January 2025

Body Betty Jane Reimers peacefully passed from this life on Jan. 18, 2025, at the age of 93. She was born Nov. 16, 1931, on a farm near Calumet, Okla.Her early education began at Rock Dale, a nearby country school, when she was just 4 years old.

Body Michael Scott Wills was born to Ardith Jane Wills and Armel Leon Wills on Oct. 30, 1967, in Ponca City, Okla., and went to be with the Lord on Jan. 20, 2025, at the age of 57 years and three months at the Watonga Mercy Hospital. He passed after a sudden illness.

Body Memorial services for Matthew Wayne Mitchell of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at First Baptist Church in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.Matt died Jan. 8, 2025, at his home in Minco. He was born Nov. 18, 1966, in Chickasha.

Body What do you do with 43 turnovers by your opponent?El Reno High School's girls basketball team answered that question with a 76-3 road victory over Santa Fe South last week to move to 11-0 on the season and remain tied with Carl Albert for the District 5A-1 lead.

Body Kathleen Douglas came back to work for the city of El Reno once after retiring. She made it clear at last week’s city council meeting after being honored for her service that one encore would suffice.

Body MaCrae Putnam admits to being a material girl struggling in a digital world.Owner of “Make it Sew,” a quilt shop in downtown El Reno, Putnam sought a boost to help her business escape the post-COVID blues.

Body With findings spanning decades, a forensic audit of the city of Yukon has identified significant problems related to prior administrators, including unauthorized transfers of funds, the diversion of $185,000 to an unusual nonprofit, the sharing of “hard-core” pornography, an...

Body The Redlands Community College Board of Regents voted last week to sell a one-acre parcel of property to Brakes Plus, LLC.The property is adjacent to the 0.89 acres recently purchased from RCC by Waffle House.

Body Both El Reno basketball teams have reached double-digit wins for the year and will be on the road for the next four games.The Indians will be back at Jenks Simmons Field House next on Jan. 28 to face archrival Carl Albert.

Body With all that’s going on in Washington, D.C. right now, it’s easy to forget how historic the November election was for Oklahomans.