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It was a busy 24 hours at the Oklahoma Trapshooting Association Park, located off Jensen Road, as El Reno played host to yet another postseason-level event for high schools.

The OTA Park was home to the 2026 Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program’s regional shooting championships. The two-day event brought in 1,073 high school and junior high shooters.

The OKSSSP is organized and meets under the banner of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, which also conducts both the regional and state championships.

Roblyer Learning Center hosted its fourth annual carnival on April 2.

Families from the community gathered for an evening filled with fun, games, and the spirit of giving, all aimed at supporting students.

The carnival featured a variety of attractions. Among the highlights were games such as 2-literally pop ring toss, face painting and a cake walk.

ADA — As lawmakers weigh a sweeping re-set aimed at funding education efforts, the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust’s director submitted her resignation last week, while the potential state question’s House author is asking Senate leaders to keep their word and send the idea to a vote of the people.

More than 1,800 students from five states converged on El Reno Tuesday for the annual Agriculture Field Day competition. The event, now approaching its second decade, is hosted by Redlands Community College.

High school and even some elementary students from Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and Missouri competed in a variety of agriculture areas including a new category, Agriculture Communications.

El Reno provided an array of locations for the competitions, with events held at Lake El Reno as well as the RCC Royse Ranch, the RCC Darlington campus and the main RCC campus.

Next weekend is going to be a big shopping weekend in El Reno!

The biggest weekend of the year for hot buys on flowers and more at the Ross Seed Co. annual Plant Days Sale, Thursday through Saturday, April 9-11. It’s a great time to get your yard looking beautiful for spring and summer.

They have great buys on flowers, potting soil and so much more.

I love it when they are setting up for Plant Days, it looks like a gorgeous field of flowers in the Ross Seed parking lot. 

Route 66 El Reno Bowl rolled into the Mother Road Centennial celebration with a new mural paying tribute to El Reno. 

Owner David Dunn said the massive mural was created by Oklahoma artist Grant Stacy. 

“We saw what was happening with the mural at The Filling Station and some of the others and wanted to be a part of it,” said Dunn. 

He credited the City of El Reno with helping to push the project forward, providing support for a successful grant application. 

A ribbon-cutting was hosted last week by the Chamber of Commerce. 

Former El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Craig McVay officially filed as a candidate for Oklahoma Superintendent of Education.

McVay filed in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, the first day of the three-day filing period.

McVay is running as a Democrat.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Measures to dramatically change the selection of Oklahoma’s state superintendent and top school board have advanced past the state House.

House Joint Resolution 1055, which passed 63-33, would call a vote of the people to amend the state constitution to make the superintendent an appointed rather than elected position.

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Velocity Investments LLC vs. Anjanee Blake-Venis for $5,703.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Troy Capital LLC vs. Ricardo Escamilla for $6,652.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Light is shining down on the next construction phase for Lake El Reno’s Sunset Trail after a vote of the El Reno City Council during last week’s special meeting.

Based off the recommendation of city engineer Amanda Newberry of Halff Associates, the council voted unanimously to award the project, Sunset Trails Phase II, to Oklahoma City-based SAC Services in the amount of $604,139.75.

“We are very happy to get this started and it’s part of the Adams Park Master Plan,” said El Reno City Manager Matt Sandidge.