April 2022

A newly convicted murder accomplice has been accused of hiding a weapon for another violent inmate at the Canadian County Jail. Johnathon Reese Erickson, 30, was charged March 8 in Canadian County District Court with accessory to possess contraband in jail.

Commissioner Marc Hader said he will seek an additional term for the office of Canadian County Commissioner District 1. The area covers central and northeastern Canadian County, including all or parts of Piedmont, Yukon, El Reno, Okarche and Calumet.

Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 13 when the filing period opens. Candidates for state offices file with the secretary of the state election board. Candidates for county offices file with the secretary of the county election board.

John L. Miller passed away peacefully on March 27, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was the oldest child of Leslie and Mary (Lepak) Miller, born at home on Oct. 10, 1940, in Shell Creek, Oklahoma.

Brent L. Sollars went to his heavenly home Sunday, April 3, 2022, at the age of 53. He was recovering from a recent open-heart surgery and was happy to be out of the hospital and back home. El Reno was his hometown and he was a 1987 graduate of El Reno High School.

In the last century, “public education” usually meant a system of government-run schools. Yet increasing concerns about uneven quality and unmet student needs have given rise to a new idea: What if public education was not just a system but a mission?

LAWSUITS LVNV Funding LLC vs. Randy Burington for $1,572.55 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Shanna Lopez for $2,993.30 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno High School renewed the U.S. 81 Battle with Chickasha last week at the Hub Reed Complex, allowing 11 base hits to the Class 4A powerhouse in a non-district outing.

PIEDMONT – El Reno High School’s run-heavy track team took part in last week’s Piedmont Invitational without any participants in the field events for a second straight meet.

A day after having its efforts in the Putnam City North Invitational cut short by rain, El Reno High School’s girls tennis team was able to return to the courts to defeat Western Heights by a 3-1 score.