January 2024

The El Reno Wranglers held their January meeting at the 4-H Building, with Trish Duncan and Jimmy Johnston leading the flag salute and Gary Sorrells offering prayer.  It was noted the club received thank-you cards from The Lord’s Harvest, Mobile Meals and House of Healing for recent donations.

A ballot measure to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029 took a blow recently when a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study showed a similar federal proposal would eliminate many entry-level jobs for workers.

Calumet High School student Peyton Churn is among those recognized for superior academic achievement by the National Society of High School Scholars. The society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment.

LAWSUITS PennyMac Loan Services LLC vs. Isaac Holder for $197,112.06 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 1, Block 12, Hunters Hill Addition Section 3, Mustang.

The President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Sayre and Yukon have been announced for the 2023 fall semester. To be listed on the President’s Honor Roll, students must earn all A’s in 12 or more hours during a semester.

Funeral services for Charleece Anderson McBee, 93, of El Reno, were held Wednesday, Jan. 10 at Highland Baptist Church with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

A stifling defense led to a lopsided margin in transition points as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team returned to District 5A-1 action last week with a 75-13 win over Western Heights. The 62-point victory, El Reno’s widest winning margin, moved the Indians to 11-0 on the season.

Riding a pair of first-half scoring breaks, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team battled past an upset-minded Western Heights club for a 77-51 victory in the Indians return to District 5A-1 play. The 26-point win was the fifth straight for El Reno as the Indians improved to 9-2 overall.

El Reno High School’s girls wrestling team tied for 18th out of 46 teams at the recent Supergirl 64 Wrestling Tournament held at Tulsa Union. The Indians scored 42 points and were tied with Tuttle.

Jadyn Rother scored a team-high 26 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, as Okarche High School’s girls basketball team defeated Watonga 59-38 in the third-place game of the 2024 Three Rivers Conference Championship.