October 2023

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,...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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. Velocity Investments LLC vs. Rafael Vargas for $8,500 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.

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.

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.