April 2024

Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma has named its 2024 Gold Award recipients. Emma Bannister of El Reno is one of 13 Girl Scouts recognized for her outstanding leadership and community impact achieved through a hands-on project.

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mount Zion Global Methodist Church, with Carol Stine calling the meeting to order. Patricia Morrison offered a devotional titled “In His Time.” Maxine Little read minutes from the previous meeting, with Morrison giving the treasury report.

The El Reno Wranglers met recently for their April meeting at the 4-H building. Jimmy Johnston opened with leading of the Pledge of Allegiance, with Gary Sorrells offering prayer. The club held an open playday March 23 that had a great turnout and another playday will be scheduled soon.

LAWSUITS Velocity Investments LLC vs. Russell Stafford for $6,283.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Velocity Investments LLC vs. Sondra Holley for $1,917.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Services for Lela Wynne Taylor of Minco were held Tuesday, April 16 at the Friendship United Methodist Church, with burial following at the Friendship Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Lela passed away April 12, 2024, at the Chickasha Nursing Center.

El Reno High School, the 2023 team champion, put its title on the line last week during the 2024 Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program State Championship at the OTA Shooting Park on Jensen Road.

Four errors led to five early Noble runs as El Reno High School’s baseball team fell 11-2 to the Bears at the Hub Reed Complex in a key District 5A-1 battle. Noble, which took the series opener by an 8-0 score, moved to 11-1 in the league standings to maintain the second seed.

El Reno High School’s track teams ran in the Elk City Track Classic, with the boys team earning 15 points from its sprinters and three relay squads.

A six-year drought of home playoff matches came to an end last week as El Reno High School’s girls soccer team defeated Southeast 3-1 to secure no worse than the runner-up spot from District 5A-2.

Two breakaway goals and a third off a header highlighted a seven-goal first half as Southeast handed El Reno High School’s boys soccer team a 10-0 defeat.