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Work on the new City of El Reno Christmas Tree shifted into high gear last week as well as work on all the holiday decorations around Petree Plaza. The 23-foot pre-lit artificial tree was assembled off a base that is secured into the ground and can be taken down after the holidays.  

Calumet cheerleaders wore pink shirts and used pink pom-poms, while players wore pink warm-up shirts. The district was taking part in the nationwide Coaches Versus Cancer Drive.

The 2021 wheat harvest yields top the charts in many fields throughout Oklahoma. The 2022 crop looks very promising for area wheat farmers.

The town of Okarche has responded to the Oklahoma Department of Water Quality regarding plans for future water treatment. Okarche water has been cited by DEQ for having high levels of nitrates. Maximum levels of nitrates have been reported in the water for about 20 years.

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El Reno’s Christmas holiday season got under way over the weekend as the Lights in Legion Park were flipped on for a 12th straight year, while a large cross-section of the community took part in the two-hour festivities. “We estimated the total number to be between 450 and 550 people.

It’s a Wonderful Life is coming back to El Reno. For the second consecutive year, students in the El Reno High School drama and speech program will present the Christmas classic in a live radio play.

Last year’s October ice storm, coupled with the sub-arctic temperatures that arrived in February, proved too much for the tree in Petree Plaza that served for 30 years as El Reno’s Community Christmas Tree.

Health Career students from Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Cowan campus volunteered last week to prepare boxes of food for the Blessing Baskets Christmas distribution to families.  Blessing Baskets is preparing to help more than 500 families, which includes approximately 1,000 children.

High school juniors and seniors can earn up to 27 credit hours tuition-free through Redlands Community College’s concurrent enrollment program. Both eight-week and 16-week courses are offered online or via Zoom, as well as on high school campuses or on the El Reno campus.