Losing to archrival Carl Albert in the first round of Gold Bracket play, El Reno High School’s volleyball team exited the Noble Invitational with a 2-2 record.
El Reno, ranked 10th in Class 5A, dropped to 12-9 on the year with the loss to the eighth-ranked Titans. The Indians were second in pool play with a 2-1 mark after straight game wins over Elgin and Del City. The host team defeated EHS 2-0.
El Reno’s animal shelter will be more friendly for its guests after improvements are made.
City officials gathered with members of the Friends of the El Reno Animal Shelter this week to celebrate the beginning of those improvements. A groundbreaking was held on Tuesday for the $16,000 project.
Improvements will “transform the 1,400-square-foot yard into a safe, durable and comfortable play space for shelter dogs,” Public Information and Marketing Director Lyndsay Bayne said by email.
YUKON – United Way of Canadian County (UWCC) kicked off its annual fundraising campaign during the Yukon Chamber Coffee Aug. 29 at the Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Cowan Campus. The funds raised from this year’s campaign will go to support 13 Partner Agencies providing 18 health and human services programs to Canadian County residents.
“UWCC’s advisory board is hard at work raising even more than we did last year for our county,” said Sam Sims, UWCC advisory board president.
Some $5,000 was raised to train and recruit new volunteers at Canadian County CASA’s 2025 Banquet and Awards Ceremony.
CASA – an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocates – is dedicated to improving the lives of the children in the Oklahoma foster care system in Canadian County.
The program’s specially trained volunteers strive to become a positive, stable influence for children while ensuring they have a voice in the courts and the services they need for a stable future.
