March 2021

Redlands Community College’s Ty’reek Johnson shoots a fast-break layup in the Cougars 81-71 loss to Northern Oklahoma College of Enid last week. The setback dropped RCC to 8-12 on the season and 2-12 in Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play. The Cougars are now eighth in the league.

LAWSUITS Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Jesse A. Eskew for $3,562.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Crown Asset Management LLC vs. Rhonda L. Weisbrod for $1,391.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Donald L. Deatherage passed away Friday, March 26, 2021, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1937, in Shawnee. After graduating from El Reno High School in 1956 and Oklahoma State University four years later, he married the love of his life, Marie, on Sept. 1, 1960.

Graveside memorial services for Catherine Lynn “Cathy” Oaks of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Cathy passed away March 23, 2021, at the Grady Memorial Hospital in Chickasha.

Graveside services for Eugene Spence of Minco will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco with Rev. Bob Hines officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Eugene passed away March 26, 2021, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

Beginning Tuesday, March 30 and running through Friday, April 2, Lucky Star Casino will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for anyone age 18 or older. All recipients who get the shot will receive $25 in free play to take their shot at big money that day.

Editor’s Note: Nancy Marie Spears lives in El Reno and is a student in the Gaylord School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Oklahoma. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation.

Two Warr Acres residents were arrested in El Reno, one on complaints of trafficking of drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine, as well as possessing a loaded firearm during the commission of a felony. Police reported pulling over a vehicle near Choctaw and Wade shortly after 11 p.m. March 20.

Have you ever wondered why a service dog is needed or how one can be beneficial to a veteran? Red Avery, with Versa K-9 for Vets, offers important insight to this very question. Versa K-9 for Vets is comprised of six instructors and guest speakers.

A request to rezone about a half acre on South Rock Island from Commercial Office (CO) and Combined Residential (R-2) to Commercial Convenience (CC) won the recommendation of the Municipal Planning Commission in a 4-1 vote. The lone no vote was actually an abstention which counts as a no vote.