December 2020

Body For too long, Oklahoma has tried to diversify its economy by passing special-interest tax breaks and subsidies. That bureaucrat planning has failed.

Body Longtime El Reno resident Marcus Anthony Gallaway died Dec. 16, 2020, at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon due to COVID-related symptoms.

Body Melvin Lee McCormack, 87, passed away Dec. 18, 2020, in El Reno. A full obituary can be read at www.wilsoncares.com.  

Body Services for Durwood Randolph Snead are pending with Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Mr. Snead died Dec. 19, 2020, in Pawhuska.  

Body LAWSUITS Gerald Fortney vs. Thomas Mauchahty-Ware III for an amount in excess of $10,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident. Thomas Berkeley and Ellen Berkeley vs.

Body Dear Santa, I want a toy turtle, toy car octopus, toy car elephant, toy car dinosaur, choo choo train, a swimming car shark and a swimming alligator car. I would also like a Rattlesnake Jake game.

Body With little momentum in its perimeter shooting, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team went old school in the fourth quarter in a rivalry game with Piedmont.

Body After battling back from two shooting slumps which led to a double-digit deficit, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team squandered a golden opportunity to knock off defending Class 5A state champion and No.8 Piedmont.

Body The latest step in eradicating the COVID-19 virus in the city took place shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday as SSM Health St. Anthony’s cardiologist Dr. Radwan Kesserwan was given the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in El Reno.

Body Many know Ed Zweiacher as an educator and accomplished photographer.