August 2022

The Canadian County Free Fair is jazzing things up a bit this year with the addition of a cornhole tournament, said Fair Board Secretary Brad Tipton. “We have a cornhole tournament that is open to the world. There will be piped-in music, a breeze and an asphalt-covered arena with wind blocks.

TW Shannon questions why some 87,000 new agents of the Internal Revenue Service are needed. Shannon, former Oklahoma Speaker of the House, faces Congressman Markwayne Mullin in an Aug. 23 runoff election. Shannon was in El Reno last week and met with supporters.

Canadian County commissioners have declined to renew membership in a regional economic development group. The three-member board took no action last week on a request to pay $17,960 to the Oklahoma City Economic Development Foundation in fiscal year 2023 for the Greater OKC Partnership.

El Reno’s Centre Theatre will host the “Clean Jokes for Regular Folks” comedy tour. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18. The show features the comedy of Edward Bell, Austin Black and Ben Dailey.

As other teams fine-tune their starting lineup ahead of season openers, El Reno High School’s volleyball team has been retooling its attack due to an untimely injury.

Members of El Reno High School Class of 1959 gathered recently for lunch.

Union City pitcher Emily Griggs snagged a game-ending groundout with the tying run at second base as the Tigers opened up the fast-pitch softball season with a 7-6 win over Velma Alma.

Calumet High School’s baseball team cranked out its first double-digit hit total of the season last week en route to a 12-2 win over Hydro-Eakly. The Chieftains improved to 2-0 on the season with the win.

Willene Padgett Walsh, 85, was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Anadarko to Bill and Ione (Reese) Padgett. She was called to glory on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Cordell. Willene grew up in the Scott community of the Binger and Hinton areas.