May 2023

Miriam Biegel passed from this life on May 13, 2023. She was born Nov. 2, 1923, on a farm just east of Union City to Albert and Ella Wieman. Miriam was a child of the Depression who learned firsthand the importance of hard work and a supportive family.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Grey Lynn Mustion, 25; Bailey Renee Robertson, 22. Eric Ramone Williams Jr., 33; Karen Nallely Balleza Ortiz, 30. Patrick J. Yeary, 53; Stacy Ruth Martindale, 56. William Chadwick Long, 50; Angela Shae Stewart Cox, 45. Harrison Indiana Stone, 25; Darby Elizabeth Haynes, 23.

Graveside services for Jayne Ellen Crawford of Brighton, Colo., will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 22 at the Canadian Valley Cemetery in Calumet. Jayne passed away Jan. 3, 2023, in Brighton. She was born Dec. 15, 1964, in Okarche.

El Reno High School May Students of the Month are: Alejandro Baeza, Bridgette McReynolds, Triston Johnston, Emily Walker, Thebe Brandon, Aaron Birdshead, Soledad Hernandez Torres and Addison Davis.

The Apron Annies HCE group hosted the 2023 Okarche High School senior class baccalaureate services held last week at Okarche High School. Annies have hosted this event for 30 years, with their first being May 1993.

With 11 games and a playoff berth under their belts, expectations from both players and coaches are running high as El Reno High School's football program opened up its first week of spring drills. “It’s been going good. We have got a lot of kids that are competing and battling every day.

Demolition crews tore down this building on South Country Club Road last week. The building most recently housed a quick stop and national food chain location. The site is being cleared for a drive-thru coffee business.  

Despite heavy overnight rains, the 2023 Mary K. Ashbrook Kids Fishing Derby brought out young anglers of all ages to the banks of Lake El Reno. The event is organized and conducted by the El Reno Sportsman’s Club.

The El Reno City Council moved forward on a number of projects at last week’s regular monthly meeting and agreed to alter the office hours at City Hall over the summer.

El Reno’s T.J. Dill has been named chief engineer for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing engineering, construction, maintenance, right-of-way and utilities along Oklahoma turnpikes.