December 2024

Former sheriff’s deputy Vaughn R. Cannon was sentenced to life without parole for the August 2023 murder of his wife, Jordan Cannon at their eastern Canadian County home.Vaughn Cannon, 42, previously entered a plea of guilty to the crime of first-degree murder for killing Jordan Cannon, 40.He was...

LAWSUITSMidFirst Bank vs. Michael Mangum for $3,785.61 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.MidFirst Bank vs. Lynetta Marson for $3,371.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.MidFirst Bank vs. Stephanie Kirk and Matthew Kirk for $7,969.91 to pay a debt plus...

Services for Stephany CloDean Rumley of Pocasset were held Wednesday, Dec. 18 at First Baptist Church of Verden, with burial following at the Spring Creek Cemetery.

The First Bank of Okarche made donations this holiday season to the Center of Family Love, Holy Trinity Catholic School, Kingfisher County Food Bank, Okarche Christmas Connection, Kingfisher Meals on Wheels and The Lord’s Harvest. 

Riverside December Citizens of the Month are Sean Funk, Evie Alexander, Carolyn Trujillo, Alex Crone, Zain Mills, Abel Kerr, Jaylon Trujillo, Jenna Manuele and Archer Kerr; back row, Camila Moreno-Torres, Cole Powell, Ares Noear, Sophia Lemus, Gray Hileman, Crew Wooten, Zaia Seamster and Kadyn...

OHS November Lion and Lioness honorees are seniors Wager Black and Zoe Palmer.Okarche High School November Students of the Month are Parker Schieber, Jett Mueggenborg, Grady Terrell, Boston Kremeier, Aldo Franco and Kate Pinkerton.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Though she would have preferred to have been at home, El Reno High School senior Lilly Thomas knows some things in life are just too good to wait.Thomas scored a team-high 25 points in a 74-19 road win over Southeast to become the third El Reno player in the past four years to...

OKLAHOMA CITY – What had the potential to be a see-saw battle, given the first two minutes, turned into a lopsided blowout for El Reno High School’s boys basketball team.The Indians used a pair of multi-point runs in the first two periods to break through Southeast’s defense for a 93-40 victory.

Freshman Remy Whitney was one of three placers for El Reno High School’s girls wrestling team, which placed 13th at the 2024 Wrestle Like a Girl Invitational, hosted by Cache.El Reno logged 123.5 points in the 46-team field.Whitney (100) won her weight class with a 4-0 record that included three...

Pushing six grapplers into the top 15 and placing 10 overall, El Reno High School’s boys wrestling team finished 19th overall out of 35 teams at the 2024 Mid-America Nationals in Enid.El Reno scored 157 points, with 59 of those coming from Theron Davis (175) as the freshman took fourth place with a...