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The holiday season can be seen all around El Reno through decorations and a wide range of inflatable characters and house lights.

Redlands Community College has been named a 2025 Oklahoma Top Workplace. 

“It is an honor to be named a Top Workplace because this recognition comes directly from our employees and reflects how much they enjoy being part of Redlands,” said Redlands President Jena Marr.

“We have an exceptional team of faculty and staff, and I am proud of the way they support our students and one another. The work we do would not be as effective or meaningful without the dedication and experience our employees bring to the college each day.”

Three Canadian County sheriff’s deputies recently graduated from the Basic Police Officer Academy.

Deputies Kimberly Schlosser, Alexis Owens and Jaron McClure began training at the Canadian Valley Technology Center in August to obtain their Law Enforcement Officer Certifications.

Dayna Rowe, executive director of External Affairs at Redlands Community College, has been recognized as the Natalea Watkins Communicator of the Year by the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association (OCPRA), a statewide honor recognizing outstanding leadership and achievement in higher education.

Several El Reno High School students shop for the annual Gifts to the Yanks event.

The students shopped and then wrapped the gifts that were taken to the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City.

66 Tactical, a private gun club and training center, partnered with the Oklahoma Purple Heart Youth Ambassadors in a food and toy drive to serve families of Oklahoma veterans in need this holiday season.

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart distributes holiday food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas to ensure that local veterans in need share happy memories around healthy holiday meals with their families.

Redlands Community College faculty and staff along with President Jena Marr attended the annual conference for the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges.

The Oklahoma Teen Film Festival is now accepting early bird submissions for the 2026 festival, set for March 28, 2026, on the University of Central Oklahoma campus.

Open exclusively to Oklahoma high school students, the festival provides a level playing field for emerging filmmakers to share their stories and compete with peers from across the state.

In a recent interview, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt dismissed Oklahoma’s statewide elected officials as “bitterly unpopular” while claiming he and other Oklahoma City leaders have achieved historic levels of support.

Yet election records show the statewide officials Holt dismisses as astoundingly unpopular received far more votes in Oklahoma City precincts than Holt did in his most recent re-election campaign.

In a video posted to his Facebook page, Jordan Lee gives a tour of a Utah house he moved into in 2023, pointing out his riding mower, auto lift and 86-inch television.