February 2024

LAWSUITS

Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Darcie Sutterfield for $167,117.47 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 26, Block 9, Castlebrook Crossing 2nd Addition, Oklahoma City.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Demetrio Salazar III for $12,235.21 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Mary Kathleen Amos for $10,108.66 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bonnie Ellen Warren was born Nov. 23, 1950, to George and Edith Havener of El Reno. She died Feb. 16, 2024, in Oklahoma City.

Bonnie grew up in El Reno with her parents and was the oldest of six children. She spent much of her youth working on her family property, helping to tend to her two brothers and three sisters after studying.

Karen Michelle Meade Barnard, 51, of Calumet, died at her home surrounded by her family and friends on Feb. 17, 2024.

Karen was born in El Reno on April 7, 1972, to Allen and Pam Meade. She attended Calumet School while attending Canadian Valley Vo-Tech, graduating in 1990. Karen started work at OKC West Livestock in 1991 and dedicated her life to her second home for 33 years.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Roy and Lydia Meade and Catherine and Gordon Lloyd.

Donald L. Corn went to his heavenly home on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at the age of 81. He was born Nov. 7, 1942, in Enid to his parents, George and Helen Corn.

Don was raised in El Reno, where he graduated high school. He married Marilyn in March of 1965, and they were married for over 57 years.

Don spent many years working on the railroad before moving into the oil and gas industry. He was a contract pumper for multiple companies. He worked hard and loved doing it, most days with his German Shepherds along for the ride.

For the first time in its 113-year history, the Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships will be spread out over three days, with El Reno having four male grapplers in the field bidding for gold.

Niko Gonzalez (126), Matthew Snyder (132), Preston Scott (144) and Hunter Davidson (157) punched state tickets from a tough Class 5A West Regional Championship hosted by Duncan.

Class 5A state was set to start Thursday evening at the Oklahoma State Fair Arena with pigtail and first-round matches for both girls and boys.

Both El Reno teams were set to open regional play this weekend.

The girls drew a first-round bye and were slated to face Guymon in the regional finals.

The Indians were at Midwest City against Santa Fe South in the first round.

Seniors on El Reno High School’s boys basketball team were honored recently.

Each senior was given a wooden jersey-shaped plaque and a Pendleton blanket provided by C&A Tribes District 2 legislators George Woods (Cheyenne) and Kendricks Sleeper (Arapaho).
 

In the final scheduled meet before regionals, El Reno High School’s powerlifting teams placed in the top 10 at the Fifth Annual Dave Tapp Invitational in Chickasha.

The El Reno boys earned fourth in the Large School Division with 80 points after five lifters placed fifth or better. The EHS girls logged 40 points to take ninth.

Jeremiah Ortiz (123) took first place with a total weight of 875 pounds, posting a 365-pound deadlift, a 325-pound squat and a 185-pound bench press.

The hopes of a county small schools team appearing in the 2024 Girls Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships for a third straight season has fallen squarely on the shoulders of unranked Okarche High School.

However, the Warriors will have some work to do with their backs to the wall.

Okarche must win three straight games to claim the Class A, Area I Consolation Championships and a ticket to the Elite Eight for a third consecutive season. The first test was against No.15 Texhoma.

Three of Canadian County’s small schools boys basketball teams remain in contention for their respective state tournaments, with Calumet and Okarche moving to within one win of reaching the Elite Eight.

Class B’s top-ranked Calumet High School, now 28-0, is seeking a return trip to state and its 11th overall starting Friday in Henryetta.

The Chieftains will take on sixth-ranked Kitna in the Class B, Area II Championships. It will be a repeat of last year’s state semifinals game which CHS won 39-34.