OKLAHOMA CITY — Everywhere House Speaker Kyle Hilbert goes, the topic of childhood literacy follows.

Hilbert, R-Bristow, said improving Oklahoma’s elementary reading scores is “top of the agenda for me,” and he’s been telling everyone who will listen.  

“Every single event that I’m asked to go to or every single question that I’m asked where it’s economic development, tourist-related, you name it, I talk about reading because it applies to everything,” he told news reporters last month.

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The numbers and placing game worked against El Reno High School’s efforts to win a state title during the 2026 Oklahoma Powerlifting Coaches Association’s Large School State Championships.

El Reno added one lifter from a late at-large bid but still competed with seven overall, resulting in a fourth-place team finish with 30 points in the Class 5A division.

The Indians earned those points in two weights.

For the first time in five seasons, Redlands Community College advanced both teams to the semifinals of the NJCAA Region 2 Basketball Championships.

However, both teams were eliminated from the tourney a game short of title shots and tickets to the NJCAA National Championships.

The Redlands women, the third seed for regional, defeated Connors State (63-39) in the quarterfinals but fell to second-seeded Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (55-45) in the semifinals.