September 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — Despite one school district’s call for minimum safety standards in the wake of a fatal shooting at a high school football game, the governing body for Oklahoma school athletics took no action to change current security regulations.

Voters have an incredible opportunity on Sept. 12 to make a lasting and positive impact on our future in surrounding communities.

Bruce Lynn Lloyd was born in Alva, Okla., on July 30, 1952, to Gordon L. Lloyd and Catherine (Campbell) Lloyd. He passed away suddenly in his home in Norman on July 10, 2023, at the age of 70. Bruce graduated from El Reno High School in 1970.

Our government should not be in the business of censoring or manipulating content on social media platforms. However, under the Biden administration, such actions occur far too frequently.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Andrew Thomas Marsh, 40; Jennifer Erin Douglas, 38. Joseph Brandon Moore, 40; Misty Lin McCormack-Young, 36. Gregory James Debaby, 39; Ashley Laine Benson, 36. Wesley Wayne Hunter Jr., 27; Lauren Michelle Henke, 39. Jeffrey Scott Neville, 39; Heather Deann Stanley, 39.

Michael Stephen Hoefler, known to his loved ones as Mike/Big Mike, Dad or Papaw, peacefully passed away Sept. 2, 2023, at the age of 72 in El Reno. He was born Aug. 15, 1951, in Shawnee. Mike will be deeply missed by his daughter, Stephenie Baker and husband, Brad, and his son, Michael Hoefler.

El Reno High School’s volleyball team continues to struggle with consistency over the best of five head-to-head matches following a pair of 3-0 shutout losses.

A five-hit effort at the plate spelled the end of a six-game win streak for El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team as the Indians suffered a 4-0 non-district road loss to Duncan.

Senior Malachi Nicholson leads all El Reno High School running backs with 474 yards and six touchdowns in only two games. The Indians were hosting Weatherford Friday night.

The team from Oklahoma Peak Performance, including three El Reno sisters, recently won the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship in the 13-year-old USA Bracket. The event was held in Minneapolis, Minn. There were 36 teams in the USA Bracket with OP2 being the lone squad from Oklahoma.