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Several hundred people enjoyed the annual Kennedy Family El Reno Community Christmas Eve Dinner last week.

Dwight Kennedy along with family, friends and volunteers put on the event at Wesley United Methodist Church.

Children were treated to toys and gifts as part of the community Christmas gathering.

Kennedy first started the dinner in the early 1980s and has continued it each year with the exception of a few years when he lived in Stillwater.

(Courtesy photo/Victoria Lee)

A Yukon man has been caught after allegedly trying to meet an underage girl for sex.

Nickolus Trevon Johnson, age 30, was charged in Canadian County District Court with lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16 and possession of child sexual abuse material.

This case stemmed from an undercover online investigation by the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office.

The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced a package of preliminary legislative proposals that fail to directly address skyrocketing premiums and suggest measures that would make it more difficult for policyholders to fight back, critics say.

Nearly a decade after Missouri lost its NFL franchise in St. Louis to Los Angeles, the state learned Monday that the Kansas City Chiefs are moving across the state line to Kansas.

The news, rumored for days, was greeted with shock and despair in Missouri, where hopes were high that a $1.5 billion incentives package approved by state lawmakers would be enough to keep the team in Arrowhead Stadium.

In the end, a much more lucrative package from Kansas won out.    

While no teams have tipped off their NJCAA Region 2 schedules, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team has positioned itself to be a contender for the 2026 regular-season title.

Redlands closed out the 2025 portion of its schedule with a 94-46 win over Southwestern Christian University to move to 13-1 on the season.

The Cougars have the best record in Region 2 at the break and are one of just two teams with double-digit wins ahead of Northern Oklahoma College of Enid at 10-0.

Redlands Community College men’s basketball team will be looking for consistence when the Cougars hit the road Monday to kick off NJCAA Region 2 action at Connors State College.

Jose Molina Negron’s team is currently 6-8 on the season but the Cougars have not won more than two games in a row.

Redlands was ranked sixth in the Region 2 preseason poll and currently holds that position in the win-loss record among league teams.

The need for consistency falls on both ends of the court.

A mix of long rifles, muskets and pistols was fired together at Fort Reno’s Post Cemetery Dec. 20 – not in anger but in honor of veterans - during the nationally held Wreaths Across America ceremony.

It was hosted by Debra Kauffman, president of Historic Fort Reno Inc. and sponsored by the National Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) for the 15th time.  

Once 60 visitors assembled at the Post Cemetery, Leslie Dietrich, Regent of the Fort Reno Chapter of DAR, welcomed them and asked for the Colors to be posted.

This year marks the 27th year for Blessing Baskets to coordinate its community Christmas assistance mission.

Organizers said this is made possible “because of the generosity of our many individual and business donors, the City of El Reno, El Reno Public Schools, volunteers, many school and civic groups, United Way of Canadian County, The Mary Kay Ashbrook Foundation and our grant benefactors to whom we owe an abundance of thanks and gratitude.”