June 2022

SHAWNEE – While its company catch phrase says it “gives you wings,” a popular energy drink may have been one of the deciding factors that shacked El Reno’s Ashlyn Evans-Thompson to the bench.

A successful partnership between the city of El Reno and the state’s oldest riding club may have helped secure a permanent home for a fan-friendly and wildly popular bull-riding event.

For the first time in two years due to COVID-19, El Reno High School’s boys basketball program held a youth skills camp at Jenks Simmons Field House.

LAWSUITS LVNV Funding LLC vs. Timothy Majewski for $1,126.95 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Teresa L. Pickens for $1,891.13 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

CENTRAL Arcadia: Elevation 2.5 ft. above normal and falling, water 72 and stained. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around points and standing timber. Saugeye good on crankbaits and minnows around docks and points.

Ruth Elizabeth (Mitchell) Youngheim died May 29, 2022, at her home in El Reno. A memorial service will be held at a later date under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

A memorial service for Donna Jeanne Duffy will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 4 at the Kingfisher Cemetery with Alan Chamberlain officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Jeanne was born Dec. 16, 1952, in Champaign, Ill.

Memorial services for Bobby Lane Main of Minco will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at Minco First Baptist Church with Pastor Larry Steverson officiating. Bobby died May 27, 2022, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born Aug. 26, 1942, in Chickasha.

A memorial service for Rollie Lee Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Rollie died May 31, 2022, at Arbor House in Mustang. He was born May 19, 1937, in St. Edward, Nebraska.