January 2025

Calumet High School’s boys basketball team found out the hard way that all good things tend to eventually come to an end as the Chieftains had their 37-game regular-season win streak snapped.

The top-ranked team in Class B for a second straight week suffered a 61-51 loss to Class A’s 13th-ranked Cyril in the weather-shortened 2025 Alex Longhorn Classic.

The event was scaled back to a one-game festival as Cyril logged a 54 percent shooting effort compared to 32 percent for Calumet. The loss dropped the Chieftains to 12-1 on the season.

Sporting its fourth highest point total of the season, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team kicked off NJCAA Region 2 play with an 87-61 road win over Eastern Oklahoma State College. The Cougars improved to 8-4 on the season.

Redlands scored double digits from the free-throw line with a 14-of-20 mark for 70 percent and 29-of-68 overall from the floor.

The Cougars netted a staggering 15 3-pointers in the blowout off 44 percent shooting, led by Ellie Willard with six treys and four treys by Calumet native Allie Harris.

Redlands Community College men’s basketball team extended its current win streak to eight games last week with a 77-58 road victory over Eastern Oklahoma State College.

The Cougars moved to 13-2 overall and 1-0 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Redlands was 33-of-85 (39 percent) from the floor including a 4-of-21 (19 percent) effort from the 3-point arc.

The Cougars made 30-of-64 shots from inside the perimeter for 46 percent and 5-of-9 (56 percent) from the free-throw line.

Justice Johnson led all scorers with a line of 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals.

A memorial service for Kenneth Wilson Posey will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at First Baptist Church of El Reno with Pastor Grant Findley officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Ken died Jan. 14, 2025, at his home in El Reno. He was born in Ardmore, Okla., on Aug. 18, 1941, to Mickey and Louise (Wilson) Posey. He earned a Bachelor of Education Degree from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Master of Education Administration Degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Sandra was born May 7, 1940, to Cleo and Sarah Leona (Stretch) Heitzman in Wichita, Kan.

She grew up in El Reno, where she graduated from El Reno High School. Then came the love of her life, Donald L. Stuart.

Together they had a love that lasted until his final resting day on July 30, 2016. Along with this love story, Sandra gained three stepdaughters, April Jones of El Reno, Deanna Cain of El Reno and Tammie Parker of Sheridan, Wyo. Sandra is survived by her one and only daughter, Darla Cline. 

El Reno was blanketed by several inches of snow last week and overnight temperatures in the teens and low 20s.

Canadian County’s chief district judge has his sights set on the state’s highest court.

Paul A. Hesse is among 14 applicants who want to fill a vacancy on the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

He is serving his eighth year as a Canadian County district judge.

“I decided to submit my application for the Supreme Court position because of the monumental opportunity to continue to serve our state on the highest court,” said Hesse of Mustang.

“Vacancies on the state Supreme Court are rare.”

When Congress passed a continuing resolution in December in order to avoid a government shutdown, it included a small provision backed by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK3) with big impacts for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

The Canadian Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution celebrated the patriotism and community spirit of the fire stations in El Reno, Yukon and Mustang. Members of the chapter, including the distinguished American Revolution Color Guard, visited each station to present Certificates of Commendation for Patriotism.

Oklahoma City police are investigating a homicide that occurred in eastern Canadian County. Police were called at 9:09 a.m. Jan. 4 to a shooting at a residence in the 9300 block of S.W. 45th Court.

Responding officers discovered Shawn Lawrence, age 41, deceased at the scene.

He appeared to have been shot to death.

Investigators learned Lawrence was involved in an altercation when he was shot and killed.

The suspected shooter and other involved persons were interviewed and released, police said.