The arrival of college football means it’s time to dust off the decoys for Oklahoma’s early teal and resident Canada goose hunting seasons.

Both opportunities will kick off Saturday, Sept. 11.

Blue-winged and green-winged teal are early migrants through Oklahoma as they fly southward on their journey to wintering grounds in Mexico and Central and South America.

They migrate quickly and don’t stay in Oklahoma very long. Teal are small, fast fliers and usually are seen in flocks of six to 15 birds.

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Eucha: September 5.
Elevation normal, water 70s and clear.
Largemouth bass good on jerk baits and plastic baits along the river mouth, rocks and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and live bait below the dam, docks and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and shorelines.

Could the partnership that created the BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center at Fort Reno have imagined how sweet of an education experience the program would become for area students?

Now in its sixth year, BlueSTEM has grown from its original class of three students to 31 this school year. High school students from El Reno, Yukon and Calumet are members of the current BlueSTEM class.

A race has developed for the El Reno City Council Ward 2 seat.

Incumbent Bob Ballhorn will be challenged by Peter Stapperfend for the position that will be decided in the Nov. 9 election.

The candidate winning the most votes will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Ballhorn, 61, currently serves as vice mayor. He said he is running because he wants to help continue the forward momentum he said El Reno is experiencing.