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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.