January 2021

Redlands Community College recently announced students named to the college’s honor rolls for the fall 2020 semester.

Fresh Anointing Church will hold a chili cook-off on Sunday, Feb. 7 after the morning service which starts at 10:30 a.m. There will be a prize given for the best chili. All are encouraged to come out and worship and enjoy a bowl of chili, then go home and watch the Super Bowl.

Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, has announced fall 2020 graduates, including Alana McKinney of El Reno, graduating with a Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner.

KINGFISHER – An 8-0 run to start the second period proved to be a key turning point as Class 4A’s top-ranked Kingfisher pulled away from El Reno High School’s boys basketball team for a 64-40 victory – its 11th in a row.

Logging yet another dominant wire-to-wire effort, El Reno High School’s wrestling team rolled to a 66-12 road victory over Santa Fe South last week. The Indians, ranked sixth in Class 5A, improved to 5-1 in duals and were slated to wrestle this weekend in the Chickasha Invitational.

COVID-19 continues to play havoc with the schedules for Canadian County prep basketball teams as two schools lost or had games postponed due to the virus. El Reno High School’s girls basketball team, ranked eighth in Class 5A, had its game with Class 4A’s 11th-ranked Kingfisher canceled last week.

After a tough three-point loss to open a recent tournament, Okarche High School’s boys basketball team has reeled off four straight wins en route to a consolation title in the Coyle Invitational. The win streak has lifted the unranked Warriors to 8-9 on the season.

El Reno High School’s powerlifting team recently competed in the Dickson Invitational, placing six lifters in the top five of their respective weight classes, including four first-place efforts. Bradley Chavers won the 123-pound division with a total weight of 815 pounds.

LAWSUITS LVNV Funding LLC vs. Christel Cunningham for $6,116.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Robert K. Long for $2,037.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Ray Thomas Hubbard, 79, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Burleson, Texas, with his wife by his side.  Ray was born April 13, 1941, to Oscar and Lenice Hubbard in Minco, joining his siblings, Wallace and Donna.