February 2023

The Canadian County OSU Extension Office will assist with the creation of the newest Oklahoma Cattlewomen’s Association Chapter in Canadian County. The kickoff and social will be held on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Canadian County Education Building located on the old fairgrounds at 220 N. Country Club Road.

Canadian County Cattlewomen’s Association extends an invitation to all area cattlewomen.

The three main pillars of Oklahoma Cattlewomen’s Association include beef promotion, education and legislation.

Come-and-go viewing and visitation for Patricia Ann Everett of Union City will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Wilson Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at Wilson’s with Lynsey Manning-Hankins officiating. Burial will follow at the Union City Cemetery.

Patricia passed away Feb. 3, 2023. She was born in El Reno on Oct. 24, 1942, to Leo Clovis and Christine Marie Clovis. She attended El Reno High School. She became a lifelong Union City area resident after marrying John H. Everett on June 30, 1962.

CLINTON — Residents of this western Oklahoma town are getting a taste of life without a hospital.

For Eric Walker, that means treating the rash on his amputated leg on his own. For Eli Colston, it means an ambulance trip 15 to 30 minutes longer for his epileptic seizures, which occur once every three weeks or so.

For the 32 cancer patients who were receiving care at Clinton Regional Hospital, it has meant looking elsewhere for life-saving chemotherapy infusions.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman said he will be signing on as the Senate author of fellow Ponca City Republican Rep. Ken Luttrell’s House Bill 1027 to legalize sports betting in Oklahoma. Coleman said the change would be an economic boon for the state.

LAWSUITS

MARS Inc. vs. Torre Parcel and Andrew Bruce for $6,150 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Josh Garrett for $3,837.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Lucero Puente for $6,004.48 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Dustin Kevin Vigil for $2,493.36 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

After seeing his team squander a double-digit lead in their first meeting with Guthrie, which led to a three-point home loss, El Reno High School head basketball coach Rodney Haydon was determined to avoid a repeat.

“Obviously we watched a lot of film from that game and talked about what happened and what we could do to make sure it didn’t happen again.

“Plus there was some extra motivation to get some revenge and learn from that first meeting,” said Haydon.

Turnovers and defending the 3-point line turned out to be the thorn in the side of El Reno High School’s girls basketball team in last week’s 43-39 road loss to Class 5A’s seventh-ranked Guthrie in Suburban Conference action.

The loss snapped a six-game win streak for El Reno, ranked third in the same Class 5A West rankings, and leaves the Indians with a 4-2 conference record and 13-4 overall mark.

The EHS girls team will be at the 2023 Regional Wrestling Championships Monday and Tuesday in Mustang, with spots at state on the line.

After having its 12-game win streak snapped by Class 2A’s second-ranked Amber-Pocasset, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team closed out the regular season with a 54-40 win over Cashion.

The Warriors, ranked seventh in the same Class 2A poll, improved to 19-5 on the season. Okarche fell to the Panthers by a 47-43 margin in its closest contest since the famed Tournament of Champions in December.

Emma Stover led Okarche in scoring in the win over Cashion with 27 points and logged 35 for the two-game set.

Okarche High School’s boys basketball team turned a double-digit steal count into a 20-6 scoring edge in points off turnovers en route to a 64-56 win over Class A’s 17th-ranked Cashion to close out the regular season.

The Warriors, ranked fifth in Class A, improved to 22-2 on the season and extended their current win streak to nine games. The Cashion win was the seventh this season against a ranked opponent.

The game was tied 28-all at the half before Okarche went on a 36-28 run over the final two periods, including a 23-17 run in the fourth period.