LAWSUITS
Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Kevin Factor for $217,837.93 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 19, 20 and 21, Block 14, Lakeview Addition, El Reno.
Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Kevin Cunningham for $124,231.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 5, Block 2, Creeks at Avalon Addition, Oklahoma City.
Leota Yvonne Stark, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away Nov. 13, 2025, at the age of 85. She was born May 31, 1940, in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, to her parents, Homer and Elbie Burcham.
Leota was a lifelong homemaker. She found enjoyment and entertainment in supporting the OU Sooners and watching Dale Earnhardt race.
TULSA – While the outcome fell short of expectations, El Reno High School’s cheerleading squad improved in its second trip to the Class 5A Game Day State Championships.
“I’m excited that we got there. I think 5A is really hard to compete in. It’s really hard competition, but we did improve,” said El Reno head coach Jacqueline Smith.
El Reno placed 14th out of 15 teams to make the state field, competing at Tulsa Union.
Calumet High School’s boys basketball team is showing its offensive firepower early in the season after defeating Lookeba-Sickles 106-25.
The defending Class B state champion has outscored its first two opponents this season 202-82 to move to 2-0.
Calumet extended its current win streak to 11 games dating back to last year.
Hunter Mayfield was one of four players in double digits for Calumet with 21 points, followed by Brynston Fletcher and David Walling with 16 points each and Kaleb Thiessen with 13 points.
Calumet High School’s girls basketball team moved to 2-0 on the season for the first time since 2022 with a 64-54 road victory over Lookeba-Sickles.
The Chieftains were led in scoring by Hayden Mayfield with 20 points, followed by Randi Upchego with 17 points and Lila Winegeart with 13.
Union City 47, Binger-Oney 33
Union City’s defense held the Bobcats to single-digit scoring in three of four periods, while its offense flipped the script to jump back into the win column by a 47-33 margin.
Redlands Community College runners battled through freezing temperatures and snow recently to earn placings at the 2025 NJCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships in Iowa.
The Redlands men placed 35th as a team with 900 total points on the 8,000-meter course, led by Andres Mandujano.
The freshman posted a time of 27 minutes and 29.5 seconds to place 18th overall out of more than 300 runners.
Mandujano was just four seconds out of the top 15 and 17 seconds back of 10th place.
The family of the late Sgt. Thomas Duran was honored with a proclamation from the City of El Reno that read: In Loving Memory and Deep Appreciation for Sergeant Thomas Duran.
Mayor Steve Jensen read the proclamation at the opening of Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Standing beside him was Kirsten Duran, wife of the El Reno officer who lost his life recently after being injured in a hit-and-run incident.
A number of El Reno police officers, family and friends of Sgt. Duran were in the council chambers as the proclamation was presented.
Just so you know, I started writing this column for the Saturday, Nov. 8 paper. It kept getting pushed back due to space. Just keep that in mind as to why I’m talking about Halloween!
Halloween is over, so now, on to Thanksgiving!
Caps off to you, veterans!
Canadian County’s 14th Annual Veterans Day activities, organized by the El Reno Chamber of Commerce, carried the theme of “Route to Freedom.”
Some 30 groups and organizations showed their support to veterans by marching through downtown El Reno on a sunny but cold Sunday afternoon.
