August 2023

El Reno High School’s volleyball team kicked off the 2023 season on the road last week, losing a close five-set match to Tecumseh – after winning the first two games.

The Indians built a 2-0 lead behind 26-24 and 25-20 wins.

The Savages rallied to win the final three games by scores of 30-28/25-19/15-8.

El Reno logged 16 aces in the loss, 13 of those by Trinity Black.

Emercyn Looper served up two aces and Jewell Graham added an ace.

The Indians up-front offense posted 29 kills but committed the same number of hitting errors.

Doubles each from Aiden Ellington and Laven Zeier highlighted a 10-hit attack as Union City High School’s baseball team held off a late rally by Verden for an 11-9 win.

The Tigers are now 5-0 on the fall.

Union City built up a 10-4 lead over the first three innings before being outscored 5-1 the remainder of the contest.

The Tigers went 10-of-30 (.333) at the plate with Ellington leading with a 3-of-4 (.750) effort with six runs batted in and another scored.

Union City High School’s fast-pitch softball team suffered an 11-2 defeat to Wayne last week despite logging seven base hits.

The loss dropped the Tigers to 1-5 on the season.

Union City went 7-of-23 (.304) from the plate with a double each from Kamryn Cook and Trestan Sutton. Skylar Morgan led all hitters with a 3-for-3 effort and a run batted in.

Sutton went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a ribbie. Lily Russell singled and scored a run.

Russell took the loss from the circle with a line of 16 hits, 11 runs, three walks and two strikeouts.

NORTHEAST

Eucha: Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and murky.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits and topwater lures around coves, shallows and shorelines. Crappie slow on minnows around brush structure. Bluegill, green and redear sunfish good on minnows around shallows.

Graveside services for Harry Dean Morlan will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Harry died Aug. 13, 2023, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City.

He was born July 2, 1953, in Clinton. He lived in Watonga before moving to El Reno in 2016.

He attended the Watonga First Assembly of God Church and enjoyed fishing, camping and traveling.

Canadian County’s $20 million fairgrounds will soon be hopping with the annual free fair.

This will mark the third year the fair will be presented at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

Since opening in July 2021, the Expo and Event Center has remained steadily busy with event bookings.

The 69th Annual Canadian County Fair is set for Aug. 23-26.

Expo Center Director Mandy Davis provided information about the upcoming fair to Canadian County commissioners.

Citing the high cost and better use of taxpayer money, Canadian County commissioners agreed not to allocate funds to refurbish the historic county jail.

After reviewing two proposals from roofing contractors, construction manager Erick Westfahl said a proposed restoration/stabilization project, as recommended by an engineer, would cost $448,292. The preliminary estimate was $550,000 to replace the roof, shore up the structure and restore the exterior, along with sheathing, masonry repairs and sanitation cleanup.

Graveside services with military honors for Roland Milton Willmon, a former Minco resident, were held Monday at the Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Roland passed away Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida. He was born Oct. 23, 1926, in King, Ark. He lived in the Minco area all his life before moving to Florida in 2018.

The Canadian County Clerk’s Office has launched an effort to benefit citizens seeking public documents.

Two companies have submitted proposals for County Clerk Sherry Murray’s image scanning and enhancement project.

“My goal is to enhance all the images – your mortgage deeds, oil deeds, anything like that,” Murray said.

“A lot of what we have online is hard to read, that was done many years ago. I’m having them all re-scanned and enhanced.

Thomas Eugene Harmon was born Feb. 29, 1948, in Laverne, Okla., to Harvie Boyd Harmon and Lelah Bonita McCarty.

As a youth he was known for being very ornery, getting into trouble wherever he went. He graduated high school as valedictorian (of his class of three) from Knowles High where he earned letters in both basketball and choir.

He was drafted into the Army at the age of 19 and attended basic training at Fort Polk, La. He was quickly shipped off to war and served two tours in Vietnam as a crew chief.