The Busy Bee Quilters from First United Methodist Church in Yukon handmade 25 quilts for the El Reno Public Schools students who attend Savannah Station Therapeutic Riding Program.
Members of the church group watched the students ride last week before presenting them with the quilts.
The 2024 Class of Leadership El Reno is finishing up its year-long immersion into everything El Reno.
The program is a project of the El Reno Chamber of Commerce.
The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office is warning people to be aware of what it described as “multiple scam attempts on our citizens.”
A statement from the sheriff’s office said the scammers tactics are to impersonate law enforcement to gain money from victims by scaring them with threats of arrest warrants or missed court dates.
These scams will ask for money in the form of cash payments using Internet apps or purchasing gift cards.
Redlands Community College will host a free Family Fall Festival on Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Redlands Austin Family Conference Center.
This exciting event promises an evening of entertainment and engagement for the whole family and features games and prizes, food and refreshments and live entertainment.
While the festival is designed to provide fun for everyone, it also serves as a unique opportunity for adults with some college credit to reconnect with their educational goals.
El Reno’s junior high football teams took on rival Guthrie last week at Memorial Stadium.
The seventh-grade team dropped a 26-8 game to the Bluejays, while the eighth-grade team gave up an early punt return for a touchdown and went on to a 44-0 loss.
El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Matt Goucher believes the best way to educate students in the district is to have them in front of a teacher inside a classroom setting.
“If we are fighting really hard to educate our community on the importance of getting their kids to school and on time to learn as much as they can, then the same thing goes for us.
“We need our employees here to teach, take care of and make sure our students are safe,” said Goucher.
And he’s willing to pay a little extra to make sure the district keeps up its end of the equation.
For El Reno’s Ross Seed Company, it’s business as usual.
News that True Value Hardware, the longtime primary provider for the family-owned Ross Seed, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is in the process of being sold, will not impact the iconic store or its customers, the owners said.
The third annual Haunted Trolley event, sponsored by the El Reno Arts Council, took riders on a trip through downtown that included being chased by zombies and a walk through a spooky alleyway.
The El Reno Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet earlier this month.
The chamber recognized Brian Rukes as El Reno Citizen of the Year.
Rukes was the driving force behind the expansion of the Gold Star Plaza.
The chamber also recognized outgoing members of the board of directors.
The filing period for a seat on the El Reno School Board will open Dec. 2 and close Dec. 4.
The election will be for Seat 5 in Ward 4. The position is currently held by Dr. Dorrie Parrott.
Qualified candidates can file at the Canadian County Election Board in downtown El Reno between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the December dates.
