Patricia Carol Taylor was born June 14, 1939, in El Centro, Calif. She came to Oklahoma as a child and graduated from Capitol Hill High School and Oklahoma City Beauty College in 1958.
On June 19, 1959, Pat married Raymond F. Taylor Jr. They made their home in El Reno. For 50 years she worked as a beautician and was the owner of Pat’s Beauty Shop in El Reno until she retired in 2008.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Shane W. Burk, El Reno, dog at large, $145.
Kealah Shaye Wells, Kingfisher, speeding, $165.
Tara Rae Hubbard, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.
Aubrey Marie Black, Kansas City, Kan., failure to appear warrant, $295.
Andy Leon Parr, Yukon, expired tag, $165.
Cory James Hoaglin, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Riley Ethan Dawson, Mustang, speeding, $165.
Corrie Seeley, El Reno, dog at large, $145.
Zachariah Tobias Tom, Oklahoma City, failure to appear warrant, $295.
Jupiter Scott McElfresh was welcomed into the world last week at the Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon.
While the delivery of this newborn was just like thousands of others at Canadian Valley, it was Jupiter’s arrival date that stood out above the rest.
Jupiter’s mother, Nevada, and father, Dalton, were thrilled to see their second child born at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the hospital.
That’s right, Jupiter is a 2-22-22 baby.
The 50th Canadian County Junior Livestock Show kicked off Sunday with the gilt show at the old fairgrounds building.
Sessions are being streamed live and the final sale will be online at www.kencarpenterauction.com.
With a 50 percent increase in registered voters over the past 10 years, Canadian County is adding 10 voting precincts.
New polling places – mostly in eastern Canadian County – will be open for the June 28 primary elections.
“We’ve added an additional 10 precincts to what we had,” Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold said.
“We now have 60 precincts.”
As of Feb. 15, Canadian County totaled 90,206 registered voters – up from about 60,000 in 2012. And the numbers keep rising.
Here is the breakdown by political party:
WASHINGTON – Oklahoma tribes are hopeful an update to a century-old law will spur tribal economies and the new rules will create a uniform approach to contracting procedures.
The Buy Indian Act was created in 1910 to set aside government procurement contracts for Indian-owned businesses. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service are the sole federal departments the act applies to.
OKLAHOMA CITY – A seven-year drought from the top rung of the medals podium at the Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships came to an end over the weekend for El Reno High School.
Junior Will Heger scored 20 team points for the Indians by winning gold at 132 pounds. He becomes the first state champion since Murdoch Marcum in 2015 and the 43rd EHS grappler to drape a gold medal around his neck.
El Reno High School’s girls basketball team rode a smothering pressure defense into the double elimination portion of the Class 5A playoffs with a 55-24 win over No.15 Lawton Eisenhower.
The victory came in the semifinals of the West Region 4 Championships and pushed the second-ranked Indians into the regional finale against seventh-ranked Piedmont, which eliminated No.10 Bishop McGuinness.
Funeral services for Gary Clay Choat were held Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Geary First Baptist Church with Rev. Brandon Kittle officiating. Burial followed at the El Reno Cemetery. Services were entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton.
Gary passed away Feb. 22, 2022, in Oklahoma City. He was born Jan. 12, 1956, in Watonga to Floyd D. Choat and JoAnn L. Wooten. Gary attended Watonga High School. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard as Sr. Sergeant in the 45th Infantry.
Graveside service for Bette Jean Croy will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the Murray/Binger Cemetery in Binger with Chaplain Larry Mitchell presiding. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
