El Reno residents are reminded that the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive will be Saturday, May 10.
Those wishing to help feed the community are asked to put non-perishable food items in bags and have them near their mailbox before 9 a.m. that day.
The donated food will go to The Lord’s Harvest, a local food ministry that helps to serve those in need.
Project Transformation, an eight-week reading camp for elementary students, lost substantial federal funding without any warning.
On April 28, leaders of Wesley United Methodist Church learned that Project Transformation was one of 868 AmeriCorps programs whose grant was cut by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
O.F. Burger, the official mascot for El Reno’s Burger Day Festival, waves to the crowd around the cooking arena before joining Oklahoma state Sen. Jack Stewart (left) and City of El Reno Emergency Management Director Ed Fowler in patting down the 300 pounds of meat used to make the world’s largest onion fried hamburger.
Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted the crowd at the 37th annual event.
See Saturday’s edition for more coverage.
El Reno High School held its 2025 junior/senior prom over the weekend.
The event was held at Jenks Simmons Field House Annex.
Students were treated to a red carpet walk into the venue.
Redlands Community College is hosting its first-ever esports summer camp, a six-day competitive gaming experience centered around the popular game Marvel Rivals.
The residential camp will run from July 13-18 offering young gamers a unique opportunity to develop their skills while building lasting friendships in a supportive environment.
An historic partnership five years in the making will promote collaboration and healing between the citizens of the city and county of Broomfield, Colo., and the Cheyenne and Arapaho people.
The agreement between Broomfield and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, signed in late March, is said to represent a remarkable moment in diplomacy and cultural exchange.
The signing ceremony was held in downtown Denver and included representatives from both communities.
The 37th Annual Burger Day Festival, coordinated by the El Reno Main Street Program and the City of El Reno, will happen Saturday no matter what Mother Nature has in store.
“It will happen rain or shine,” said Main Street Director Heather Brothers.
Not to worry though, said Brothers, careful considerations are being made in case of severe weather threats.
Workers with Lingo Construction were busy putting final touches on The Filling Station before the ribbon-cutting and soft opening set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The City of El Reno captured a grant for $1.2 million from the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission, using the funds to transform the former gas station at 120 S. Choctaw into a visitors center and gift shop.
State Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, joked with the audience at last week’s El Reno Legislative Breakfast that when Gov. Kevin Stitt and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell are both out of state, he’s the next in line. Paxton, the Senate Pro Tem, becomes the acting Oklahoma governor in their absence.
The breakfast was hosted by the El Reno Chamber of Commerce and held at Redlands Community College.
Paxton said that in February when both Stitt and Pinnell were out of state, he took over.
These two adult Canada geese keep a watch for any passing golfers or carts at Lake Hefner Golf Course as their babies head toward a pond for a swim last week during the NJCAA Central District tourney.
