January 2025

LAWSUITS

LVNV Funding LLC vs. James Vanwagner for $2,360.29 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Johnny Kiser for $2,523.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jason Guest for $3,246.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Michelle Whiteman for $1,212.37 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Somer Gum for $1,145.83 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno hosted its second archery shoot of the 2024-25 school term over the weekend at Jenks Simmons Field House.

The event was a qualifying shoot for the state tourneys sponsored by the Oklahoma National Archery in the Schools Program.

The Tier 2 State Championships will be held Feb. 11-12 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.

The Grand Slate (top tier) will be held Feb. 19 at Tulsa Expo Square.

Senior Raegan Bugaj and junior Eryn Roman Nose combined to make 5-of-6 free throws in the final 1:18 as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team rallied twice to defeat Choctaw 42-37 in the semifinals of the 2025 Anadarko Warriors Classic.

The win over the Yellowjackets moved El Reno to 9-0 on the season and avenged a five-point loss to the Class 6A power during the 2023 Harrah Panthers Classic.

A pair of 15-point runs wrapped around halftime allowed El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to rally and pull away from Lawton Eisenhower for an 85-55 win in the semifinals of the 2025 Anadarko Warriors Classic.

The 35-point blowout of the Eagles moved El Reno to 9-0 on the season and into the finals for a third straight season and the fourth time in five seasons.

However, as the event was postponed a day due to winter weather, there will be no championship game played in either the boys or girls divisions.

Funeral services for Rev. Robert McKinley Simpson Jr. will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Gib Miles Emergency Response Center in Geary with Rev. Rudy Tartsah Jr. officiating.

Burial will follow in the Geary Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.

El Reno pushed through with an aggressive annexation plan during a second special city council meeting Tuesday night.

And just like the first gathering held the week before, the residents of the targeted areas were having none of it. 

The city of El Reno has invested close to $10 million in improvements to waterline infrastructure in addition to well fields and the water treatment plant to avoid issues caused by past extreme winter weather events.

The push for improvements stemmed from the deep freeze of 2021 when Oklahoma residents experienced several days of subarctic February temperatures.

Those temperatures, coupled with loss of power at the water treatment plant, strained the city’s water tower reserves.

Community Chorus of Central Oklahoma will meet Monday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church, 600 Garth Brooks Blvd. in Yukon.

The group’s spring performance is set for May 15 and 18 and will be a tribute to first responders, survivors and victims of April 19, 1995, and in memoriam of all who have served and given their lives for our country.

No audition is necessary and there are no dues. Members come from many areas around the city.

Chairman Tom Manske and Vice Chairman Tracey Rider will continue serving in those positions for 2025 on the Board of Canadian County Commissioners.

Electing a chairman and vice chairman for the new year was the first task for commissioners at their Monday, Jan. 6 meeting. Commissioners typically rotate chairmanship, but Manske agreed to continue serving as chairman for a second straight year at Rider’s request.

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Now it’s time for a new year and a fresh start, or is it?