the April El Reno School Board meeting. Presenting the award is Nicky Howell and Paula Harman.

Hailey will graduate as El Reno High School valedictorian and plans to earn an associate degree in psychology from Redlands Community College before transferring to the University of Oklahoma to major in physics and then attend medical school.

The El Reno Kiwanis Club reported an excellent turnout during its annual Pancake Breakfast at Wesley United Methodist Church, serving around 100 guests from the community.

Most of the funds raised will go toward scholarships to graduating seniors at El Reno High School.

For the first time in three years, Redlands Community College students returned to Catalyst, the international conference for Phi Theta Kappa.

Students from Redlands’ Alpha Beta Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, made the most of the opportunity, competing in various events and celebrating their achievements during the awards ceremony.