November 2024

Jesse Allen Hensley, 100, passed from this life Nov. 20, 2024, at St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, Tenn., surrounded by his family. Jesse was born March 2, 1924, in Three Sands, Okla., to Bessie Lenora Wyatt and Jesse Mathis Hensley.

James “Jim” Pettit, 73, of Newcastle, passed away Nov. 23, 2024. He was born Sept. 5, 1951, in El Reno. Jim was preceded in death by his father, Charles Franklin Pettit; brother, Charles “Chuck” (Nancy) Pettit; brother, Michael “Bubba” Pettit; brother, Jeffrey Pettit; and his daughter, Jenna Toumbs.

LAWSUITSDiscover Bank vs. Charles LaFollette for $20,770.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Discover Bank vs. Jack Hawkins for $12,482.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Bank of America N.A. vs. Elwood Wooden for $13,617.20 to pay a debt plus interest,...

El Reno High School senior Maddie Moss recently signed a NAIA letter of intent to play softball for the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.The Drovers are ranked second in the nation in the latest NAIA preseason poll.

Allie Harris made only two free throws on the night but the shots came at a critical time as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 68-56 decision over National Park.The Nighthawks, based in Hot Springs, Ark., had trimmed Redlands’ lead into single...

Pictured are players and coaches for El Reno’s 7-and-under football team which recently won the 2024 Central Oklahoma Football league Super Bowl Championships with a 7-6 win over Mustang Black.The Indians went 9-3 in the regular season with all three losses coming to Mustang.In the Super Bowl game...

Justice Johnson logged a season-high 32 points as Redlands Community College men’s basketball team closed out the first nine games of the 2024-25 season with an 89-72 win over South Central Prep.The 17-point victory over the Bixby-based program moved the Cougars to 7-2 on the season.Johnson, a...

El Reno Public Schools recently announced its site Teachers of the Year award winners and the group of seven were honored last week in a special assembly among peers at the high school.“This is the time of year we get to come together and honor the hard work of our educators,” said El Reno...

A design development process is in full swing for Canadian County’s new courthouse build.County department heads have been meeting with the project architect, MA+ Architecture, to provide input on the design of each county and district court office that will occupy a new four-story building at 200...

Todd Branson, 4-H educator for Oklahoma State University Extension in Canadian County, and Courtney Keck, horticulture educator for OSU Extension in Canadian County, recently graduated from the OSU Extension Leadership Academy. The program concluded with a retreat in Tulsa.