May 2023

Named to the Maple fourth nine weeks A Honor Roll, front row from left, Ryker Penwright, Abby Bass, Paylynn Smith, Kinsley Bonilla, Halle Hunt, Blayke Steinbruck, Cale Wedman, Bryson Brandley, Douglas Bland and Madison Basler; second row, Drake Rosholt, Charlee Charmasson, Rhett Davis, Easton Horn, Audrey Eisenhour, Lainey Rowell, Emily Thompson, Jaden Smith, John Henry Von Tungeln, John Prince, Raina Crawford, Andrew Eisenhour and Colsen Blagg; third row, Hayden Rosholt, Raquel Seymour, Gavin Basler, Caroline Phillips, Lane Hudson, Ellie Shamblin, Garett Moss, Emma Brothers, Ayden Overhols

Come-and-go viewing and visitation for Obie Fritz Dew Jr. of El Reno will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 12 at Wilson Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at First Christian Church.

Obie passed away May 9, 2023. He was born March 13, 1943, in Arapaho to Obie Fritz Sr. and Ethel Estelee.

He was preceded in death by both parents, his brother, Raymond Dew, and daughter, Kari Dew.

Named to the Maple fourth nine weeks A/B Honor Roll, front row from left, Elizabeth Wilkerson, Daxton Gatz, Sophie Tredway, Braelyn Hutchings, Brinley Porter, Braxten Birdsong and Liam Brincefield; second row, Hunter Lorenzen, Jaci Pitchford, Michael Cullen, Grady Menz, Piper Siler, Erica Niles, Presley Swigart, Lyla Smith, Addison Brandley, Jentry Cullen, Makenzie Caldwell and Marlowe Menz; third row, Jasper Whitman, Hudson Cooper, Body Crawford, Graham Phillips, Ashtyn Stokes, Rowdy Penwright, McCray Whitman, Rylee Girten, Zuri Lewis, Christopher Barker, Joshua Bass and Kutter Bow; fourth

LAWSUITS

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Desiree Prigmore for $7,395.84 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. John Kennedy for $7,197.29 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Gennifer Garza for $5,916.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Rhonda Simonson for $2,230.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

“Heaven’s getting sweeter all the time!”

Oleta May Ayers, 97, was born Aug. 8, 1925, near White Deer, Texas, and passed away in Edmond on May 6, 2023. Oleta was the daughter of Alvin (A.G.) Stamps and Adelia (Dilly) Cummings Stamps.

She grew up with five brothers and five sisters - two other sisters died in infancy.

After a year hiatus, Redlands Community College’s baseball team is back in the postseason despite dropping its regular-season finale to Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa.

The Cougars will be the eighth seed to the 2023 NJCAA Plains District Championship set to start Thursday in Enid at David Allen Ballpark. The event also serves as the Division 2, Region 2 Championship.

The two tournaments were combined after the NJCAA redistricted and added Region 16, which is made up of four Missouri programs as well as Hesston College out of Kansas.

The wind rolling over the Buffalo Dune Golf Course took its toll on scores during the second round of the 2023 NJCAA Division 1 Women’s National Golf Championships.

Scores on the Garden City, Kan., course were higher than the opening day marks, with only six of the 15 teams improving team totals from day one. Redlands Community College was one of the nine teams shooting a higher day two score.

“The wind blew a constant 25 miles per hour all day which made it more of a challenge. We played the last hole 6-over as a team which was disappointing.

El Reno’s 35th Annual Fried Onion Burger Day went off under clear skies and temperatures over 90 degrees.

See Saturday's edition for more photos and a festival wrap-up.

A wrecking crew made quick work of a former restaurant and service station that had stood on South Country Club, just south of I-40 since the early 1970s.

First built as Hensley’s and later becoming a Denny’s, the restaurant and nearby service station were leveled last week as the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes move forward with plans to one day develop the area.

Redlands Community College is celebrating the graduation of over 200 students on Friday, May 12. More than 40 of the students will graduate with more than one degree or certificate.

“We are proud of these graduates who have demonstrated the dedication and drive that will serve them well in the future,” said Redlands President Jack Bryant.

“Redlands is a special college because of the students who have chosen to get their start on promising careers on our campus.”