El Reno High School kicked off the 2021 track season recently by competing in the 2021 Bethany Invitational, with eight runners earning places in the 58th annual event.

El Reno’s boys were led by distance runner Jacob Long, who placed 17th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 12 minutes and 21.51 seconds. He also ran the mile (5:39.38) to place 28th.

Matthew Chaffee took 23rd in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:33.69, followed by Wyatt Mehan (2:35.50) in 25th place.

El Reno High School’s Christian Diaz battles for control of a bouncing ball in front of the Southeast goal during last week’s District 5A-1 match at Memorial Stadium. The Indians lost 4-0 to the Spartans for their fourth straight shutout loss. EHS is now 1-7 on the year and 0-1 in district play.

Tea towels may very well help preserve the first mural painted in downtown El Reno. And possibly help create some more.

The El Reno Chamber of Commerce and the Main Street program are partnering in an effort to preserve the mural created by the late Charlie Beecham.

Beecham painted the History of El Reno mural in the early 1980s. It can be seen above the MidFirst Bank drive-thru on Woodson, between Rock Island and Bickford.

Redlands Community College will again be on the front lines of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts, after hosting Canadian County’s first large-scale shot portals earlier this year.

Redlands has partnered with Indian Health Service to offer vaccines to both its student body as well as its college employees. The first pod will be Friday, April 2, with a follow-up pod set for April 30.

Redlands students and employees wishing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on those dates must register online.