June 2022

Canadian County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) chose a near-perfect night for some songs and suds. Folks enjoyed a cool breeze as the sun set during Karaoke for CASA. The event accomplished a dual mission of raising funds and awareness at Wild Horse Park in Mustang.

Markwayne Mullin, center, answers a question from members of the newspaper media over the weekend during the Oklahoma Press Association’s annual convention in Oklahoma City.

El Reno Now on Thursday morning is expected to feature candidates for House of Representative Districts 55 and 60. The monthly event is hosted by Mayor Matt White and outgoing School Superintendent Craig McVay.

Debbie Harrison, left, with the Elks Lodge, presents Nancy Salsman of the VFW Auxiliary with a check for $1,000 to help support the VERSA K-9 for Vets program that operates out of VFW Post 382.

Funeral services for Robert Ernest Rinehart will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 15 at Hinton Church of Christ with James Cudd officiating. Services are entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Geary. Robert passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, at his home in Geary at the age of 67.

CHECOTAH — Honey Springs Battlefield announced that students from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) will serve as tour guides on the six trails that cross the 1,100-acre battlefield on Saturday, June 25, as well as three Saturdays in July: July 2, 16 and 23.

Ferdie Leon Wilkerson, 83, of Faribault, Minn., passed away June 10, 2022, in Lohman, Mo., at the home of his nephew, Randall Wilkerson. Ferdie was born to Abraham Lincoln “Abe” Wilkerson and Viola Rose (Ellison) Wilkerson on Oct. 19, 1938, in Calumet.

STILLWATER — Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce secured America’s first rare earth metal and manufacturing facility as USA Rare Earth LLC announced its procurement and development of the first fully-integrated U.S.-based rare earth metal and sintered neo-magnet manufacturing...

Graveside services for Carolyn Sue Haynes of Oklahoma City, a former El Reno resident, were held Friday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Carolyn passed away June 4, 2022, at her home at the Quail Ridge Senior Living Homes in Oklahoma City.