December 2025

Weatherford’s Aiden Willard pinned El Reno High School wrestler Nicholas Mitchum with 57 seconds left in their heavyweight match as the Eagles rallied for a 39-38 victory.The loss to Weatherford, ranked No.14 in Class 4A, dropped the unranked Indians to 1-1 on the dual season.“We knew it was going...

Juliana Thomas came up with a steal in the waning seconds to preserve a two-point victory as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team jumped back into the district win column.El Reno moves to 2-1 on the season with a 43-41 road win over Noble.

A third straight double-digit loss has dropped El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to the cellar of the 5A-2 standings for the first time since large schools switched to district format.El Reno suffered a 62-40 setback to Noble to slip to 0-3 on the year.

Kaiden William Hood-Statton was born March 24, 2005, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Kennith Wayne Statton and Hollye Annette Hood. He passed away Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at his home in Geary, Oklahoma, at the age of 20.

Haydon Mayfield put up team-high efforts in points, rebounds, assists and steals as Calumet High School’s girls basketball team won its third straight game with a 76-30 rout of Hinton.Calumet, ranked No.7 in the latest Class B-I poll, moves to 5-1 on the season with the 46-point win.Mayfield logged...

Gavin Righter scored seven 2-point baskets en route to a team-high 14 points as Union City High School’s boys basketball team won its third game.The Tigers 71-27 blowout of Cordell moves unranked Union City to 4-3 on the season.Max Norton knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to highlight his nine...

Graveside services for Sarah Frances Hatcher, a former Minco resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.Frances died Dec. 9, 2025, in Yukon. She was born April 26, 1923, in Lexington.

Mass of Christian Burial for Beverly Ann Reichert will be celebrated on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Lance Warren officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Editor’s Note: This is the second of two parts of the story about 16 Cheyenne and Arapaho children whose remains were reclaimed from the cemetery at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.

The holiday season in El Reno officially arrived over the weekend with the annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting.