May 2020

El Reno athletics get back to business

Body El Reno Public Schools coaches and administration were scheduled to meet Tuesday to formulate a plan to bring back athletes for summer workouts after a plan by the state’s governing body failed by a vote from its board of directors.
EHS Football_Dorian Plumley

Selling direct to the public

Body Luke and Lacey Scott are glad they sell beef directly to customers. This approach, which they operate from their farm nine miles west of El Reno, is helping at a time when COVID-19 is causing billions of dollars of damage to the cattle industry.
Luke and Lacey Scott with daughters Autumn and Ellie

Public Records - May 27

Body LAWSUITS Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Kandi Roller for $6,784.41 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. CVI SGP-CO Acquisition Trust vs. Jason Horton for $2,915.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Velocity Investments LLC vs.

George Akeen Jr.

Body Funeral services for George Clay Akeen Jr. of El Reno were held Tuesday with Dr. Michael Jenkins and Minister Reiko Jenkins officiating. Burial was in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. George died May 21, 2020, at St.
George Akeen Jr._obituary

Catherine Jones

Body Graveside service for Catherine Jones, 78, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 29, 2020, in the El Reno Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home.   

John Robert Thompson

Body Private graveside services for John Robert Thompson of El Reno will be held in the El Reno Cemetery. Visitation will be at Huber-Benson Funeral Home on Sunday, May 24 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mr. Thompson died May 19, 2020, at his home.
John Robert Thompson_obituary

Bye for summer

Body El Reno Public Schools held a Grab and Go Parade last week so students could say goodbye to teachers.
Breck Clark holds up a sign

‘Play Coronaball’

Body “Play Ball!” That's the phrase that Oklahoma youth baseball and softball players have been waiting to hear since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic back in March. That came to an end last week as El Reno co-hosted a youth softball tournament along with Harrah.
David Velez stares down a base runner

El Reno to hold graduation May 30

Body El Reno High School Class of 2020 is ready to graduate now versus later. That’s the message Superintendent Craig McVay got last week and he obliged by setting aside May 30 for commencement exercises. “The decision of the senior class was they wanted to do it sooner than later.
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