Bicycle rider hurt after auto collision
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A 30-year-old El Reno man was taken to the hospital with what police said were serious injuries after the bicycle he was riding collided with a vehicle.
March 2020
Rukes honored by state VFW
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El Reno High School teacher Brian Rukes was honored as runnerup in the Oklahoma VFW Teacher of the Year honors. Rukes was nominated by VFW Post 382 Auxiliary President Nancy Salsman for his work on Remembering the 44 Memorial.
Indians place three at state
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OKLAHOMA CITY – After a positive start, El Reno High School’s wrestling team hit a few snags in the middle rounds at the Class 5A Oklahoma State Championships, but rallied to claim one bronze medal and three overall placers.
The Indians, ranked seventh going into state, had five state qualifiers and finished in 11th place in the final team standings with 30 points. El Reno placed higher than 11 other teams including league members Carl Albert, Noble and Shawnee.
In the Super Tuesday spotlight
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Marty Hall said he got a call from the producers of Fox and Friends asking if they could report live from Sid’s Diner on Tuesday morning.
Hall said he asked why they chose the diner he founded and has operated for years with his family in downtown El Reno.
“They said they had researched us and believed Sid’s represented Oklahoma,” Hall said.
Good enough.
On Super Tuesday, a Fox reporter made himself at home inside the cozy diner at Choctaw and Wade.
John Garland Brooks
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Garland Brooks went to his eternal rest on Feb. 28, 2020. He was born Dec. 3, 1926, near Calumet to Allean Beverly Barker and Charles Frank Brooks and lived his entire life in Canadian County. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served from 1944 to 1946, a World War II veteran, after graduating from El Reno High School in 1944.
His yearbook picture noted that he was known for his “smiling eyes.”
William Hutson
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William E. “Bill” Hutson left us on Feb. 28, 2020, to watch over us from his new heavenly home. He was loved by all who were privileged to know him. A man of gentle strength and loving kindness, he served his Lord and Savior faithfully.
Margaret Newnum
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Funeral services for former El Reno resident Margaret Ann Newnum will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Stuart Malloy officiating. Burial will follow in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Margie passed away Feb. 27, 2020, at St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee. She was born May 12, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas.
For the last 20 years she lived in Tecumseh and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Shawnee. While living in El Reno she worked at the Little Giant Pump Company.
Wastewater records tampering alleged, charges expected
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Two weeks ago, the city of El Reno received a tip that an employee of the firm it uses to operate the town’s water and wastewater systems was falsifying records related to wastewater.
Mayor and Acting City Manager Matt White said the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality was notified and DEQ started an investigation. Later, investigators from the Environmental Protection Agency got involved and on Tuesday, White said charges are expected to be filed against the unnamed employee of Veolia Water Technology.
Public Records - March 1
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DIVORCES GRANTED
Andrea Nicole Gee vs. Jason Riley Gee.
Hannah Marie Weldon vs. Brandon Lawrence Weldon.
Ronald D. Wright vs. Cember D. McCurry.
John Girten vs. Amanda Bowers.
Annalisa Rose Wilder vs. Jessie Earnest Lee Wilder.
Deborah Janelle Huddleston vs. Alonzo Clark Huddleston.
Tara Lynn Fromm vs. Robert John Fromm II.
Thomas Bradley Hayes vs. Bailey Raquel Hayes.
Vicki Phelps vs. Ronald Phelps.
Janet Adams vs. Clay Adams.
Tori N. Davis vs. Michael E. Conner III.