After dropping back-to-back games to frontrunner Carl Albert, El Reno High School’s softball team looks to have wrapped up third place in the District 5A-1 standings with a 15-5 win over Duncan.
El Reno closed out league play with an 8-6 record after the win over the Demons and improved to 12-18 on the season. The Indians lost games to the Titans by scores of 17-0 and 17-3.
LAWSUITS
Celina Altamirano vs. Andrea West for an amount in excess of $10,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.
Lila Land Company LLC vs. RJR Trucking LLC for $19,950 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Price Plumbing Inc. vs. Campbell’s Roofing and Construction LLC for $18,400 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Charles Ryan Carter for $18,400.34 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Michael (Mike) Laurance Randall, 63, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend to many.
Mike was born to Laurance and Deloris Randall of Okarche on June 11, 1957. He was the oldest of six children. He married the love of his life, Teri Lorrain Stoner in April of 1978, together raising four sons.
Graveside service for Jerry Dale Overholser will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at the Canadian Valley Cemetery in Calumet. Viewing will be held on Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Jerry was born Dec. 9, 1943, in El Reno to Jerome and Orva Overholser. The world lost a wonderful father and grandfather but heaven gained an angel when Jerry passed away on Sept. 25, 2020, at the age of 76.
Memorial services for Joshua John Myers of El Reno were held Saturday, Sept. 26 at Faith Family Church with Pastor Samantha Roach officiating. Services were under the direction of Alternative Cremation and Funeral Services.
Funeral services for David Keith Adachi were held Monday in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Gerald Panana officiating. Burial followed in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
David died Sept. 23, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kan. He was born Jan. 16, 1992, in El Reno.
Raised in El Reno, he moved to Wichita in 2006.
He was a carpenter and brick mason, graduating from the Job Corps, and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Nearly a year removed from blowing a 20-point halftime lead in a shootout loss to the Noble, El Reno High School's football team found itself in an eerily similar situation Friday night.
El Reno held a 27-0 lead over the Bears at the half and opened the third period with the ball, close to the same scenario as the 2019 meeting.
“That was too eerie and I told the kids in the lockerroom not to forget what happened last year. We needed to stop that trend,” said El Reno head coach Chuck Atchison.
His team listened.
The second installment of El Reno Live brought more breaking news as Mayor Matt White said another truck stop is coming to I-40 and Radio Road. He said also there are some “major” industrial projects looking to possibly locate at the El Reno Regional Airport.
White, assisted by City Manager Matt Sandidge and other members of the city staff, fielded questions on Facebook Live from El Reno residents.
The program lasted for a bit more than 30 minutes and drew a wide array of questions and comments.
For three straight days last week, El Reno Public Schools sent students and faculty members into quarantine due to cases of the coronavirus.
On Wednesday, the district began issuing daily updates for its COVID-19 Response Efforts after an El Reno High School student and another at Roblyer Learning Center received positive test results.
The report breaks down the district’s numbers by students and faculty, with isolations reflecting those that have tested positive.
MaCrae Putnam is stitching together what she believes could be a colorful event for downtown El Reno. The owner of Make it Sew has organized a Quilt Walk for the downtown area. The three-day event is set for Oct. 15-17 and it’s expected to attract quilters from throughout the region.
Putnam has enlisted help from “every business” in the downtown.
The stores have agreed to hang a handmade quilt in their front windows, allowing visitors and locals to walk through the area and examine the creations.
Several shops will also have quilts inside.
