No good deed goes unpunished. Last month, former NFL head coach Tony Dungy was among the attendees at a bill-signing ceremony in Florida for new legislation supporting fatherhood.
The bipartisan Responsible Fatherhood Initiative will set aside more than $70 million to help struggling Sunshine State fathers play a greater role in the lives of their children.
David William Lagaly, 64, of Union City, passed away June 8, 2022, after a short illness. He was born in El Reno on Dec. 1, 1957.
Lagaly was predeceased by his parents, James and Lois Biller Lagaly.
Lagaly was a retired U.S. Postal employee, but farming was his lifelong passion.
LAWSUITS
OneMain Financial Group LLC vs. Jeremy S. McAbee for $8,984.67 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Best Oilfield Service Inc. vs. Richard McCracken for an amount under $10,000 for damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.
Wakefield & Associates LLC vs. LouAnn Foreman for $820.74 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Teri Dequasie for $1,299.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
MUSTANG – For 84 days, El Reno High School girls basketball coach Jennifer Douglas stewed over a four-point loss to McAlester in the Class 5A state championship game.
Sharing in that pain were two of her star guards, Ashlyn Evans-Thompson and Tetona Blackowl.
“It’s taken awhile to get over that pain,” said Evans-Thompson.
Blackowl agreed.
“It’s been hard and I’m not sure I’m really over it yet. I learned a lot from that game and I feel like I may never really ever get over it but I did learn from it,” said Blackowl.
Tyler Tignor’s final game as a head coach, at least for now, was a memorable one for sure.
Coaching the West squad in the 2022 Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s All-State Small School Game, Tignor’s farewell effort ended in a 7-all tie after the East rallied with four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The game was played at David Allen Ballpark in Enid.
El Reno High School kicked off the summer baseball season last week with two games against the Oklahoma City Broncos.
The Indians dropped both games to the home-school team in the wooden bat division of the Red Dirt League.
See Wednesday’s edition for a wrap-up of the openers.
Last week’s A Small Town Weekend event brought competitions for cars with both big and small wheels.
CENTRAL
Arcadia: Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 72°F and stained.
Saugeye fair on crankbaits around points. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait and worms around riprap and shallows. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, standing timber and weed beds.
The 24th Annual A Small Town Weekend, sponsored by the El Reno Cruisers, brought thousands of car enthusiasts to the city.
See Saturday’s edition for more coverage.
El Reno elected leaders will likely decide in the coming months whether the city should invest in building its own fiber network.
And with an expected infusion of federal funds, the time to act is probably now or never.
That was the message presented to the city council as well as municipal department heads and staff last week during a workshop. The gathering was held at the newly renovated Northwest Community Center.
Tim Young, assistant city manager, was successful in building a city-owned fiber network during his time serving as city manager in Tuttle.
