Kenneth Grady was born Nov. 27, 1932, in Hutchinson, Kan., the third of five children of Lester and Alice Selfridge Grady. He died Dec. 11, 2022, at his home in El Reno.
Kenneth was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He worked in sales and distribution of beverages.
He was a member of First Baptist Church and a former member of Wesley United Methodist Church.
On Dec. 4, 2014, Kenneth married Betty Wilkerson Snodgrass. Betty survives him.
Jani Dean Myers-Coughlan, a lifetime resident of Oklahoma, passed from this life at Yukon Integris on December 10, 2022, at the age of 47, as a result of heart failure.
Jani was born to parents, Mark and Vicki Myers on April 25, 1975, at Baptist Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Jani graduated from El Reno High School in 1993.
She received her Bachelor of Social Work from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2003, and her Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma in 2008.
On Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, Clifford Alvin Johnson went to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born July 9, 1935, on a farm just west of Calumet to Jim and Elgie (Turpin) Johnson.
Cliff loved music. In junior high, he and his cousins, Ray and Earl Boyer, formed the Country Cousins. He graduated from El Reno High School in 1954. Soon after graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, Janelle Stussy. He was blessed with four daughters, Tina, Dina, Micki and Jeanne.
For the first time in school history, El Reno High School’s wrestling team held a spotlight dual at Jenks Simmons Field House as the number one team in Class 5A. Unfortunately for the Indians, their opponent proved to be a rude guest.
Broken Arrow, ranked fourth in Class 6A, won 12 of the 14 weights en route to a 54-7 win over El Reno, which slips to 3-1 on the season.
The first rankings of the basketball season for upper classifications favored El Reno High School as both teams opened in the top 10 in Class 5A.
The El Reno boys grabbed the sixth spot in the 5A poll and took a 5-1 record into Friday’s home game with Piedmont. The Indians loss was by a point on a late 3-pointer to Choctaw, ranked sixth in Class 6A.
Four Calumet High School boys basketball players earned honors from the 2022 Canton Invitational after the Chieftains steamrolled through the field to capture the championship for an eighth straight year.
It was the sixth straight Canton title for Calumet head coach Jacob Mayfield as his Chieftains, ranked fifth in Class B, defeated Fairview JV (88-13), Cherokee (91-27) and Lomega (71-47).
Earning all-tournament team honors were Kyler Thiessen, Dalton Belcher and Caleb Meschberger. Junior Hunter Arnold was named the tourney’s Most Valuable Player.
Union City High School’s girls basketball team played two overtime games en route to a third-place finish in the recent 2022 Binger-Oney Invitational.
Post player Emily Griggs hit a buzzer-beater to send the Tigers into overtime of the semifinal game with Mt. View-Gotebo, but Union City went on to lose that game 52-48.
The loss dropped the Tigers into the third-place game against Ninnekah, which went into overtime. In the extra frame, Megan Goad made four free throws, followed by Lily Russell with three and two by Bree Goad to help fashion a 46-43 win.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Micha Renea Schwab vs. Daniel Mosiah Stancliffe.
Samantha Kitchingham vs. Obert Heilaman.
Jayna M. Sunmugavail vs. Daniel R. Sunmugavail.
Anabel Williams vs. Krystal Renea Williams.
Blanco J. Campos-Castro vs. Jermaine Maurice Ellis.
Jose Juan Perez Hernandez vs. Raquel Santa Cruz Cornejo.
Russell McElroy vs. Maigan McElroy.
Julie Anne Hau vs. Brian James Hau.
Jennifer Hyer vs. Jason Hyer.
Ginger Hogue Greene vs. Christopher Brian Greene.
On Thursday, El Reno High School students delivered presents to hospitalized veterans as part of the Gifts to the Yanks program.
Beginning in 1945, this program was created during World War II to provide Christmas gifts and entertainment to hospitalized veterans.
Schools from all around the nation participated in this program, but to our knowledge, EHS is the only school that continues doing so.
Money is raised by student clubs and first-hour classes. Gifts are then purchased, wrapped and delivered to hospitalized veterans.
Following are Letters to Santa from Jenna Reed Minyard’s pre-kindergarten class at Hillcrest:
Dear Santa,
My name is Jose and I am 5 years old. I want a Playstation 5, toys and dollars. Thank you!
Dear Santa,
My name is Jamison and I want some books, puzzles, Paw Patrol toys, Legos and a farm.
Dear Santa,
My name is Barrett and I am 4 years old. I want a Yeti in my Spaghetti game, Hot Wheels Monster Truck Raceway, fire truck that squirts out water and everything else.
