June 2022

Body The El Reno Wranglers met recently for their monthly meeting, with Trisha Duncan leading members in the Pledge of Allegiance and Gary Sorrells offering prayer. It was announced the club will be riding in the Chickasha parade June 25.

Body High school students from Calumet, El Reno, Geary, Hinton, Minco and Union City will continue to receive free educational support from the Redlands Community College Upward Bound program with the renewal of the program’s federal grant funding for an additional five years.

Body Among those undergraduates named to spring honor rolls at Emporia State University, Emporia, Kan., is Matthew Goucher of El Reno. To qualify for the university honor roll, students must earn a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 graded hours.

Body STILLWATER – Empowering women and providing educational tools to help them succeed in their agricultural endeavors is the goal of the upcoming Women in Agriculture and Small Business conference slated for Aug. 4-5 in Oklahoma City.

Body It seems a campaign ad for Gov. Kevin Stitt’s re-election campaign has caught the attention of the Oklahoma County District Attorney.

Body Nancy Sue (Maltby) Endecott passed away May 27, 2022, at her home in El Reno. She was born Jan. 6, 1937, at her parents home on their farm in Billings, with the help of a midwife. Her older sister, Shirley, was born about two years earlier but only lived a few days.

Body The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding has approved six proposals to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The six requests will move forward to the full Legislature when it reconvenes in special session later this month.

Body Funeral services for Adam Wayne Pratt were held Wednesday, June 8 at Geary First Baptist Church with Rev. Waylan Upchego and Harvey Pratt officiating. Burial was in the Sunset Cemetery under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Geary.

Body Time and experience can change the way a person thinks. Thank God. Some 30 years ago, I wrote in this newspaper what a clown Vice President Dan Quayle was for saying a television program could have a negative influence on our culture.

Body Funeral services for Frances Joan Herr will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11 at Highland Baptist Church with Pastor Travis Jones officiating. Burial will be in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Joan died June 6, 2022, at St.