BOY – Taylor and Kelsey Hockersmith of El Reno are parents of a boy, Jackson Lee Hockersmith, born Oct. 18 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City.
He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.
Jackson has a brother, Grayson Reed.
Maternal grandparents are Theresa Hall of Yukon and Bill Sanders of Mustang.
Paternal grandparents are Amber and David Hockersmith and Brad and Stephanie Baker, all of El Reno.
After losing the opening weight, El Reno High School’s wrestling team reeled off 11 straight wins to help spark a 57-12 victory over Class 4A’s 11th-ranked Weatherford.
The Indians, the top-ranked team in Class 5A, improved to 4-1 on the season. The Eagles were the fourth top 15 opponent that El Reno has faced this season, posting a 3-1 record.
Whether on the streets of America or abroad, from prisons to parks, churches of all sizes and the corporate stage, singer, songwriter and saxophonist Greg Winn has been Making Music Matter for more than 40 years.
He has devoted his life to music ministry and is described as one of the most versatile music ministers on the road today.
Winn will be in concert on Sunday, Jan. 8 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at First Assembly of God, 1701 S. Jensen Ave.
The public is invited, and child care will be provided through age 4.
Okarche High School's boys basketball team tuned up for this weekend’s Three Rivers Conference Championship run with an 81-27 road win over Cordell.
The Warriors, ranked sixth in Class A, improved to 11-1 on the season with their 11th straight win.
Okarche’s offense exploded on the Blue Devils for 32 points in the first period before adding a pair of 20-point efforts over the next two periods for the 54-point blowout.
LAWSUITS
Discover Bank vs. Christina Anderson for $37,801.84 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Adolfo Espinoza Rodriguez for $118,541.54 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 1-5, Block 16, Fair Addition, El Reno.
Binford Supply LLC vs. First Class Fence for $55,434.11 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Capital One N.A. vs. Joseph N. Dixon for $17,053.39 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
As 2022 continued to roll on, some new leaders were elected and top honors were presented to some top students. El Reno would continue to celebrate with annual festivals and events dedicated to fried onion hamburgers, classic cars and fast boats. This is the second part of our Looking Back series on the year that was.
May 2022
Canadian County commissioners were expected to decide on how to distribute the county’s $28.8 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation during an open meeting, Commissioner David Anderson said.
Two years after an outpatient health clinic for military veterans opened in Canadian County, plans for a much larger facility have been announced.
Because of steady growth and more veterans becoming eligible for benefits, the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System will open a VA “mega-clinic” featuring dental services in Yukon.
“We have a smaller clinic in Yukon right now,” Director Wade Vlosich said.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Broadband Office, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Municipal League, Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host the Internet for All: Oklahoma Local and Tribal Coordination Workshop in Oklahoma City on Thursday, Jan. 19.
While giving players five days off before getting back to work in 2023 might seem a bold move to some critics, El Reno High School boys basketball coach Rodney Haydon has one simple response.
“The guys have earned it,” said Haydon.
Indeed, the Indians have earned some rest after posting their best season start since 2018 with a 6-1 record and a No.4 ranking in the last Class 5A poll before the holiday break.
However, the work did not end for El Reno with its 54-47 cross-county rivalry win over seventh-ranked Piedmont.
Funeral services for Dianne K. Mullins were held Friday, Dec. 30 in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Burial followed at the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Dianne died Dec. 22, 2022, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was a former resident of El Reno.
