Route 66 El Reno Bowl rolled into the Mother Road Centennial celebration with a new mural paying tribute to El Reno. 

Owner David Dunn said the massive mural was created by Oklahoma artist Grant Stacy. 

“We saw what was happening with the mural at The Filling Station and some of the others and wanted to be a part of it,” said Dunn. 

He credited the City of El Reno with helping to push the project forward, providing support for a successful grant application. 

A ribbon-cutting was hosted last week by the Chamber of Commerce. 

Former El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Craig McVay officially filed as a candidate for Oklahoma Superintendent of Education.

McVay filed in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, the first day of the three-day filing period.

McVay is running as a Democrat.

State Question 832 proposes to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029, while tying annual increases to the cost of living in expensive urban areas such as San Francisco and New York City. These sorts of proposals have been tried in other states with disastrous results for young workers and small businesses.  

Robert Emerson Lee, 77, passed away peacefully March 31, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 19, 1949, in Fairfield, Illinois, to Ray and June Lee.

Bob proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, where he developed a lifelong sense of discipline, honor and commitment. His time in the Marines was among his proudest accomplishments, and he carried the values he learned there throughout his life.