Funeral services for Sophie Cruzita Panana Burgess were held Monday, Sept. 29 at the Concho Emergency Response Center with Revs. Gerald Panana and Waylan Upchego officiating. Burial was in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Sophie died Sept. 24, 2025, in Oklahoma City. She was born Feb. 25, 1941, in Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico.
She attended Jemez Springs High School, graduating in 1963.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Tristan Mark Hamilton, El Reno, failure to wear seat restraint and failure to appear warrant, $265.
Alisha Suzanne Boyd, El Reno, obstructing an officer, $845.
Logan Tanner Mowery, Hinton, improper equipment and driving under suspension, $500.
Desiree Lynn Nitzel, Calumet, improper equipment, $105.
John Duane Taylor III, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Jeremy Macias-Moreno, El Reno, failure to wear seat restraint, $20.
Jesus Landeros, El Reno, driving without license issued, $245.
Janice Faye (Miller) Przekurat, 76, passed away Sept. 18, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born March 10, 1949, in El Reno, Janice was the daughter of Roy and Mildred Miller. She was a 1967 graduate of El Reno High School and later obtained her certification as an X-ray technician, retiring from the Oklahoma City County Health Department.
Janice was known for her kind heart and gentle spirit. She dedicated her life to her family and found immense joy spending time with her family, traveling and watching OU football and the OKC Thunder.
ALTUS – Though snapping an 11-quarter offensive scoring drought, El Reno High School’s football team wound up on the short end of a 56-22 score in its District 5A-2 opener against Altus.
El Reno has now lost three games in a row to slip to 1-3 on the season. The Indians head into the toughest stretch of the district slate against Carl Albert, Guthrie and Lawton.
Russell Cook’s team got off to a fast start on the second play of the game when Antawan Grayson picked off a pass from Altus quarterback Jeymon Reed and returned it 66 yards for a touchdown.
Freshman right-hander Zoey Pawnee fell a hit and a walk shy of throwing back-to-back perfect games as El Reno High School’s softball team closed out league play with a sweep of Santa Fe South.
El Reno finished fourth in the District 5A-2 standings with a 5-5 record after winning its final three league outings. That run included shutout wins (12-0/14-0) over the St. Bernards.
In game one, Pawnee struck out the first three batters before allowing a walk to lead off the second inning. She lost the no-hitter with a single in the third but no SFS runners made it past second base.
El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team had its three-game win streak snapped over the weekend with a 13-5 non-district loss to 20-game winner Newcastle.
The setback dropped El Reno to 12-13 on the season.
The four hits for the Indians included doubles by Brailynn Pawnee and Taylor Acosta as the pair combined for three runs scored and a fourth driven in. Daisy Hall had a two-run single and Alyssa Duran added a one-bagger.
Redlands Community College goalie Jordan Wentworth gets both feet off the ground as she follows through on a goal kick in a recent match with Eastern Oklahoma State College.
See Saturday’s paper for a roundup of Redlands matches.
El Reno … you have been given a tremendous gift. In a few days you'll get to unwrap it.
When you do, you might want to tell Tony Caldwell thank you. And while you’re at it, you might tell Scott Law and the City of El Reno thank you as well.
The U.S. Cavalry Association kicked off its 2025 National Competition with its annual Honor Ride, which remembers those buried in the cemetery at Historic Fort Reno.
More than 45 visitors and competitors formed an old-fashioned wagon train and rode from the stables at the fort to the cemetery.
The ride, now in its fourth year, was led by the Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard based at Fort Riley, Kan., and featured mule-driven carriages and mounted horses.
