December 2021

Double-digit scoring in all four quarters, including a 29-point second period, allowed Calumet High School’s girls basketball team to snap a two-game losing streak with a 74-39 win over Corn Bible Academy.

The victory moved the Chieftains to 6-6 on the season and 3-1 in Washita Valley Conference play.

Calumet shot 43 percent on the night, including 14 baskets from 2-point range, while hitting 10-of-30 shots from behind the 3-point arc for 33 percent. The Chieftains were 16-of-19 from the free-throw line for 84 percent.

With four of its five scorers reaching double digits, Okarche High School’s boys basketball team jumped back into Three Rivers Conference play last week with a 62-54 win over Oklahoma Bible Academy.

The Warriors, advancing three spots in the latest Class A poll to No.15, improved to 9-3 on the season with their third straight victory. Okarche is 2-0 in conference action.

Unlike the fierce debate over Oklahoma’s congressional redistricting map, state lawmakers approved new legislative redistricting plans last month with a near-unanimous bipartisan vote that received little fanfare.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic offers these tips to keep safety in mind when giving Christmas gifts.

National Safe Toys and Gifts Month is observed every December to remind people of important safety guidelines when purchasing toys and gifts. These five important tips will help you give gifts that are both fun and safe this holiday season.

Make sure toys are appropriate for the age and skill level of the child

A partnership announced last week between Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Yukon Public Schools is not sitting well with Redlands Community College.

SWOSU, with its main campus in Weatherford, is partnering with Yukon Public Schools to create a College & Career Center to be housed in the Yukon district.  

Trinity Lutheran Church in El Reno hosted a Live Nativity on Friday and Saturday night.

Members of the parish acted out the roles depicted in the manger scene which Christians believe was where the Christ child was born more than 2,000 years ago. The colorful production included help from some live animals.

The man charged with the random killing of an El Reno man outside a convenience store in 2018 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

District Judge Paul Hesse sentenced Zachary Khea Huber on Oct. 19, court records show. Huber had been accused of shooting to death Ryan Randall Johnson outside Ruddie’s Quick Stop at Elm and Country Club. The shooting was captured on surveillance video and showed bystanders trying to stop Huber as he drove away.