August 2022

Funeral services for Tabitha J. Wieland will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Aaron Kotila officiating. 

Belia Thomas, 86, was born Jan. 22, 1936, in Brownsville, Texas, and died Aug. 14, 2022, in El Reno.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Thomas, of 39 years.

Belia is survived by her children, David Thomas, Nydia Thomas, Daisy Smith, Henry Thomas and Glen Thomas; and numerous nieces and nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

At her request, no services will be held.

On Aug. 12, 2022, in the presence of family members, Carl Irwin put his soul in Jesus' hands. Wife, Carol, children, grandchildren and siblings will miss him dearly.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will sponsor an Aerospace Career Expo on Sept. 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. 

Hiring managers from local and national aviation and aerospace firms and organizations will be represented at the Expo, looking to recruit talent to expand their workforce. 

Oklahoma’s per-pupil funding for public schools typically ranks low in 50-state comparisons. But significant local property tax bases have allowed several dozen Oklahoma districts to achieve dramatically higher per-pupil funding levels.

In a significant share of those districts, per-pupil funding exceeds not only the average in Oklahoma, but also most states, and some districts have per-pupil funding that exceeds the cost of tuition at even the most expensive private school in Oklahoma.

For the second time in the past three seasons, El Reno High School's volleyball team has opened up its season on the losing side of a 3-0 shutout.

After El Reno defeated Tecumseh a year ago in its season kickoff, the Savages returned the favor last week with a 25-10/25-14/25-22 win over El Reno inside Jenks Simmons Field House.

Sixteen batters went to the plate in the bottom of the first inning last week as El Reno High School's fast-pitch softball team kicked off District 5A-2 play with a lopsided 18-5 win over Bishop McGuinness.

The five-inning run-rule victory lifted El Reno to 3-1 on the year.

Fueled by a 10-run second inning, Calumet High School's baseball team remains undefeated on the season with a 13-0 shutout of Fletcher last week in a tuneup game ahead of the Leedey tournament.

The Chieftains moved to 6-0 for the fall campaign.

Caleb Meschberger got the win on the mound with a two-inning line of two hits and a pair of strikeouts with no walks. Dalton Belcher threw one frame, allowing a hit and a walk against three strikeouts.

UNION CITY - A late-evening thunderstorm caused Union City High School's fast-pitch softball team to suffer its first conference loss of the season after trailing Ninnekah 6-0 in the bottom of the sixth when play was suspended.

“I think we are just going to call it,” said Union City head coach Cody Schmidt.