December 2021

The town of Okarche has responded to the Oklahoma Department of Water Quality regarding plans for future water treatment. Okarche water has been cited by DEQ for having high levels of nitrates. Maximum levels of nitrates have been reported in the water for about 20 years.

If you grew up in El Reno you probably have some memories of Sunset Drive. What I remember when I was really young was a neighbor lady, Mrs. Anderson, taking me and my siblings to get ice cream. I also remember some bars that called themselves clubs, probably because of the liquor laws at the time.

On Nov. 24, South Africa reported detection of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus to the World Health Organization. On Nov. 26, WHO designated it a “variant of concern” and tagged it with the name “Omicron.”

Few modern topics have become as divisive as critical race theory, which is no surprise, given that CRT divides. It divides people into groups pitted against one another, into categories of oppressed vs. oppressor. What’s worse, your group defines you.

El Reno High School November Students of the Month, back row, Dailey Jennings, Maddison Patswald, Ariana Segovia and Donovan Ramirez; front row, Latin Everheart, Trinity Black, Qyra Jones and Cooper Park.

Debi Bills, left, and Cindy Fenimore sort some of the more than 450 pounds of food collected by Banner School to help with The Lord’s Harvest food ministry.  

More than 100 Kansas State University students are among the first class of scholars recently inducted into the university’s chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, the national first-generation college student honorary society.

Graveside services for John Glen MaGee were held Thursday, Dec. 2 at the Canadian Valley Cemetery in Calumet with Rev. Jim Clausing officiating.

Graveside services for Wanda Lee Loyall were held Friday, Dec. 3 in the Yukon Cemetery with Rev. Paul Roach officiating. Services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home. Wanda passed away peacefully Nov. 29, 2021, at her home with family by her side.

Graveside services for Roy Robert Hayes Jr. of Minco were held Thursday at the Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Roy died Nov. 28, 2021, at the Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. He was born June 17, 1930, in Binger.