March 2023

After 25 years with the Canadian County Assessor’s Office, Joe Farley retired. A reception was held in his honor last week with Sen. Jack Stewart presenting a Certificate of Appreciation from the state of Oklahoma for Farley’s years of dedicated service.

Five members of the Okarche speech team earned second-place sweepstakes honors at the Shattuck Invitational Speech Tournament. Every OHS student competing won at least one medal. Hunter Buck took second in prose and was a finalist in domestic extemp.

Funeral services for Kathryn Sue Dorey will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4 at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Jim Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home. Kathy passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, will host a remembrance vigil for Oklahomans who’ve lost loved ones from COVID-19. Rosino said people are asked to gather before sunrise on the south plaza of the state Capitol on Monday, March 6 would have been his son, Gregory’s 36th birthday.

LAWSUITS Bank United N.A. vs. Craig B. Smith for $154,435.15 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 10, Block 2, Rancho Acres Addition, Oklahoma City.

Funeral services for Ronald Carl Hopkins will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 4 at Red Rock United Methodist Church with burial following in the Red Rock Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Competitive is the word being stressed on the diamond as El Reno High School’s baseball team arguably faces one of the toughest district and season schedules in Class 5A. Over the course of 23 head-to-head games, three tournaments and a festival, the Indians are set to face eight state tournament...

Funeral services for Billie Ruth Taylor will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 6 in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Paul Roach officiating. Burial will follow at the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sporting the longest winning streak in the classification heading into the 2023 Class B Boys Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships, Calumet added yet another victory to that total Thursday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Okarche had just one 3-pointer for the game but that 19.7-foot shot could not have come at a better time.