July 2020

A request from the parent company of Oklahoma Natural Gas for additional assurances from county officials that they will not build over a gas distribution line at the new county fairgrounds complex was denied last week.

County officials are hoping to recoup some of the expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money would come from Oklahoma’s portion of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

This summer seems determined to rival the summer of 2011 when we had record-breaking heat, excruciating long days of humid sweltering and little rainfall, allowing thousands of grasshoppers to thrive. This year, along with a pandemic, we can add the hazy dust from Africa to the miserable mix.

Nearly 270 young artists from across Oklahoma spent a week studying with internationally renowned faculty and celebrity guest artists at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI). Among those studying acting was El Reno student Kali Grizzle.

Nearly 675,000 Oklahomans cast their ballot Tuesday in an election that will not only have deep ramifications for November’s general election, but also the state’s future.

LAWSUITS State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company vs. Deondra Yvette Graham for $11,353.79 for alleged actual damages.

Prayer service for Dave Merle Klohn was held Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Calumet, with Mass of Christian Burial on Friday at Immaculate Heart with Rev. Cory Stanley officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Graveside services for Kompton Otto Killsnight of El Reno were held Thursday in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Kompton died June 26, 2020, in El Reno. He was born Oct. 15, 1991, in El Reno and was a lifelong resident of the community.

Phillip J. “Papa Bear” Brothers passed this life on June 26, 2020, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, at the age of 70 years, four months, 21 days. Phillip was born Feb. 5, 1950, in Union City to Jay and Ruby May (Neely) Brothers. He was raised and attended school in Union City.