Six students from Redlands Community College were recently honored at the State Capitol by the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa for their outstanding academic achievement, record in the classroom and leadership ability. 

Sophomores Kyla Bonds, Mustang, and Kenlynn Chaney, Cement, received national recognition for demonstrating a strong commitment to their education, Redlands and their communities. Bonds was one of 20 students nationally named to the All-USA Academic Team.

LAS VEGAS - The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes have signed a letter of intent with Wind Harvest International to install the first phase of wind turbines at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho.

The letter of intent was signed by Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Gov. Reggie Wassana and Wind Harvest at the Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas in late March. 

The agreement, Wassana said, represents a significant milestone in the tribes commitment to clean energy, economic self-determination and sustainable development. 

STILLWATER – Say you have a patch of land that’s been more of a headache than a payoff. Some years, you farm it. Some years, you don’t. The soil is thin, the yields are low and the math never quite works out.

What if you just planted trees instead?

Robert L. “Bob” Allen, age 86, passed away April 8, 2026, in Oklahoma City. He was born May 22, 1939, to Corliss and Katherine Allen in El Reno. He graduated El Reno High School in 1957 and Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) in 1963. While at OBU, he married Mary Lee Holloway of Tulsa, on June 6, 1961.