Maple September Students of the Month, front row from left, RJ Caldwell, kindergarten; Eleanor Thompson, prekindergarten; Kane Smith, second grade; and Ella Rosales, first grade; back row, Blayke Steinbruck, fourth grade; Stoney Baker, sixth grade; Bryson Cooper, eighth grade; Graham Phillips, seventh grade; and Sadie Evans,
third grade. Not pictured: Paylynn Smith, fifth grade.
Friends and family, it is with great sadness we share the passing of JoAnn Hensley (Stansbury), beloved mother, wife, grandmother and sister.
JoAnn, 73, of Mustang, formerly of El Reno, passed away Oct. 4, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9 at Faith Family Church on Sunset, El Reno. Come-and-go viewing will be held at Wilson Funeral Home on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
A disclaimer, just to clarify things up front: I have no opinion on the truth or falsehood of allegations -- made anonymously by multiple women and reported by multiple UK media outlets -- that comedian/podcaster Russell Brand is a serial rapist.
I happen to have disliked Brand during his earlier comedy career (just a matter of personal taste), and to enjoy his current podcast, “Stay Free With Russell Brand.”
Riverside September Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Emery Christianson, Jordan Lockler, Brylee DuPris, Zane Ledlow, Kevin Beamer, Eli Meeks, Sassy Brushwood, Banx Ellison, Zaia Seamster and Sebastian Contreras; back row, Mateo Gonzales, Paxton Moss, Riley Ledlow, Paige Ledlow, Carolyn Trujillo, Preston Barker, Nahla Cabrera, Barrett Moss and Paulina Calzada. Not pictured: Houston Gaines.
Eleanor (Hall) Renbarger passed away Sept. 29, 2023, after a long battle with cancer.
Services celebrating her life will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Wesley United Methodist Church with Revs. Dylan Ward and Allen Carson officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Wheatland under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Eleanor was born Feb. 14, 1938, in Oklahoma City to Nelson and Eulalia (Crowley) Hall. Eleanor was a homemaker and educator, teaching sixth grade at Lincoln School.
Selected as Okarche High School September Lion and Lioness are seniors Jace Rother and Ruby VanDenDriessche.
Okarche High School September Students of the Month are Callie Cramer and Ruby VanDenDriessche.
LAWSUITS
Velocity Investments LLC vs. Jennifer McCalip for $1,089.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
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Velocity Investments LLC vs. Destiny Gonzalez for $2,580.77 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Frank Edward Jenkins Sr., 83, of El Reno, passed away Oct. 1, 2023, in Oklahoma City.
Viewing and visitation will be at Wilson Funeral Home from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, with family present to greet friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at the El Reno Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.
ELGIN - It was a feast and famine effort at the plate for El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team during the opening day of the Class 5A West Region 2 Championships.
With artillery shells booming in the distance from nearby Fort Sill, El Reno cranked out 22 hits, including 10 extra base swings, en route to a 24-1 win over Lawton MacArthur in the first round.
However, the hits dried up in the second round as El Reno dropped a 10-0 contest to the Elgin Owls. The split left the Indians with a 16-16 season record.
Calumet High School will take a 13-game win streak into the first round of the 2023 Class B Fall State High School Baseball Championships after breezing through the regional round.
The second-ranked Chieftains clinched the Region 2 Championships with wins over No.15 Big Pasture (25-3) and No.10 Asher (11-3) to improve to 27-1 on the season.
Calumet was slated to take on ninth-ranked Mulhall-Orlando in the state quarterfinals. The first two rounds of state are being played at Edmond Santa Fe High School before the finals move to the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
