January 2024

Undefeated Calumet High School’s boys basketball team continues to churn out both the points and the victories after averaging 74 points per outing over the three-game set leading to the championship from the 2024 Alex Longhorns Classic.

Ashlyn Evans-Thompson knocked down a trio of 3-pointers to lead Redlands Community College women’s basketball team to a 53-50 road win over Texas-based Frank Phillips College.

Redlands Community College men’s basketball team kicked off the new year by jumping back into the win column with an 85-72 victory over Texas-based Loyalty College Prep. The Cougars improved to 8-6 on the season with the win.

Billie Louise Mirth passed away from this life on Jan. 6, 2024, at the age of 89. Billie loved her family. She was Mom to Michael, who preceded her in death, Brad and wife, Lori, and Scott and wife, Darla.

Editor’s Note: The final three months of 2023 saw groups working to save an historic jail, expand a treasured war memorial, honor successful El Reno High School alumni and help those less fortunate in the community.

A Canadian County sheriff’s deputy is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle Friday while standing outside his vehicle.

More details have been released in an obstruction of a law officer case against a Yukon-area man who was arrested last September in the lobby of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office.

Gov. Reggie Wassana has selected Hershel Gorham to serve as lieutenant governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. Gorham will step into the role to fill the vacancy left by the sudden death in September of C&A Lt. Gov. Gib Miles.

Services for Ellen L. Hacker of Minco were held Jan. 6 at the Minco Church of Christ, with burial following in the Evergreen Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Ellen passed away Jan. 3, 2024, at St. Katharine Drexel in El Reno.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Zachary Tyler Dillard and Ashleigh Nicole Wiles. Cory Joe Cormack and Chloe Jane Compton. Shawn Casey Stewart and Gracie Jo Mahoney. Noe Plascencia-Lopez and Paola Isabel Garcia Mendez. Searcy Pierre Gillespie and Elzetta E. Taylor-Woody.