May 2022

Graveside services for Sam T. Crawford of El Reno will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 at Canadian Valley Cemetery in Calumet with Rev. Paul Roach officiating. Mr. Crawford died May 3, 2022, at his home. He was born Dec. 24, 1937, in Calumet. He was a farmer and had worked for the railroad.

El Reno Fire Chief Jason Duff uses hand signals to guide the ladder operator into position to allow him to take down the Burger Day Festival banner over Rock Island Avenue that was damaged by high winds in April.

Opinions on Oklahoma’s weather are often more variable than the weather itself. Some Oklahomans will look back on April 2022 and remember the seven confirmed tornadoes that touched down, although that is still below the long-term average of 11.7 for the month.

It all started from a giant baby bottle and a challenge to fill it with spare change. Fresh Anointing took the challenge.

Recently, the Stillwater Board of Education announced it will not change course on its policy of allowing boys to use the girls bathrooms unless given “no choice” by state officials.

MUNICIPAL COURT Naomi Davidson, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295. Michael Everett Sweezy, Mustang, failure to appear warrant, $295. Thomas Morton, Calumet, failure to maintain single lane and driving under suspension, $570.

El Reno High School held its 2022 prom recently at The Festivities, located in downtown El Reno. This year’s theme was “A Night Under the Stars,” with 310 tickets being sold for the event. Students arrived for the Grand March which included a walk down the red carpet.

LAWTON – Watching both teams warm up, El Reno High School girls soccer coach Andrea Williams knew there was not a clear-cut favorite in the Indians first-round playoff game with Lawton MacArthur. “This is a toss-up, we look pretty even,” said Williams. Turns out she was right.

Shorthanded by a player for the Class 5A West Regional, El Reno High School’s boys golf team fell short of qualifying for the state tournament set to start Monday.

Switching from guns to bows and arrows, El Reno High School’s archery team placed 12th overall at the 2022 National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) Western Nationals.