January 2020

The city of El Reno wants your opinion. The first month of 2020 will feature several open house meetings for local citizens. These meetings are for the Route to the Future project, a long-term planning exercise focusing on the development and growth of El Reno for the next 20 years.

Memorial services for Rafaela B. Shields of Keller, Texas, were held Dec. 11, 2019, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clinton with Father Balaswamy Mandagiri officiating. Burial was in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Gary Joe Kubala will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow in the El Reno Cemetery.

Funeral services for Lorena McCray of El Reno were held Friday, Jan. 3 at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Dick Kurtz officiating. Burial was in the Canadian Valley Cemetery (McCray Cemetery) northeast of Calumet. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

• El Reno police were called about a disturbance on I-40. Two vehicles were stopped at an exit ramp. When officers arrived, three people got out of one vehicle and walked away. One person came back when called. He was arrested for having an outstanding warrant.