January 2025

Calumet win streak snapped in festival

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...

Cougars move win streak to eight against Eastern

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...

Kenneth Posey

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.
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Sandra L. Stuart

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.
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Hesse applies for state Supreme Court

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...
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