August 2021

Body Traffic along southbound Rock Island Avenue was backed up briefly last week as construction crews sprayed water over the newly installed sod along the embankments leading up to the overpass which is under construction.

Body A virtual open house is under way to assist the Oklahoma Department of Public Transportation in updating the State Rail Plan. Input from the public is needed to help develop the state’s long-term planning for freight and passenger rail.

Body With the ceremonial signing of SB 608 creating the “Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021” last week, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt declared Aug. 3 as “Film Day” in Oklahoma.

Body Jennifer Sorrels of Calumet and Michael Cosgrove of Broken Arrow announce their plans to marry in an intimate ceremony on Sept. 18. Sorrels is the daughter of Mark and Sherry Sorrels of Calumet.

Body The 120 descendants of Elmo and Agnes Finnigan held their annual reunion recently at Roman Nose State Park.

Body Members of the El Reno High School Class of 1956 will gather for a picnic set for 10:20 a.m. Aug. 19 at Lake El Reno. Join the group for a fried onion hamburger and to relive good times. The class is planning a homecoming gathering Sept.

Body MUNICIPAL COURT Rolando Sanchez Santa Cruz, Norman, driving without valid driver’s license, $252. Noe Plascencia Lopez, El Reno, expired tag, $130. Erica Lynn Fierro, Lubbock, Texas, driving under suspension, $395.

Body The Biden administration has dropped a lawsuit that President Donald Trump had filed on behalf of a pro-life nurse who was forced to participate in an abortion.

Body With four scrimmages and just a three-week preseason window for practices, El Reno High School’s softball team is set to open its 2021 season Tuesday – and the Indians are eager to get started. “I feel like we are ready.

Body Jordyn Littlebird, a fourth-grader at Darlington School, helped her Oklahoma Athletics 2021 team win the USSSA Midwest National Championship in Bettendorf, Iowa.