October 2022

Running on a fast Texas course in Wichita Falls, Redlands Community College’s cross country team posted a pair of 12th-place finishes at the 2022 Mustang Derby, hosted by Midwestern State University.

“It was a fast course and we had some great times and faced some great higher division competition,” said RCC head coach Natalie Graves.

The Redlands men ran the 8-kilometer (4.97-mile) course with an overall time of two hours and 30 minutes, with an average runner time of 30:03 en route to a 320 points total.

Downtown El Reno will be the spooky place to be the last week of October as the annual Spooktacular returns. The colorful Main Street event will be preceded by a new Haunted Trolley Rides event courtesy of the El Reno Arts Council.

The Haunted Trolley Rides will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. Ticket holders will board the Heritage Express Trolley at 317 S. Grand.

The ride downtown will include a spooky tour through the area and features the El Reno Haunted Barn where a cast of goblins and surprises awaits.

A state grant has funded 20 new portable radios for Canadian County sheriff’s deputies.

The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office recently was awarded a 2023 Safe Oklahoma Grant totaling $62,355.

The grant program has distributed $2 million among 58 law enforcement agencies across Oklahoma.

Canadian County’s $62,355 grant award – the third largest in Oklahoma this year – was used to purchase 20 new 800-megahertz (MHz) radios.

A proposed upgrade at the Canadian County Assessor’s Office will provide property owners with better online access to detailed information about property values and other data.

The assessor’s office plans to convert to a new Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system.

Estimated cost is $250,000 to $300,000 to cover the conversion and ongoing maintenance.

As farmers and ranchers across Oklahoma are dealing with the financial repercussions of the 2022 drought, Oklahoma State University Extension is stepping in to help ease some of the financial strain.

From Oct. 5 through Dec. 31, the Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory at OSU is offering reduced costs for nitrate toxicity, forage and feed testing and livestock water testing.

LAWSUITS

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Randy Aaron and Stacy Carol Aaron for $53,778.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 18, Block 30, Mustang Heights Addition Section 5.

True Sky Credit Union vs. Paul Raymond Bradford for $74,450.67 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 12, Block 19, Mustang Heights Addition Section 3.

Funeral services for Barbara Jean (Jeanie) Ventris of Minco were held Monday at First Baptist Church in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Jeanie died Oct. 6, 2022, at Agape Road Hospice House in Bethany. She was born Nov. 14, 1941, in Minco. She was raised in the Minco community, helping with the family dairy farm. She graduated from Minco High School in 1959.

Jeanie worked as a bank teller while serving as a Cub Scout den mother.

She was a lifelong member of Minco First Baptist Church.

Fall break is traditionally the time football programs across the state compress a week’s worth of preparation into three days ahead of a Thursday night ball game.

However, that’s not the case for El Reno High School’s football team which will keep a normal schedule in the days leading up to Friday’s road trip to Ardmore – despite the district being out two days for fall break.

“We are on fall break but Ardmore is not and they wanted to play on Friday night since the game is at their house. So we get an extra day of practice.

Midwest City’s size and speed proved to be a toxic combination as El Reno High School’s football team suffered a 34-0 loss at the hands of the Bombers in District 5A-1 play.

The loss dropped El Reno to 1-5 on the season and 1-2 in the district standings. It was the first shutout loss of the year for the Indians and the third time to be held to under 10 points.

“They were very big and athletic and I think a few of our kids were intimidated.