April 2021

Graveside services for Jan (Anita) Van Fleet, 66, of Chico, Texas, were held Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the Cowboy Church Cemetery in Henrietta, Texas, with Rev. Larry Miller officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Davis Funeral Home in Henrietta.

Our Lord opened his arms to welcome Marilyn Sue Conner into His Kingdom. Marilyn passed away on April 20, 2021, in Little Rock, Ark., after a brief illness. Marilyn’s memorial service will be Monday, April 26, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Frisco Cemetery, north of El Reno.

Funeral services for Julia Kay Rodriguez were held Wednesday in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Pastor Kristen Donovan officiating. Burial followed at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Julia died April 16, 2021, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City.

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In the first school-sponsored Junior-Senior Prom since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, El Reno High School students flocked to the Festivities Event Center to walk the red carpet for the grand march. Called “The Masquerade Ball,” students turned out in colorful dresses and tuxedos for the event.

El Reno has a film commission in place. Last week the city council named the 10-person board to help guide, grow and foster the film industry here. El Reno has hosted a number of movie productions over the past year, most finding their way to the Lifetime and Hallmark television channels.

Downtown El Reno development drew attention during last week’s city council meeting. Council agreed to rezone property on South Rock Island from Combined Residential (R2) to Convenience Commercial (CC). The request for the rezoning was made by David Jensen.

Brothers Steve and Peter Jensen of Jensen Farms in El Reno were recently recognized for their farming and cattle operation as a finalist for Producer of the Year 2021.

Matriarch is a nonprofit organization for indigenous women and children.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), and U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) sent a letter last week to President Biden urging him to suspend the executive order to close down prisons, including the Great Plains Correctional Institution located in...