December 2024

Body The Jenks Simmons Field House Annex was the site for the Eighth Annual El Reno Archery Tournament over the weekend.The event hosted 760 archers representing 40 schools and is the first of two qualifying events for state that El Reno will host.

Body Overcoming a dismal shooting night from the 3-point arc, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team extended its regular-season winning streak to 31 games in a row with a 27-point win over Hinton.

Body Held to a season-low 10 points in the second half, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team had its two-game win streak snapped last week with a 38-31 loss to Oklahoma Bible Academy.

Body El Reno High School landed two players on each of the three teams voted on by member coaches to make up the 2024 All-Suburban Conference Volleyball Team.

Body Whitney Sides hit her goal, $10,000.Actually, she topped her goal by $883. That’s how much was raised in memory of her late son, Colsen Girty, a 10-year-old boy who dreamed of being president and taking care of homeless people. Colsen was killed in an auto accident July 31, 2021.

Body Canadian County commissioners voted to increase the sheriff’s base salary to the maximum allowed by state statute. Commissioners voted 2-1 at their Dec. 2 meeting to raise that base pay to $74,500.

Body Fifty-one percent of the state of Oklahoma is classified as a maternity care desert, or an area without a single birthing facility or obstetric clinician.

Body Okarche High School Guard Squad members Bailey Bomhak (left) and Kaytlin Steelman cheer with other squad members during a timeout at a recent home basketball game.

Body A convicted felon has been sentenced to prison for killing a Blanchard woman and injuring four other people in a multi-vehicle crash between Yukon and Mustang caused by his illicit drug use and speeding.Oklahoma City’s Marcus Cole Stephens, 28, pleaded guilty Nov.

Body Funeral services for Marty Jay Hart of El Reno were held Monday, Dec. 2 at First United Methodist Church with Steve Entz officiating.Burial followed in the Hydro Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford.Marty passed away Nov.