January 2022

Body Bennie Lee Cullen Sr., loving father and husband, passed away Jan. 25, 2022. Born in Chickasha to parents, Freddie and Edna Cullen on Jan. 3, 1948, Bennie grew up in El Reno. A proud Army veteran, Bennie served his country in Vietnam as a mechanic.

Body T.D. Gordon Meadows (“The Tractor Man”) was born July 8, 1930, in Granite, Ark., and passed away Jan. 20, 2022, at his home in El Reno with his family by his side. Gordon married Carol Ann Daugherty Hutchings in El Reno on Feb. 25, 1977.

Body Katherine “Kathy” Joyce Biller passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at the age of 80. Kathy was born to parents, Buster and Eileen White in El Reno on March 8, 1941. She attended El Reno High School, graduating in 1959.

Body Funeral services for Patricia Kay Rhodes of Minco were held Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Pat passed away Jan. 22, 2022, at her home. She was born March 19, 1944, in St. Paul, Minn. She grew up in Lawndale, Calif.

Body Lamplighters OHC of Canadian County met recently at a local church, with Joan Herr calling the meeting to order and offering opening prayer. Carol Stine gave a devotional titled “Who Helps the Helpers.

Body In a fitting conclusion to her record-setting night, El Reno High School’s Ashlyn Evans-Thompson sealed her team's win over Class 4A’s sixth-ranked Kingfisher with success at one of her self-proclaimed weaknesses. The senior hit two free throws with 6.

Body Despite 89 games and more than 1,200 career points under her belt, Ashlyn Evans-Thompson had a freshman case of the butterflies going into the game with Kingfisher. “I was really nervous,” said Evans-Thompson. Who could blame her?

Body A pair of freshmen came up with two upperclassmen clutch plays in crunch time as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team pulled off an upset that could affect two classifications for the upcoming playoff pairings.

Body After losing to Guthrie in the 2022 Suburban Conference Championships earlier this month, El Reno High School’s wrestling team felt it had a score to settle. Mission accomplished.

Body For a third time this season, Calumet High School’s girls basketball team suffered back-to-back losses following a 52-47 setback to cross-county rival Southwest Covenant. The loss dropped Calumet to 13-9 on the season.