January 2026

Body In just his second game back from emergency appendectomy surgery, Bradley Island scored a season-high 19 points in a losing effort as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team dropped a 64-51 road game at Midwest City.

Body Our beloved matriarch Geraldine Frances Niehues passed away peacefully on December 29, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Our “G,” known as “Jerry” to her friends, was born in June 1943 while her father was serving in WWII. She was the only daughter of Maxine and Lawrence Brockhaus.

Body The first tournament outing of the new year had two El Reno High School wrestlers fall a win shy of placing at the 2026 SuperGirl 64 in Tulsa.Seeley Chronister (135) won her final four matches en route to a 4-2 mark.

Body OKARCHE – Down by a point and the momentum favoring Tonkawa, Okarche High School’s boys basketball team showed the visiting Buccaneers how a top-ranked team responds.They flipped the on switch.

Body OKARCHE – Converting six second-period turnovers from its pressure defense into 11 points, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team pulled away from a pesky Tonkawa squad en route to a 55-30 victory.Okarche, ranked No.

Body Kenneth Lee Boevers died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Kenneth was born May 23, 1934, in Banner, Oklahoma, at the home of his parents, Cloyce Boevers and Blanche (Heitzman) Boevers.

Body Nine players scored at least three points to spark Redlands Community College women’s basketball team to a 70-51 road win over Connors State College to open NJCAA Region 2 action.

Body Redlands Community College men’s basketball team kicked off NJCAA Region 2 action on the wrong foot last week, suffering a 106-81 road setback to Connors State College.The 25-point loss, the worst of the season for RCC, extended its current losing streak to three games.

Body Mass of Christian Burial for Janet Gail Hornberger will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. Lance Warren officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Jan was born Jan. 21, 1956, in Orange County, Calif.

Body Wake for Wilma Ruth Jackson will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Geary Emergency Response Center with burial following at the Greenfield Indian Cemetery.