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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.