July 2023

After guiding El Reno High School’s wrestling program back from the brink of extinction, Coach Tyrone Lewis has resigned his position and is headed back to the college ranks.

For two seasons Josh Finnigan has served as crew chief for Matt Miller and his child, Radley, as the father-daughter duo race on the Southern Drag Boat Association series. However, this year the crew added a new member who has made the trips to Texas even more of a family affair.

NORTHEAST Birch: July 9. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around channels and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.

El Reno was drenched early Sunday with a reported 4 and a half inches of rain. The city reported several streets were closed temporarily because of high water.

Grace Starks recently waltzed into Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center and promptly captured a national gold medal in collectable pin design. Starks, 18, of El Reno, made the trip as a Graphic Design student representing Canadian Valley Technology Center at SkillsUSA Nationals.

Escaping the noisy city can be a blessing not often found, which is why Daniel and Ruthie Pugh built their own oasis – far from the cacophony of noises found in more populated areas of Canadian County.

Memorial services for William (Bill) B. Marshall of McKinney, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel in Oklahoma City with Kim Hutson officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery.

New outdoor play equipment is helping Canadian County youth whose lives have been affected by domestic violence. Volunteers recently installed a new playset at the Intervention & Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN)’s program house near the Canadian County Courthouse.

Services for Georgia Marie Self of Union City were held Friday, July 7 at the Huber-Benson Chapel, with burial following at the Union City Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home in Minco. Georgia passed away July 2, 2023, at her home.

Oklahoma needs to move quickly if it wants to reap the benefits of being an early mover on tax reform Oklahoma has long been a relatively low-tax state, but the recent reluctance to continue the reduction in the state’s income tax may result in other states passing us by.