February 2021

MUNICIPAL COURT Elijah Blue Ervin, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295. Cheyenne Yeakey, Yukon, failure to appear warrant, $295. Lonnie Lee Monaco, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295. Stephanie Crone, El Reno, dog at large, $145. Geneva Kay Gililland, El Reno, speeding, $165.

Funeral services for Charlene Wright of Geary were held Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at Stegall-Long Field House with Rev. Dicky Kurtz officiating. Burial followed in the Geary Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.

Ruth Maxine Sikes passed away peacefully at home in Yukon on Feb. 2, 2021, at the age of 89. Maxine was born May 7, 1931, at home in Calumet to Joseph and Hallie McMahan. She was a longtime resident of Calumet. She married Carl Sikes, the love of her life, in 1949.

The average price of a college education is $140,000. Very few people have the resources to cover that cost, so they must turn to student loans to make attending college possible. Often with caution thrown to the wind, 70 percent of college students take out student loans.

Sparked by a 22-3 run in the first period, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team took control of the race for the Suburban Conference title with a 52-40 win over Del City. The win lifted El Reno, ranked seventh in Class 5A, to 10-4 on the season.

While playing Class 6A’s second-ranked Del City close in the middle periods, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team could not match the starting and closing efforts of the Eagles.

With six falls and a handful of forfeits, El Reno High School’s wrestling team, ranked sixth in the Class 5A Dual Rankings, defeated Geary last week 60-6 for its sixth straight victory. El Reno matched its largest winning margin of the season for on-mat matches to improve to 8-1 on the season.

Redlands’ Kristen Murcer shoots during last week’s 65-53 win over Murray State. RCC is 4-0 on the year.

While getting games played due to COVID-19 has been a challenge, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team will start the Class A playoffs this weekend as one of just two undefeated teams in the top 20.

El Reno residents looking to get one of the two approved COVID-19 vaccinations will need to travel to Mustang for the foreseeable future. The Canadian County Health Department will only give the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines at the Mustang Recreation Center inside Wild Horse Park.