February 2022

Body Ronald Ray Laughlin was born March 26, 1955, and went home to be with Jesus on Feb. 8, 2022. He grew up in El Reno, where he met his high school sweetheart, Nancy Royse Laughlin. They graduated from El Reno High School in 1973.

Body Marcus Dale Feddersen, a lifelong resident of Canadian County, died unexpectedly at the age of 66 on Feb. 5, 2022, in Wittman, Ariz.

Body Juanita S. Galvan was born Jan. 25, 1971, to Nancy Alvarado-Galvan and George A. Galvan in Chicago, Ill. She moved to Oklahoma in 1998, and she lived the remainder of her years in El Reno, where she had three children, Victoria, Mario and Samantha.

Body Memorial services for Arthur Clayton Bensmiller will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Friendship United Methodist Church in Minco. Burial with military honors will follow at the Friendship Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Art passed away Feb.

Body Post player Lilly Thomas shot 63 percent from the field as Calumet High School’s girls basketball team steamrolled over Marlow Central to win the Class A, Area III District 8 Championship.

Body P.K. Harris turned in a double-double effort as Okarche High School’s boys basketball team moved into the regional round of the Class A playoffs with a 73-55 win over Yale.

Body LAWSUITS Discover Bank vs. Debbie Martindale for $5,631.66 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Discover Bank vs. Shelbi L. Kroeker for $3,498.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Credit Acceptance Corporation vs.

Body Graveside services for Mary Sleeper Little were held Monday, Feb. 14 at the Concho Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Mary died Feb. 10, 2022, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born Nov.

Body It would appear El Reno’s highly acclaimed Route to the Future long-range development plan arrived just in time. The plan, adopted in 2021, lays out a path for community development for the next 20 years. It projects El Reno growing by 9,000 people during this time period.

Body In a surprise move, a Canadian County commissioner has decided against running for a fourth term and instead will seek a state legislative seat. District 3 Canadian County Commissioner Jack Stewart will not file for re-election in April.