The El Reno Animal Control has confirmed that a raccoon captured this week in the 800 block of SW 26th Street has tested positive for rabies. This confirmed case follows recent reports of rabid skunks in nearby Yukon and Edmond, further heightening regional awareness of rabies risks.

The Hillcrest kindergarten September Integrity Award winners are Autumn Flowers, Weston Kuehl, Brantlee Coffman, Zayana Zarate, Romina Reyes, Audrey Fiestel, Willow Hart, Amirah Scott, Zayden Cole, Parker Holsapple, Uriel Ortiz, Aaron Torres, Lilly Hirst, Ismael Bonilla, Maria Moreno and Sawyer Jellison.

Also, Alice Anderson, Alayna Stewart, Nayeli Gonzalez, Laynee Culver, Journi Allen, Z’Rye Strider, Oaklynn Hadley, Landon Hicks, Leighton Miller, Emiliano Espinoza, Eli Murray and Olivia Abbe.

Maple October Citizens of the Monthare  Amari Thornton, pre-kindergarten; Parker Tinsley, fourth grade; Andie Fudge, first grade; Region Ellison, kindergarten; and Delaney Sheffel, second grade.

The group also includes Ryder Striegel, sixth grade; Ella Ratliff, fifth grade; Harrison Cullen, third grade; Adah Brown, seventh grade, and Halle Hunt, eighth grade.

Dona K. (Clark) Mitchell, 86, a longtime resident of Bedford, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Lewisville, Texas.

Dona was born in El Reno on April 30, 1939, to Charles F. and Vera P. (Hackett) Clark. Dona graduated from El Reno High School in 1956. At the age of 17, she met the love of her life, Jerry Mitchell, whom she married in December 1957. They welcomed a son, Clark, in December 1958 and a daughter, Jerri Kay, in February 1964.