Who doesn’t love a good love story? Especially a love story that has lasted 50 years!
It starts out when a boy asked a girl out for a Coke date back in 1975. That boy was Larry Nance and that girl was Karen King.
Fifty years later they were kind enough to share their story with me.
Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in the town of Calumet, town of Okarche or town of Union City in Canadian County municipalities will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3.
Those who wish to file for a municipal office must submit a Declaration of Candidacy to the Canadian County Election Board on Feb. 3, 4 or 5 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Proposals from seven contractors are being reviewed as Canadian County takes the next step in development of a new courthouse campus.
Commissioners have budgeted $500,000 for a remodeling project at the former Department of Human Services building, 314 W. Rogers. That amount includes moving costs.
During construction of a four-story courthouse building at 201 N. Choctaw, the County Treasurer, County Clerk, Human Resources and Emergency Management departments will relocate to the old DHS building.
With Feb. 14 fast approaching, second-graders at one Canadian County private school are collecting valentines from across the country – and even around the world.
El Reno’s Sarajane Black is the second-grade teacher at Canadian Valley Christian Academy inside the South Yukon Church of Christ.
Students in her class recently embarked on an ambitious project to get Valentine’s Day cards from all 50 U.S. states and other countries.
Following are Roblyer Learning Center students listed on the A Honor Roll:
Fifth grade – Steven Bender, Lian Chou, Gabriel Friend, Jared Gallegos, Brecken Haglund, Aizen Hartico, Hatchett Ledford, Renato Martinez, Daniela Medina, Blake Melvin and Rohan Metcalf.
And Brandon Orozco-Barbosa, Lucia Perez, Van Richardson, Ellis Rutherford, Alexandria Shore, Allen Solorio, Wyatt Sullivan and Zoey Woods.
Riverside School’s seventh and eighth grade basketball teams recently held homecoming.
Both the girls and boys teams won their games against Banner.
Following is a list of students named to Okarche High School’s Superintendent's Honor Roll:
12th grade – Briley Alig, Katy Creswell, Kylie Harper, Violet Lawrence, Hunter Mueggenborg, Zoe Palmer, Scout Payne, Avery Schieber, Parker Schieber, Quinn Schneiter, Alia Suanny and Elijah Warren.
11th grade – Ally Baustert, Kate Baustert, Belle Beam, Hannah Carnott, Luke Hill, Ethan Kirby, Sam Kroener, Brianna Mollohan, Jett Mueggenborg, Easton Roby, Lane Rother, Maddie Vogt and Andrew Walker.
To the Editor:
Sondra Sue Evans, age 86, of Yukon, passed away Jan. 27, 2025. She was born in El Reno on July 31, 1938, to Glenn and Emma (Stephens) Coffman.
The family later moved to New Mexico.
While in high school, Sondra met Henry Evans and the two were married on April 6, 1955. Henry was in the Air Force and the newlyweds moved to Bangor, Maine.
After Henry’s discharge, the family eventually moved back to Oklahoma, settling in Yukon.
Sondra worked for many years for TG&Y at their service desk.
She later worked for Little Giant.
Senior guard Jonathan Reed wanted to tie his career-high scoring mark, falling short by a missed free throw, but says he can live losing that fight as long as his team won the war.
Which the Indians did.
El Reno High School’s boys basketball team took over sole possession of first place in the District 5A-1 standings with a 71-66 victory over archrival Carl Albert in the first of two league meetings.
