October 2023

To the Editor: History is the study of change over time and covers all aspects of human society. In regards to the preservation of the Canadian County Jail and its historical meaning, I sincerely hope that common ground can be found to restore it as a museum.

Frontier Chevrolet General Manager Shane Tuck last week presented Canadian County Sheriff Chris West and a few of his deputies with a check for $5,000 as part of the Chevy First Responder Appreciation program.

Two Canadian County rural water districts were awarded shares of Canadian County’s federal stimulus funding. The Okarche Water District will receive $136,619 and the Banner Water Authority will receive $180,795 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Funeral services for Effie Maxine Bamburg of Fort Cobb were held Thursday, Oct. 12 at Eakly First Assembly of God Church, with burial following at the Eakly Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home of Minco.

Those named to the Riverside Superintendent’s Honor Roll, front row from left, Avery Cameron, Autumn McLearen, Emma Royse, Alx Grant, Laylonie Marquez, Avry Royse, Piper Sneed, Sassy Brushwood and Camryn Rinehart; back row, Nahla Cabrera, Carolyn Trujillo, Maggie Calzada, Maci Cline, Brylee DuPris,...

Steady play on both offense and defense, which carried Calumet High School’s baseball team through a 16-game late-season winning streak, abandoned the Chieftains when it was needed most – the state title game.

Though the end goal of reaching the Class 5A State Championships slipped his team’s grasp, El Reno High School fast-pitch softball coach Jason Little was proud of the way his players competed.

These are students listed on Riverside Principal’s Honor Roll, front row from left, Kevin Beamer, Michael Queen, Aldo Saldana, Westley Wilkerson, Dawson Sneed and Zachary Queen; middle row, Jace Abshire, James Burke, Alexi Evans, Ava McCall, Natalie Ramos, Banx Ellison, Mersylla Brinker, Malachi...

The El Reno Wranglers held their October meeting at the 4-H building. Annual election of officers was conducted, with Jimmy Johnston elected as president; Gary Sorrells, vice president; Betty Kappus, secretary-treasurer; Julie Huber, reporter; and Betty Johnston, historian.

MIDWEST CITY – With Piedmont jumping up to Class 6A, the door was left wide open for a new champion at the 2023 Suburban Conference Cross Country Championships – and Guthrie stepped through it. The Bluejays won both the girls and the boys titles by a margin of 30 points or more.