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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.