February 2020

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Patricia Lee Kohut was held Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services for George Lee Miller will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Fort Reno Chapel, with burial in the Ray-Geyer Cemetery in Pottawatomie County.

Mr. Miller passed away Jan. 16, 2020. He was born May 5, 1954, in Andrews, Texas.

George was raised in El Reno and later graduated from Tipton High School.

After graduation, George joined the U.S. Navy and served during the Vietnam War.

He had been employed as an over-the-road trucker.

Funeral services for Joe Lee Nusbaum were held Friday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home with interment in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Nusbaum passed away Feb. 2, 2020. He was born Aug. 17, 1926, in Newton, Kan.

Joe is survived by his wife, Mary Ethelyn, and his children, Sharon Bromlow and Randall Nusbaum, both of El Reno and Patricia Bernhardt of Yukon.

Johnnie Faye Weber, 83, of El Reno passed away Feb. 3, 2020.

A private ceremony will be held at a later date. 

In a game which played a huge part in determining the 2020 Suburban Conference Championship, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team let a huge opportunity slip through its grasp.

Trailing top-ranked Piedmont by 13 at halftime, El Reno went on a 7-0 run to start the third period before the Indians offense hit a brick wall that eventually led to a 53-40 loss.

“I think we let the officiating bother us. Piedmont gave us chances but we have got to put the ball in the hole.

Junior Darius Moore made a basket and free throw with 13.5 seconds left to help El Reno High School’s boys basketball team snap a three-game losing streak with a 44-38 win over Piedmont.

However, the three plays that preceded Moore’s clutch delivery were equally important for the Indians, who were looking for their second win in Suburban Conference action.

With El Reno holding a slim 40-38 lead, Piedmont missed two shots at either a tie or the lead before EHS post player Kolton Hunt pulled down a rebound.

The second annual El Reno Night to Shine Prom will be held Friday evening at the Lincoln Learning Center.

The event is a way to honor those with special needs by giving them a prom night complete with dancing, music, sharp clothes and lots of fun.

Created by the Tim Tebow Foundation, Night to Shine is celebrated in 24 countries with an estimated 10,000 honored guests.

Author and Calumet native K.P. Haley, left, hands a copy of his book to David Tully. Haley was at El Reno Carnegie Library Saturday signing copies of his book, Hammer Down — Discovering Your Best.

 

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will begin work on SH 66 and Banner Road later this month. The effort is designed to make the intersection safer for motorists.

A Yukon man was killed at the intersection when his motorcycle collided with a truck that failed to stop at the yield sign before entering SH 66 from Banner.

A statement from ODOT said east and westbound SH-66 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction at Banner Road by 4 p.m. Feb. 19 as part of an interim intersection modification in partnership with Canadian County.