With one of their best outings of the season, El Reno High School’s track teams posted 16 top 10 efforts at the 2026 Elk City Classic, resulting in a pair of seventh-place team finishes.

The girls took seventh with a team-high 42 points, led by distance runners Lilly Owen and Raquel Seymour. In the 800-meter run, Owen earned fourth place with a time of two minutes and 42.67 seconds, while Seymour was fifth at 2:44.71.

They flipped finishes in the 1,600 meters, with Seymour (6:13.88) taking third and Owen (6:21.38) fifth place.

An all-night wake for Betty Lynn Blackwolf will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, with funeral services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 22. Both services will be at the Concho Emergency Response Center with burial in the Concho Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

The City of El Reno gave the owner of the house at 619 W. Clarke Street another month to show progress is being made before possibly moving forward with demolition. 

The owner, Asky Chiles said he misunderstood what was involved concerning an inspection he agreed to with a city crew and for that reason refused to allow them inside the house. 

The home was condemned in January and scheduled for demolition.

But Chiles has pleaded for the past couple of months for more time to make improvements.

The city council agreed, based on certain conditions.

El Reno officials are singing the praises of the Animal Control Officers who recently earned one of the highest scores for the department’s ability to adopt out animals. 

Police Chief Ken Brown said the ACO crew earned a score of 92 for their ability to find new homes for pets, as well as a willingness to take in unwanted animals and strays. 

Brown made the comments at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. He said the national organization, Best Friends, rates animal shelters in a number of categories.