Carding two rounds at 320 and under, Redlands Community College women’s golf team opened up its spring schedule with a 13th-place finish at the 2025 Diffee Invitational.

Playing at Kickingbird in Edmond, Redlands shot a 633 (313/320) to beat out three other four-year programs in the 16-team field.

The Cougars were just seven strokes out of the top 10 (626), set by Northwest Missouri.

Southwestern Oklahoma State won the event with a 604 clip.

Redlands Community College’s basketball teams earned spots in the NJCAA Region 2 Championships, set to be played in Okmulgee.

It’s the first time in three years for Redlands to send both teams to the postseason, with the winner of each championship advancing in the NJCAA playoffs.

The RCC women closed the regular season in fourth place in the region standings at 9-7, tied with Connors State College.

Jay Niehues’ team was slated to play Connors State Thursday in the quarterfinals.

The El Reno Fire Department has expanded its rescue capabilities with the recent addition of a new Stokes basket to its emergency equipment. 

A Stokes basket is a specialized rescue stretcher that is designed to safely move injured individuals across challenging terrain, including steep inclines, collapsed structures and areas with limited accessibility.

City officials said a Stokes basket is a critical tool in emergency response, particularly for incidents such as vehicle accidents in ravines, water rescues and emergencies in industrial or agricultural settings. 

Maple School is ready for growth.

Voters last week approved a $6.46 million bond issue that will allow the pre-kindergarten through eighth grade dependent school west of El Reno to just about double in size, said Superintendent Chuck Hood. 

Now in his third year at Maple, Hood said the 87 percent vote margin in favor of the bond issue was a very welcome show of support for the plan. Canadian County Election Board officials said 88 votes were cast in favor of the bond issue, while 13 no votes were recorded. There were 496 people eligible to vote in the election.