September 2023

Eddie W. Vaughan, 84, passed away Sept. 9, 2023.

Eddie is survived by his soul mate of over 26 years, Shirlene Vaughan; son, Curtis; daughter, Belinda (Ricky); loving bonus son, Larry (Lanette); bonus daughters, Patty (James) and Sherree (Les); brother, Freddie (Debra); and numerous precious grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.

Eddie wore many hats in his lifetime as a son, brother, husband, dad, Pops, Eddie Papa, Papa “Gettie,” Master Mason (Frederick, Okla.) and a Shriner, and an Army veteran serving in Korea 1957-1960.

Funeral services for Anna Christine Spence Kuhlman of Mustang were held Wednesday, Sept. 27 at First Assembly of God Church in Tuttle, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco.

Christine died Sept. 24, 2023, at the Integris SW Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born June 16, 1951, in Oklahoma City. She attended Union City schools.

She had lived in Plainview, Texas, for 25 years and in the Mustang area for the past three months. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Plainview, where she was a youth sponsor.

Ryah Hardy hit a walk-off double as El Reno High School’s softball team said goodbye to its four seniors with a 10-9 come-from-behind win over the Oklahoma City Broncos.

The game was the lone home outing for El Reno (15-12) in September as the Indians will wrap up the month with road games against Enid and Edmond North.

Head coach Jason Little said El Reno is trying to work out the officiating details to pick up a home tuneup game to end the regular season against Duncan on Monday, Oct. 2.

The Indians split road matches last week, snapping a nine-match losing streak by beating Del City 3-1.

EHS then fell to Cache by a 3-0 margin.

Calumet High School’s baseball team, ranked second in the state, walked into the regional round of the Class B playoffs with a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Amber-Pocasset.

The Chieftains, winners of 12 straight games, trailed Ampo 5-2 going into the bottom of the seventh before getting an RBI-single from Hunter Arnold.

Calumet would load the bases before drawing three straight walks from Brendon Voss, Kingston Arnold and Carson Cooper – the latter being the game-winning pass.

Redlands Community College women’s soccer team allowed a trio of goals within a 10-minute period of the second half as Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College rallied for a 3-1 win over the Cougars.

The loss was the fourth in a row for Redlands, which slipped to 1-8 overall.

The Cougars dropped to 1-7 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings, which is eighth.

Redlands took a 1-0 lead into the half after getting a goal from Avery Turner off an assist from Payton Brickey. However, the Cougars did not score over the final 60 minutes of the match.