The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has named T.J. Dill as chief engineer and Steven Gauthe as state maintenance engineer.

El Reno’s Dill will serve alongside Brian Taylor, the current ODOT chief engineer in a co-capacity until Taylor’s retirement this coming summer.

In this senior position, he will oversee all statewide engineering and operations activities.

An El Reno High School graduate, Dill earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Oklahoma State University in 2011.

In November, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes hosted the three-day Fort Marion Symposium. The symposium is a tribute to the plains warriors and an effort to keep alive the history. 

The symposium opened on the site of the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in Cheyenne.

Traveling to Concho, the second day was held at the Darlington Chapel/Darlington Agency. On the third day, the event moved to Oklahoma City and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

Christmas is only 11 days away. Are you ready? I’m not even close. And I can’t seem to finish one thing I started. My co-workers and friends, Codie Lee Troncoso and Amy Anderson call it the Christmas flu.

El Reno High School student Jake Vulgamore placed first in the Senior Agribusiness category at the American Farmers and Ranchers (AFR) State Speech Contest held recently in Stillwater. 

Nearly 500 students will compete in AFR district speech contests this fall, resulting in more than 160 finalists advancing to the state contest. At the state level, the top three competitors in each category receive cash awards.