May 2026

Body Services for Royetta Sue White will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 20 at First Baptist Church in Calumet with Pastor David Hardin officiating. Burial will be in the Calumet Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. 

Body Tommy Jack Mulanax, age 74, passed away May 12, 2026, at his home in El Reno.Tommy, known to his friends as Buck, was born Dec. 12, 1951, in Okarche.

Body Services for John Thomas “J.T.” Adams of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 19 at Minco First Baptist Church, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery.Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.J.T. passed away May 15, 2026, at his home.

Body El Reno High School 2026 valedictorians are Diesel Baker, Haven Fleenor, Jumalay Ruiz, Radly Slimp and Jake Vulgamore.

Body El Reno residents will be paying more for utility services in the upcoming fiscal year. City officials said there are a couple of reasons for the necessary increase.With inflation, the cost of doing business continues to go up and infrastructure has to be maintained.

Body El Reno’s Lyra Smith was chosen from nearly 800 high school students from across Oklahoma who auditioned for the 50th Annual Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain (OSAI), the state’s premier arts education program.

Body The El Reno Letter Carriers Food Drive delivered about 5,000 pounds of food to The Lord’s Harvest.The annual food drive is organized by El Reno letter carriers and attracts volunteer help from throughout the community.

Body A report concerning the recent inspection of a structure at 619 W. Clarke resulted in the El Reno City Council voting to move forward with demolition.Council had dealt with the issue since January as property owner Asky Chiles sought more time to make repairs.

Body El Reno Fire Chief Jason Duff, left, presents a retirement gift to Capt. Jody Mutzig.The presentation was made at the Tuesday night city council meeting.Mutzig joined the ERFD in May of 2001.

Body Editor’s Note: The following letter was presented to the El Reno City Council Tuesday. Holly Mace, Ph.D., representing the Carnegie Library Board, read the letter at the meeting.