March 2023

Dwayne Oaks

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Graveside services for Dwayne Charles Oaks of Minco were held Thursday at the Hazel Dell Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Dwayne passed away March 5, 2023, at his home. He was born March 15, 1937, in Cogar and was raised in the Cogar community.

He joined the Oklahoma Army National Guard and served in Korea. He worked as a truck driver in trucking and transport. He was a member of Hazel Dell Baptist Church.

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OKC attorney arrested after seeking out sexual relations with 5-year-old

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An Oklahoma City attorney was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a person he believed to be a 5-year-old girl.

Investigators with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael Lunday, 55, of Oklahoma City last week after he allegedly drove to a Mustang residence in order to have sex with a fictitious 5-year-old girl. 

Investigators were contacted Thursday morning by a confidential informant (CI) who advised she had been in communication with, and was requested by Lunday to arrange a meeting for sex with an underaged child. 

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Teddy Posey

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Funeral service for Teddy Posey was held Friday in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the El Reno Cemetery.    

Mr. Posey, 83, passed away March 6, 2023. 

Public Records - 3/11/2023

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LAWSUITS

OneMain Financial Group LLC vs. Sharon Shaw for $6,852.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Joshua J. Thompson for $6,976.47 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Brigitte Taylor for $2,796 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Dortha Taylor for $7,017.36 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Turnovers, shooting slump hamper boys in 15-point setback to Holland Hall

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NORMAN – A series of turnovers to start the first and third periods proved too big of a hurdle for El Reno to overcome in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Class 5A Boys Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships.

Holland Hall, the No.2 seed from the East, scored 16 points off 10 El Reno miscues in the two periods en route to a 51-36 victory.

Alex Elizondo dribbles around a Holland Hall defender

Bad innings haunt Indians in close Irish series

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Two bad innings turned out to be the stumbling blocks for El Reno High School’s baseball team in its first District 5A-1 doubleheader of the season. Bishop McGuinness scored nine of its 11 runs for the series in those two frames as the Irish swept the doubleheader behind scores of 4-1 and 7-2. El Reno slips to 1-2 for the season and 0-2 in the district standings.

Gabe Compton reaches out to tag a Bishop McGuinness runner at the plate

Betty Jean Wahweah

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El Reno resident Betty Jean Wahweah passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at her home, at the age of 68.

Betty, the daughter of Jimmie and Nancy Mae (Deere) Carbitcher, was born Nov. 26, 1954, in Wewoka.

She graduated with the Bowlegs High School class of 1974, then continued her education at Bacone College.

On May 16, 1975, she married Gene Wahweah in Seminole. Betty and Gene moved to El Reno, where they established their home.

Betty was an avid fan of OU and the Kansas City Chiefs, she also enjoyed fishing and loved attending family activities.

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Dasie Weisenburger

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Dasie Hufnagel Weisenburger passed away peacefully March 4, 2023. Dasie was born Feb. 26, 1930, in Calumet to Russell and Alice (Gill) LeFever. She grew up in Calumet and attended Calumet High School where she played basketball and softball. Dasie graduated in 1948 as valedictorian of her class.

Later she took various college courses - those at OU were her favorite. An avid fan of OU football, Dasie attended the games in Norman for 46 years.

One of her favorite hobbies was bowling, where she spent years in leagues and traveled to numerous competitions.

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Barbara Langley

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Barbara Ann (Johns) Langley was born July 14, 1946, in Bethany, Mo., to Melvin and Nettie Jo Johns. She passed away peacefully March 6, 2023, surrounded by her family in Thomas, Okla.

Barbara graduated from El Reno High School in 1964. She married the love of her life, David Langley, on March 14, 1964, and together the two of them shared 57 wonderful years of marriage.

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Janice Ellis

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Janice Ellis, 81, of El Reno passed away March 4, 2023, in Oklahoma City.

Cremation was under the care of Wilson Funeral Home.