March 2025

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mount Zion Global Methodist Church. Carol Stine called the meeting to order, while Patricia Morrison read a devotional from Jesus Calling.

Maxine Little read minutes from the last meeting, with Morrison giving the treasury report. Morrison was birthday honoree.

It was noted that Stine and Donna Wehmuller attended the recent executive meeting. 

Canadian County commissioners will declare the week of May 5 OHCE Week. 

The Redlands Academic Team sent two squads to the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) 2025 Community College Championship Tournament in Chicago. The A team secured sixth place finish among the nation’s top 24 community college teams in this prestigious two-day competition.

Two team members from Redlands A squad earned All-Star honors for their exceptional individual performances.

El Reno High School head girls coach Jennifer Douglas, shown here in the recent state tourney, was named the District 5A-1 Coach of the Year for a second straight season.

See Wednesday’s paper for a breakdown of the postseason honors.

LAWSUITS

Bank of America N.A. vs. Christopher Dew for $6,298.76 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Dennie Still for $9,351.95 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Barclays Bank Delaware vs. Aaron Riel for $4,107.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Lenora Coursey for $2,680.29 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

With all five bags shooting season-low marks, El Reno High School’s girls golf team took fourth place in the 2025 Bishop Kelley Invitational held at LaFortune Park in Tulsa.

El Reno posted its best team score in three seasons with a 360 to place highest among the Class 5A schools in the field. The host (363), Collinsville (387) and Tahlequah (398) finished behind the Indians.

“Great day,” said El Reno head coach Cameron Wilkins.

“I believe that’s my best team score by 15-plus shots.

“I think we will really start rolling next week at our home tourney.”

Roy Dean Chisum was born in Hydro, Oklahoma, on March 2, 1936, to Leonard and Floy (Seal) Chisum. He passed at the age of 89 in Yukon, Oklahoma, on March 26, 2025.  

He attended Ghost Mound School and later graduated from Hydro High School in 1953. After graduation he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1957.

In 1958, he married Kathy Garrison at First Baptist Church in Hinton. 

UNION CITY – Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team got a solo home run from Kamryn Cook in the sixth inning but struggled for additional more big hits in key situations.

The Tigers dropped an 8-4 decision to Fort Cobb-Broxton, ranked No.8 in Class A, leaving 10 base runners stranded in the four-run loss. Seven of those runners were in scoring position.

The loss was the third in a row for the Tigers, who slipped to 4-9 on the spring.

Union City had 13 hits in the game but left the bases loaded in the third and sixth innings.

In what could be a preview of a fourth straight Class B championship game matchup, Calumet High School’s baseball team dropped an 11-3 decision to top-ranked Fort Cobb-Broxton. Calumet, ranked second in the same Class B poll, slipped to 2-2-1 on the spring.

The Chieftains had six base hits in the loss including a solo home run from Konnor Thiessen and a double by Carson Cooper.

Kaleb Thiessen and Cooper led all CHS batters with two base hits each, followed by a single from Kingston Arnold.

Services for Debbie Lynn Long will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 28 in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Richard Hileman officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Weleetka with Rev. Roy Rogers officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Redlands Community College’s baseball team jumped up a division last week to face Region 2 powerhouse Seminole State College, dropping a 12-1 decision to the Trojans. The loss came three days after Redlands ended a four-game set with the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain with a 22-11 loss.

The Cougars split the home set at Don Brown Field against the Bucks, winning the opener by a 12-4 margin.