May 2021

The El Reno Kiwanis Club held its 61st Annual Pancake Breakfast May 1 at Wesley United Methodist Church. The event was well attended. The funds raised from this event will fund scholarships to three graduating seniors from El Reno High School.

While many people use cloth or mesh tote bags at the grocery store in an effort to be more environmentally friendly, they may not realize they could be putting their family at risk for foodborne illnesses.

Weather permitting, both El Reno and Calumet high schools will have standout senior players taking part in postseason All-Star baseball games this week.

After surviving the 54-hole cut, Redlands Community College had a strong chance to finish the 2021 NJCAA Women’s Golf Championships with a top five finish.

LAWSUITS Upgrade Grantor Certificate Trust vs. Robert Hix for $7,699.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Midland Funding LLC vs. Brent Simmons for $8,375.53 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Funeral services for Mollie Joann Self were held Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Hinton Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Williams officiating. Services were entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton. Mollie passed away May 12, 2021, in Oklahoma City at the age of 53.

Graveside services for Kennith Leon Camren Jr. were held Saturday in the Osage Cemetery in Agra with Pastor Rod Young of Trinity Baptist Church officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Kennith died at home in El Reno on May 11, 2021.

Funeral services for Lydia Louise Pekah were held Saturday at the Benson Memorial Chapel with Rev. David Lee officiating. Burial was in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Lydia died May 12, 2021, at her home in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 22, 1973, in Lawton.

El Reno Public Schools next superintendent may indeed come from an internal candidate, but that decision will not be made until after a national search has been conducted.

In a somber but hope-filled ceremony, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes dedicated a monument to their ancestors killed at Sand Creek in 1864 and celebrated an historic blanket owned by a chief who died at the site of the Colorado massacre.