February 2022

The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office plans to add several more counties that will accept county inmates. An agreement with Logan County was formally approved Jan. 18 to house county inmates at a rate of $41 per inmate per day.

Both the El Reno High School student section (first photo), and head coach Rodney Haydon (second photo) were puzzled by a call late in the Indians game with Kingfisher inside Jenks Simmons Field House.

The Oklahoma CareerTech Testing Center, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, is expanding a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to offer written tests for commercial driver’s licenses.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds, has filed legislation for the upcoming session that would establish the Southeast Asia Economic Trade Office. The office would be housed in Taiwan to advance Oklahoma’s interests in the country and region.

Betty Lou Smith was born in Oklahoma City at the height of the Great Depression on May 8, 1929, to her parents, Dolph and Pearl (Overturf) Smith. Times were hard for the farming family and Betty learned to follow the motto: “Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without!”

Edward “Eddie” Eugene Walker was born June 21, 1972, to Ed and Linda Walker and passed away Jan. 26, 2022. Eddie graduated from high school in 1992 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army and Navy. He enjoyed bowling and going to the casino with his family and friends.

Funeral services for Ronald Joe Taylor of Amber were held Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Pocasset, with burial following at the Friendship Cemetery southwest of Minco. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Gloria Jean Verser of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Minco, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

DIVORCES GRANTED Cari Ann Edwards vs. Christopher Michael Edwards. Yuqing Liu vs. Yuanjun Sun. Heather Gibson vs. Andrew Gibson. Salvador Rodriguez vs. Crystal Rodriguez. Hayli K. Perdue vs. David R. Perdue. John Hartley vs. Tammy Barnwell. Stevie Dunning vs. Jeremy Dunning.

The 100th day of classes for El Reno Public Schools ended with a triple-digit milestone for Jennifer Douglas and her high school girls basketball team.