June 2022

Only a prearranged five-run scoring limit per inning kept El Reno High School’s varsity 1 baseball team from posting an even larger winning margin in last week’s home series with Putnam City.

CALUMET – Seeing his new players in action for the first time since taking over Calumet High School’s baseball program, Cody Thiessen guided the Chieftains to a 2-1 record in a scaled-down summer schedule.

CENTRAL Arcadia: June 20. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal, water temperature 82°F and stained. Channel catfish excellent on punch bait, worms around dam, riprap and shallows. Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, buzz baits, lipless baits, plastic baits around riprap, rocks and standing timber.

Four candidates for two Oklahoma House of Representative seats all agreed addressing mental health issues should be a top priority for the state. Unfortunately, they all agreed there is no clear-cut answer on how to do this.

Three newcomers to county politics and one incumbent spent close to an hour answering questions from residents during a 2022 Legislative Forum. The event was held at Redlands Community College.

Carolyn Leck will officially retire and step down as Canadian County treasurer June 30. Leck will leave office early, citing health issues. She will be replaced by Jay Arnold, who will be sworn into office July 1.

El Reno schools held a free swim day at the city pool last week.

Norman Sheridan, Mobile Meals program director, accepts a donation of more than $500 from Mayor Matt White and outgoing School Superintendent Craig McVay. The funds were raised at last week’s El Reno Now breakfast.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Kevin McDugle, R-Broken Arrow, and Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, held a press conference responding to findings from a third party investigation regarding the case of death row inmate Richard Glossip.

With a pair of runners in scoring position, freshman Mason Fulton struck out the final batter on four pitches to earn his first save of the summer season as El Reno High School’s varsity 1 baseball team defeated Heritage Hall.