December 2022

Amy Neathery will fill the El Reno City Council Ward 1 seat for the next year, while Dr. Brian Schafer will take over the duties of the Ward 4 position.

Neathery and Schafer were appointed to the council seats at a special meeting held Thursday.

It was the first open meeting chaired by Mayor Steve Jensen.

Council had met earlier in an executive session meeting to discuss litigation the city is involved in.

Jensen was joined by new Ward 3 council member David Black and Ward 2 Councilman Peter Stapperfend. The votes for Neathery and Schafer were unanimous.

You can give your money to the state of Oklahoma, or you can give your money to the school of your choice and receive a state tax credit.

That was the message presented recently at an event hosted by Sacred Heart Catholic School.

The small El Reno school that reopened in the 1990s after closing in the 1960s has 112 students, said longtime Principal Shannon Statton. This year, 33 of those students are receiving tuition assistance through the Tax Credit Scholarship Program.

Russell-Murray Hospice will host its first-ever Caring for Generations Gala. The event is scheduled for Jan. 21 at the Palace Event Center on Banner Road.

The gala will feature a silent auction, dinner and live music. Tickets can be purchased on the RMH Facebook page or by phone at 405-262-3088.

The purpose of the event is to help support Russell-Murray Hospice patients.

Three people filed last week for the Office No. 3 El Reno School Board seat.

Eric Palmer, 33, Roberta Hamilton, 64, and Ronnie Funck, 74, will face off in the Feb. 14 election.

Former El Reno Mayor Matt White had said he planned to seek the school board seat. But White said after giving it more thought, he decided not to run.

Newly-elected El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen mugs for the camera with Oklahoma City Thunder mascot Rumble the Bison during the recent El Reno Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting.

Jensen joked with the mascot, saying he would give him the key to the city, but all the locks may have been changed.

Oklahoma’s U.S. senators were not among the Republicans who supported the U.S. Senate passing the Respect for Marriage Act.

The measure includes protections for same-sex marriages. While it passed by a vote of 61 to 36, Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford voted against the bill.

With hay in short supply, producers are trying to avoid cattle herd liquidation this winter by feeding their cattle alternative feedstuffs.

Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension specialist in beef nutrition, said there are several ways concentrate feed can be used to meet a cow’s nutrient requirements.

OKLAHOMA CITY – With reliable high-speed Internet service and billions of dollars on the line, every Oklahoman is strongly encouraged to check their addresses for current service availability on a newly released map by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Oklahoma Broadband Office announced.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Gabrielle Christian Daugherty, El Reno, expired tag, no insurance, driving under suspension and failure to appear warrant, $1,100.

Mason Skye Guzman, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245.

Anita Marie Pawnee, El Reno, failure to comply, $145.

Andrea Angelique Zuniga, El Reno, dog at large, $145.

Julie Ann Love, El Reno, failure to comply, $145.

Tony Dee Fountain Jr., Yukon, improper equipment, expired tag, no insurance verification, driving under suspension and failure to appear warrant, $1,255.

Choctaw used a 21-8 scoring edge in the second period to rally past El Reno High School’s girls basketball team for a 52-45 win in the title game of the 50th Annual Harrah Panthers Classic.

It was the first loss of the season for El Reno, which dropped to 5-1, after defeating Bishop McGuinness (56-28) and Star Spencer (81-31) to reach the championship game.

El Reno led the Yellowjackets 20-13 after one period, but was outscored 39-25 over the final three periods by the Class 6A school.