August 2025

El Reno High School’s volleyball team suffered its second straight loss with a 3-1 road setback to Tecumseh.The Indians won the third game 28-26 but lost the others by scores of 25-14/25-22 and 25-16.The setback dropped El Reno to 5-3 on the season.El Reno served at 97.5 percent, 10 percentage...

Union City High School’s fast-pitch softball team is one of the hottest teams of late in the win column and at the plate.The Tigers grabbed the No.17 spot in the first Class A poll of the season by winning eight of their last 10 games to move to 8-3 overall.Union City was runner-up in the...

Union City High School’s baseball team battled through a rough seven-game slate over three days to take the runner-up hardware in the recent Fletcher Wooden Bat Tournament.The Tigers posted a 6-1 record to improve to 7-3 for the fall season.

"Come in, come in. What do you know new?"The Lord called Melvern G. Wilds home all too quickly on Aug. 18, 2025.Melvern — affectionately known as Melvern, Melvin, M.G. or “Chigger” to his brothers — was born May 1, 1940, to S.C. “Collas” and Clara B. (Sharp) Wilds at the El Reno Sanitorium.

David Allan Mitchell, 79, was called to his heavenly home on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Yukon. He was born Jan. 27, 1946, in Oklahoma City to James D. and Betty J. (Jackson) Mitchell.A 1964 graduate of El Reno High School, David went on to attend Southwestern State University for several years.

Rosa (Moore) Reed, 83, of Shawnee, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at her home. She was born in Harrah, the sixth of seven children born to Ray and Jessie Moore. Rosa was married for 64 years to the love of her life, Hubert (Hub) Reed.

Funeral services for Patrick Tennyson LeFlore of Geary will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 at the Geary ERC with Rev. Jay Mule officiating. Burial will follow at the Concho Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Geary.Patrick passed away Aug. 18, 2025.

The Midway and Carnival at the 2025 Canadian County Free Fair opened Wednesday. It will be open each day through Saturday. Times and ticket prices vary per day.

The 2025 Canadian County Fair got under way Monday with the annual 4H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) Farmhand Olympics event.The event features three divisions based on age.

Del went to be with the Lord on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. She was born Feb. 25, 1939, to Faye and Arleigh Calvert in Shawnee.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Cliff Sturdivant; sister, Patti Mason; and brother, Arleigh “Sonny” Calvert.