Project Transformation (PT) is an eight-week summer reading camp hosted by Wesley United Methodist Church.
About a month before the camp was scheduled to open, leaders learned that the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut funding to all Oklahoma AmeriCorps Programs.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said an El Reno teen was killed and another injured when the vehicle they were in crashed in Caddo County.
The accident occurred just before 4 a.m. June 10 at the intersection of US-281 and County Road 1120, two miles north of Lookeba.
OHP reports said a 2018 Dodge Charger was being driven by Chiloh J.T. Whiteshirt, 18. Whiteshirt was taken by Air Evac to Baptist Integris Hospital and admitted in fair condition with leg and arm injuries.
With clouds and rain gone by noon on Saturday, cars and crowds descended on Adams Park to take part in or watch A Small Town Weekend’s burnout, closed cruise and drag racing events.
Twenty drivers paid $20 each to bring their engine-rumbling and roaring sports cars and pickups to the ready line of the Burnout on Route 66. The goal was to produce voluminous, billowing clouds of tire-rubber smoke for at least 20 seconds - and they did.
Members of the El Reno Fire Department keep a close eye on the gauges while testing the water pressure and spray pattern on the water cannon attached to the department’s new platform truck.
A Canadian County jury is recommending life in prison for Agustin Salazar-Fraire after he was convicted last week of two counts of lewd acts to a child under 16 and four counts of rape in the first degree.
The district attorney’s office said charges resulted from a pattern of ongoing sexual abuse of four juvenile boys over a 10-year period.
LAWSUITS
Mariner Finance LLC vs. Jonell James for $3,594.93 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Mariner Finance LLC vs. Derek Buchanan for $1,474.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Ashlynn Hendricks for $3,788.45 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Steven Salerno for $1,384.68 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
The 27th Annual A Small Town Weekend celebration was hampered by rain but still drew large crowds.
See Saturday’s edition for more coverage of the event.
Along Black Kettle Road, red dresses swayed gently, dancing in the wind like silent sentinels.
Hung from trees with intention and grief, these dresses serve as a symbol. Bold, vivid and not easily ignored, they remind of a crisis that has shaken Indigenous communities across the country, the ongoing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP).
For the fifth consecutive year, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes hosted the MMIP Parade and Remembrance Day.
The colorful, athletic and graceful movements and sounds of Native American drummers and dancers were displayed at halftime of the 2025 Oklahoma Native All-State Association’s Football Game at Memorial Stadium.
Redlands Community College will again freeze tuition and mandatory fees for the 2025-2026 academic year. The move is being hailed as an unprecedented eighth consecutive year without increases.
“As we reach this remarkable eighth consecutive year without tuition increases, we remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting students and families during these challenging economic times,” said Janie Thompson, chair of the Board of Regents.
