November 2023

Graveside services for Dorothy Janet Slover of Minco will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Dorothy passed away Nov. 11, 2023, at her home. She was born Dec. 15, 1932, in Oklahoma City.

El Reno High School held its annual Veterans Day assembly titled “Never Forget and Honor,” with 20 current or former soldiers from different branches of military service in attendance.

Wesley United Methodist Church debuted its new Bookmobile at the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner, which provided more than 800 meals to residents, was held Nov. 4 at the Canadian County Extension Center at the old fairgrounds.

The effort to raise funds to expand the Gold Star Plaza at Memorial Stadium has gotten off to a fast start after an anonymous donor pledged to match contributions up to $35,000 from now until Dec. 15.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported an 88-year-old El Reno man was killed last week in an accident on I-40, just east of Radio Road. OHP reports said a 1998 Ford F-150 driven by George Miller left the eastbound lanes of I-40 for an unknown reason.

The Oklahoma Municipal League welcomed the newest class of Community Leadership Development (CLD) at the kickoff event in Enid. An El Reno official is part of the class. CLD Class 11 consists of elected leaders and municipal professionals from across the state of Oklahoma.

LAWSUITS Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Chris Loschke for $6,858.37 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Darrell Jetter for $894.10 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

MIDWEST CITY - Two momentum-turning calls, both going in favor of Carl Albert, put El Reno High School’s football team behind the proverbial eight ball in its seventh straight trip to the postseason.

Services for Timothy Ray Tipken of Kingfisher will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Pastor Sharon Wilbur of the Ellison Methodist Church officiating.

Services for James Alan Elder Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Curtis Steffler officiating. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. James died Nov. 8, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born Oct. 17, 1960, in El Reno.