August 2021

LAWSUITS Sandra Zoski vs. Joe Lamb for an amount in excess of $50,000 for alleged injuries and damages.

Charles Ray Eisenhour went to his heavenly home on Aug. 21, 2021, at the age of 93. A celebration of his life will be held Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in El Reno, with interment in the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco.

A Memorial Mass for Vera Isabelle Weisbrod will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 at St. Joseph Church in Union City with Rev. Lance Warren and Deacon Lloyd Menz officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

The Pride of El Reno Marching Band has been working early mornings to learn new music and formations for its 2021 show. Left, Nickalous Fox plays the sousaphone as fellow band members can be seen passing in his instrument's reflection.

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West said he was advised not to comment on the recent hiring of an investigator named in a federal lawsuit concerning the alleged sexual abuse of young girls by a former coach.

As the debate over masks and vaccines to combat the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, so have the numbers of new cases reported to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The fourth time was a charm for the House of Healing. The not-for-profit faith-based ministry dedicated to helping teenage girls was the recipient of the latest round of funding provided by the Power of 100 Canadian County.

Among the major issues addressed during the 2021 legislative session was a funding reform that reduced schools’ ability to receive state payments for departed students, informally referred to as “ghost students.”

Funeral services for Linda Louise Bassham of Minco were held Friday at the Assembly of God Church, with burial following in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.