November 2024

Funeral services for Gina Michelle Cheromiah were held Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Concho Emergency Response Center with burial following in the Concho Cemetery.

Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Gina died Nov. 11, 2024, at her home in El Reno. She was born Aug. 13, 1962, in Wichita, Kan.

She attended Fort Sill Indian School in Lawton, Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Canadian Valley Vo-Tech.

She was a cashier at the Lucky Star Casino and a member of the Arapaho Offering Lodge.

UNION CITY – For the second straight game, Union City High School’s boys basketball team has struggled with ball security, committing 36 turnovers in an 81-51 setback to Binger-Oney.

The loss dropped the Tigers to 0-3 on the season and 0-2 in the Washita Valley Conference standings.

Union City trailed by only a point, 11-10, on a free throw by Landon Barton in the first period. However, eight turnovers in the opening stanza allowed the Bobcats to outscore the Tigers 18-5 from that point.

Overcoming a technical foul on a game-opening slam dunk by Amaree Garmon, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team never trailed in a 93-68 win over Dallas College North Lake.

The win over the reigning NJCAA Division III national champion and top-ranked Blazers moved Redlands to 5-1 on the season.

It was the third straight victory for the Cougars and the second over one of the seven Dallas College teams.

Veterans and active members of the United States Armed Forces in El Reno and across Canadian County were honored last week with two separate but longstanding events.

The 13th Annual Canadian County Veterans Parade was held in downtown El Reno the day before the federal holiday, which has been observed since 1938.

The city of El Reno will pay $130,000 to the owners of the property at 200 S. Choctaw, the final piece needed in order to build what would be known as the “Mobility Hub.”

After returning from closed session, city council members agreed to pay the $130,000 sum to Dwight and Diane Kennedy. The decision came after a three-member appraisal team, appointed by the District Court, came back with the property valuation, said City Manager Matt Sandidge.

This will mark the 26th year for Blessing Baskets to orchestrate the Community Christmas Assistance Mission in western Canadian County. 

Blessing Baskets is currently enrolling clients for Christmas assistance. Those applying for Christmas assistance can go to Canadian County Community Action Agency, 203 N. Bickford, or call the Blessing Baskets office at 405-215-9224 to make an appointment to enroll. 

The Traveling Relics Exhibit scheduled earlier this month at Sacred Heart Catholic Church has been rescheduled for Nov. 19. 

The exhibit was postponed after severe weather was forecast for the area. 

Holly Eaton with Sacred Heart School said the exhibit includes relics from numerous Catholic saints.

The exhibit will be on display inside the church from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is free and open to the public. 

County commissioners authorized officially starting the process to sell the old fairgrounds property.

Commissioners accepted a final appraisal totaling $1.84 million for the former fairgrounds at 220 N. Country Club Road.

NPVal Real Estate Valuation & Consulting conducted a valuation of a property that comprises six industrial/commercial buildings, constructed in 1955, totaling 56,480 square feet.

Five separate parcels have been identified on the property.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, has been nominated by his peers to serve as the next President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.

The Senate Republican Caucus announced his selection Tuesday, placing Pro Tem Designee Paxton in line to assume the leadership role for the 60th Oklahoma Legislature.