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.

The club will participate in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade at the OKC Stockyards on March 16. 

Next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at the 4-H Building. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the El Reno Wranglers is welcome to attend.

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.

NSHHS members automatically become lifetime members at the time of their initial membership. Each step along the way – from high school to college to career – NSHSS connects outstanding young scholars with the resources they need to develop their strengths and pursue their passions.

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.

Elmor Mitchell vs. Sydney Montesano for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.

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. Those named to the Dean’s Honor Roll must complete 12 semester hours of undergraduate work with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher with no grade lower than a C.

President’s Honor Roll

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.

Charleece passed away peacefully Jan. 6, 2024, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. She was born June 3, 1930, in El Reno to Wilbur Reuben and Glenda Opal (Duncan) Anderson. She was a 1948 graduate of El Reno High School.

She worked at Stevenson’s Grocery as a bookkeeper until the store was sold, then worked at Wal-Mart until retirement.

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.

Jennifer Douglas’ team is the only undefeated squad in Class 5A and moved to 5-0 in the district standings, a game ahead of Shawnee and two in front of both Carl Albert and Elgin.

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. The victory kept Rodney Haydon’s team locked in a tie with Carl Albert for third in the 5A-1 standings, both with 3-2 marks.

Crossings Christian (6-0) and Guthrie (5-0) remain atop the league standings, with the Bluejays set to visit Jenks Simmons Field House next for the Indians.

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. El Reno was 17 points out of the top 15 and 29 points shy of the top 10 without bracket points from Kaylee Davis.

The returning state champion, with only one loss this season, withdrew after the first day with an illness, said head coach Chad Whitney. She was one of four EHS wrestlers to make the gold bracket.

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.

Despite going 2-1 in the event, beating Crescent (66-20) and falling to Fairview (52-45), the Warriors dropped out of the most recent Class A poll. Okarche, now 7-6 on the season, was ranked 18th at the start of the three-game set.