June 2022

Janet Lynn (Pasta) Miller passed away June 9, 2022, with her family by her side, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Danny, as well as her three sons, Ryan and wife, Cecilia, Steve and wife, Salina, and Robby and fiancée, Jeanette.

June is National Reunification Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of keeping families involved in the child welfare system together, and recognizing how the community can better support these families.

A memorial service for Betty Agnes (Nail) McMahan will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at Canadian Valley Cemetery in Calumet under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Betty, a longtime resident of Noble, died at her home on Aug. 4, 2020.

This submitted photo shows the supermoon, or commonly called strawberry moon, over El Reno. It gets its name because of how close it is to the earth and that it’s a full moon at strawberry harvest time.

Services for Jon “Chris” Christopher Hurley were held Friday, June 17 at Red Rock United Methodist Church in Calumet, with urn burial following at Red Rock Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

After the 2020 elections, GOP leaders bragged that Republicans held 82 of 101 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Yet House leadership repeatedly declined to pass bills of significance this year.

It’s the season of ticks, and while most Oklahomans know how to ward off the creepy crawlers, tick bites are a common occurrence that can cause serious health implications.

OKLAHOMA CITY –  Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat has announced his appointments for a tax reform working group to study proposals in relation to the ongoing special session. “We’re committed to a serious, mature conversation about tax reform, conducted in a thoughtful way,” Treat said.

STILLWATER – The world’s fascination with honey bees is linked to a population decline during the past decade that threatens the production of fruit, nut, forage, vegetable and other crops that rely on pollination. The permanent disappearance of pollinators would be detrimental to society.

After rains played havoc with on-field workouts during spring drills, El Reno High School head coach Russell Cook was not going to let Mother Nature get summer as well.