December 2022

Body Funeral services for Joyce Mae Hacker of Bethany were held Monday at the Church of the Nazarene in Mustang, with burial following at the Mustang Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home in Minco Joyce was born May 13, 1934, in Addington.

Body LAWSUITS Credit Corp Solutions Inc. vs. Jeff Waddle for $3,149.45 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Credit Corp Solutions Inc. vs. Chelsea Palmer for $2,168.57 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Capital One N.A. vs.

Body Funeral services for Kenneth Luther Sorensen will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Benson Memorial Chapel under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Kenneth died Dec. 17, 2022, at his home in El Reno. He was born April 30, 1944, in Chicago Heights, Ill.

Body U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Masquerading-as-I -- VT) said in a Dec. 13 statement, “I withdrew from consideration by the U.S. Senate my War Powers Resolution after the Biden administration agreed to continue working with my office on ending the war in Yemen. Let me be clear.

Body Vera Mae Sweeney died Sunday at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon. Services are pending with Huber-Benson Funeral Home.  

Body With Piedmont scheming to shut down El Reno High School’s top two scorers in James Reveles and Carter Roman Nose, the Indians needed another player to step up and fill in the void in this top 10 battle. Alex Elizondo was happy to oblige.

Body In what could be the final regular-season meeting in the cross-county rivalry between El Reno High School’s girls basketball team and Piedmont, the Wildcats snapped a four-game losing streak with a 39-35 victory.

Body Municipal Judge Richard Lewis ended his more than 45-year career with the city of El Reno in grand fashion last week, administering the oath of office to a new mayor as well as three new members of the city council.

Body An energy company planning to drill near a livestock barn owned by El Reno Public Schools will have to redirect its efforts or pay more money.

Body After interviewing the three candidates who filed to run for the vacant Ward 2 seat, the El Reno School Board voted unanimously to appoint Roberta Hamilton to fill out the remainder of the term. The seat was held by Dallas Curtis, a six-year veteran of the district’s leadership.