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.

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.

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.