September 2021

Running into a pair of fellow Class 5A ranked opponents, El Reno High School’s volleyball team posted a 2-3 record in weekend action at the 2021 Noble Invitational.

The Indians, ranked 10th in the state in Class 5A, dropped to 11-8 on the season following setbacks to No.9 Piedmont (25-15/25-18) and fifth-ranked Sapulpa (25-15/25-18).

The other loss was to Class 6A’s unranked Yukon (25-18/25-18). EHS was runner-up in the Silver Bracket.

El Reno defeated Seminole for a second time this season by a 2-0 score, while downing Del City by the same margin.

Redlands Community College’s golf team opened up its fall schedule recently with a third-place finish in the Southwestern Christian University Invitational.

Playing the South Course at Lake Hefner Golf Club, Redlands posted rounds of 298 and 307 for a 605 total for the 36-hole event. Oklahoma City University won the event with a 560 effort, while Dodge City Community College was second at 593.

Redlands beat Texas-based Tyler Junior College by four strokes and Kansas Wesleyan University by five.

To the Editor:

On Wednesday, Sept. 1, I had respiratory failure and could not breathe. When trying to find the correct door to enter the Emergency Room at the new SSM St. Anthony Healthplex, one would think you would go to the large red ER letters on the building. Guess what? That entrance is for ambulance drivers.

Thankfully I did not die there on the driveway.

Now, which door?

We pulled up to the Urgent Care, but that was not what we needed.

The destruction from Hurricane Ida left residents of Louisiana and surrounding states without electric service for nearly two weeks as the restoration process continues.

OG&E’s 270 line workers, vegetation management personnel and support staff have made significant progress getting power restored for the residents of Jackson Parish, La.

The restored power is bringing much-needed relief from 90-degree heat and making streets safer to navigate as crews continue cleanup and residents return to their homes.

OKLAHOMA CITY– Facing an increasingly unsteady blood supply, the Oklahoma Blood Institute has helped found a first-in-the-nation partnership to prepare Oklahoma for emergency situations where blood needs are high. 

The Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) is comprised of seven blood centers from five states that have committed to collecting extra blood units on a rotating, on- call schedule.

The extra blood products will be held in reserve for any critical-need scenario, like a mass shooting or natural disaster. 

A new pesticide is now available to farmers as an aid in the fight against feral hogs.

On Aug. 5, HOGSTOP Oral Contraceptive Formulation was registered with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. HogStop claims to decrease the fertility of male feral hogs by reducing sperm count.

Male feral hog fertility is reduced within five days of consumption of the contraceptive bait and maintained for at least 30 days after five feedings.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Everett M. Flanagan, Minco, improper turn, $175.

Jacob Walter Klutts, Oklahoma City, expired tag, $165.

Patrick Herrera, Oklahoma City, improper lane change, $175.

Selena Elizabeth Skorman, Oklahoma City, expired tag, $165.

Oscar Kipkoros, Oklahoma City, improper tag display, $165.

Matthew Aaron Howeth, Choctaw, speeding, $165.

Kindan Pybas Hughes, Midwest City, speeding, $175.

Carole Sue Davis, El Reno, speeding, $165.

David Scott Read, Amarillo, expired tag, $130.

Funeral services for Christopher Glen Nichols will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15 at First Christian Church with Ronnie Fields, Colton Lott and Tara Dew officiating. Burial will follow in the El Reno Cemetery.

Chris died Sept. 10, 2021, at St. Anthony’s Hospital. He was born Feb. 3, 1968, in Okarche to Glen and Carol (Wallace) Nichols.

He grew up in El Reno and graduated from El Reno High School in 1986. While in high school he was an active member of the El Reno Future Farmers of America (FFA).

Funeral services for Annabel Candy Lorentz were held Tuesday at First Methodist Church in Geary with Rev. Waylan Upchego officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Annabel died Sept. 9, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born April 30, 1952, in Clinton and lived most of her life in Geary. She was a member of the Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church where she attended Bible studies. 

Jeanne and Freddie Hobson were honored recently when the CART House celebrated its 30th anniversary by naming the couple the first recipients of a newly created award.

Adding to the announcement was the fact the award is named in their honor.

The Hobson Service Award will become an annual award given to those who work to help heal and hopefully improve the lives of young Canadian County children victimized by trauma and abuse.