March 2026

Calumet, Okarche cagers serve notice for future

Body OKLAHOMA CITY – While both teams fell short of reaching the title game of their respective classes, Calumet and Okarche High School’s girls basketball teams served notice of things to come.Calumet closed the season with a 22-8 record and a No.
Hayden Mayfield led Calumet in scoring and rebounding for the season

Lost to weather

Body El Reno High School’s soccer teams lost out on home matches against Cache last week due to weather.Athletic Director Rodney Haydon said coaches were working to set a makeup date.
Diego Reyes shoots a penalty kick

Union City, Calumet earn wins

Body Thirteen extra base hits capitulated Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team to a 2-0 start including a home shutout of Bray-Doyle.The Tigers scored a 10-0 win over the Donkeys before going on the road to defeat Burns Flat-Dill City (8-5).

Williams tosses Tigers to sweep

Body Senior Aiden Williams has thrown just five innings but is 2-0 on the spring after Union City High School’s baseball team kicked off the year with a pair of lopsided wins.

Cougars linksters sixth in ’26 opener

Body Paced by a medalist victory from sophomore Sophia Blake, Redlands Community College women’s golf team kicked off its spring schedule with a sixth-place effort in the 2026 Diffee Invitational.

Public Records - 3/14/26

Body LAWSUITSPrestige Financial Services Inc. vs. Scott Gleave for $9,941.90 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.OneMain Financial Group LLC vs. Michael Price for $3,603.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Kino Financial Company LLC vs.

Cecilia Renae Hobson

Body Cecilia Renae Hobson was born Aug. 7, 1961, in El Reno to Charles Lloyd Holbrook Sr. and Ruby Jo (Jones) Holbrook.She passed away Friday, March 6, 2026, at her home in El Reno at the age of 64.
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Leon Arthur Bomhoff

Body Leon Arthur Bomhoff passed away March 4, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born to parents, Betty and Alvin Bomhoff in El Reno, where he grew up alongside his sisters, Beverly and Judy.
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Social media’s downside: No fresh starts

Body Generally speaking, I’ve always considered myself a “techno-optimist,” sometimes perhaps to the point of Panglossianism.As a teen, I embraced those new-fangled “microcomputers,” and as a 20-something the World Wide Web, with enthusiasm.