El Reno High School sophomore Ryder Watts was honored by the school district for his bravery in rescuing a 9-year-old boy from a pack of pit bulls.

Superintendent Matt Goucher presented the teen with a certificate of appreciation from the district for coming to the aid of Kaydayn Arndt.

Brian Rukes is looking for old yearbooks from various El Reno schools and other items that pertain to history here.

In a recent email to school personnel, the District Historian wrote:

“The different schools in El Reno Public Schools through the years have occasionally put together yearbooks for these schools. I would love to have a copy of each of these from years past to add to our ERPS Archives collection.”

Rukes said he has some Roblyer yearbooks, but not most of the more recent ones.

On July 14, 1929, Marie Elizabeth Dittmer was welcomed into the world, the seventh of eight children born to Herman and Murl (Roberts) Dittmer.

She had, despite arriving at the beginning of the Great Depression, an idyllic childhood at Cardinal Crest, the home her father built to raise his large family. 

After graduating from Colorado Women’s College, Marie returned to El Reno where she began her secretarial career at First Christian Church. She married Kendall Maxey, and from this union her daughters, Suzan Marie Maxey and Nancy Diane Maxey-Barbieri were born. 

When financial services website WalletHub announced its annual list of states education systems, Oklahoma’s ranking became instantly quotable by politicians on all sides.