October 2024

Body A memorial graveside service for Alan Scott Provost will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Okarche with Deacon Charles Krumsiek officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Alan died Oct. 8, 2024, at his home in Choctaw.

Body The state’s wholesale pecan industry generates $23 million a year, and with the 2024 harvest on the horizon, Oklahoma pecan producers are preparing for a busy season.

Body As a free speech fundamentalist, I’m not seeing much of value on offers from either Democrats or Republicans in this year’s presidential election.

Body Over a 24-hour period, Calumet High School players felt the highs and lows of the Class B Fall State Baseball Championships.The Chieftains defeated Hammon in a 15-0 shutout in the semifinals.

Body No matter if he was playing quarterback, running back or punter, El Reno High School’s football team had no answer to the question - how to stop Colton Carlock?

Body In a mirror-image of day one results, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team dominated Lawton MacArthur before having its season end with a shutout loss to rival Guthrie in the Class 5A, Region 1 Championships.

Body MARRIAGE LICENSESCaleb Allen Gatz, 22; Raelynn Mishell Seward, 20.James Lee Cotton, 24; Alyvia Julianna Boniface, 23.Dakota Erik Akromis, 25; Emeri Berit Franks, 24.Steven Michael Patterson, 33; Amber Nichole Maxwell, 33.Oran Cyrus Laub, 30; Abigail Crystine Thomas, 24.

Body Playing its first event of the fall against a field of two-year programs, Redlands Community College women’s golf team showed its dominance with an 18-stroke win at the 2024 Lady Aggie Invitational.

Body When folks around here think of agriculture research, Fort Reno probably comes to mind.The USDA has been operating there for decades and recently has been making headlines because the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes continue to argue the land rightfully belongs to them.

Body The city of El Reno is stepping up efforts to deal with juveniles who go astray of the law in an attempt to create some “early intervention.