Local students make OSU honor rolls
A total of 6,966 students were named to the 2019 fall semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
February 2020
Women's Circle 5 group gathers
United Methodist Women Circle 5 of Wesley United Methodist Church met recently in the home of Lillian Ray, with Mary Margaret Coats opening with devotionals titled “God’s Box of Chocolates.”
UC Lions Club hears from lawmakers
The Union City Lions Club hosted a community forum recently with Rep. Rhonda Baker, Sen. Lonnie Paxton and Steve Carson from U.S. Sen. James Langford’s office in attendance.
County schools bring home ORES state trophies
Three of the four teams representing Canadian County in the recent Organization of Rural Elementary Schools State Basketball Championships returned with hardware — including two gold balls.
Redlands men drop 14th straight OCAC game
Redlands Community College men’s basketball team looks to be headed toward a play-in game in order to make the NJCAA Region II Championship after dropping its 14th straight game.
Cougars defeat NEO to retain league lead
Just when the rest of the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference was poised to bump Redlands Community College women’s basketball team out of the top spot, the Cougars have responded with a three-game win streak to retain that lead.
Calumet, Okarche girls two wins away from state tickets
Both Calumet and Okarche High School’s girls basketball teams are two wins away from punching their tickets to the Class A State High School Basketball Championships.
CHS steps closer to state; Okarche faces elimination
Calumet High School’s boys basketball team, the Class B state runner-up a year ago, now needs two wins to make the jump to the Elite Eight in Class A.
A date which will live in infamy
The single largest infrastructure project in El Reno history came to a sudden halt on Dec. 7, 1941.
That was the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
It was also the day construction ended, or was at least interrupted, on what would become known as the Rock Island overpass.
Myrna Black
Funeral services for Myrna Ruth Black of El Reno were held Thursday at the Concho Community Hall with burial following in the Concho Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Myrna passed away Feb. 16, 2020, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City.
