October 2023

El Reno's VFW Post 382 will host a workshop on how parents and guardians can better protect their children from online predators.

The Piedmont comprehensive plan for land use and infrastructure needs for the generations to come lacks something big, a resident said. “Where is the lake?” he asked.

It may look like a scene from the 1990 movie “Arachnophobia,” but in reality, the increased number of tarantula sightings simply means it’s mating season.

Jo Ann Hensley was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was a Christian who loved God and family with her whole heart. She went to her heavenly home surrounded by her family at the age of 73 in Oklahoma City, on Oct. 4, 2023, after her long battle of breast cancer.

Advocates urged state lawmakers to consider bringing nuclear energy technology to Oklahoma as the federal government has set aside billions in an effort to incentivize expansion efforts nationwide. Local energy experts though warned embracing nuclear energy technology would increase utility rates.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Finance Committee held an interim study looking at incentivizing greater voluntary use of gun safes through tax exemptions. The study was requested by Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa.

Louise A. Knight was born April 10, 1930, in Banner, and went to be with the Lord Oct. 3, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edlef and Margaret Hinricksen; husband, Walter Grigsby; daughter-in-law, Michelle Knight; great-granddaughter, Tiara Knight; one brother and two sisters.

MUNICIPAL COURT Brittany Gonzalez, El Reno, driving under suspension, $395. Dion Christopher Peacock, Chickasha, expired tag and failure to stop at stop sign, $330. Meranda Marie Hines, El Reno, speeding, $165. Summer Ellen Gann, Yukon, speeding, $175.

Funeral services for Gregory M. Marshall-Criner of Sicklerville, N.J., were held Saturday, Oct. 7 at Bradley Funeral Home in South Marlton, N.J., with Herbert L. Sanders III officiating. Gregory passed away Sept. 29, 2023. He was born Jan. 2, 1950, in El Reno.

See Saturday’s edition for a state roundup on Calumet.