El Reno High School’s baseball team recently recognized its seniors.
Jonathan Shelley, Aziah Pedro, William Gipson, Mason Fulton, Trevor Felz, Jonah Dew and Preston Ashford were honored.
The program honored Angela Lesperance and Jessica Shamblin for their efforts to support the program behind the scenes.
Mary Roberta Patton, 82, of El Reno, passed away May 1, 2026, in El Reno.
Roberta was born October 22, 1943, in Roswell, N.M., to Ralph Robert Gray and Mary Jane Gray. Both of her parents died from tuberculosis when she was young, and she went to live with her Granny and Aunt Carol.
She graduated from Roswell High School and moved to Las Cruces, N.M., to attend New Mexico State University. Roberta graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Dietetics.
She moved to Oklahoma to do her internship at University Hospital and spent a large part of her career there as a Dietitian.
Lynn Marie Coffey, 74, of Okarche, passed away peacefully May 4, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.
Born March 9, 1952, in Okarche to Frank and Bernice Krittenbrink, Lynn was a proud lifelong member of the community she cherished so deeply. She graduated from Okarche High School, and not long after, met the love of her life, Mike Coffey.
Together, they built a beautiful life rooted in faith, family, and unwavering devotion.
Lynn was a faithful servant of Holy Trinity Church, and a steady, caring presence in the Okarche community.
Wake service for Minnie Elizabeth Goodbear will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 8, with funeral services at 12 p.m. Saturday, May 9.
Both services will be at the Concho Emergency Response Center, with burial in the Concho Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Minnie died May 1, 2026, in Albuquerque, N.M.
Linda Jean Estep, age 77, of El Reno, passed away peacefully in her home on May 3, 2026. She was born Dec. 7, 1948, to her beloved parents, James Dale and Lila Belle Clark. They made their home on a farm outside of Union City. Linda was blessed with three siblings, Alan, Dianna and Ronda. She graduated from Union City High School Class of 1967.
On Oct. 5, 1968, Linda married Roy Wayne Estep. Together they made a home in El Reno, where they raised two daughters, Shelly and Shanna.
LAWSUITS
Flying K Land Service LLC vs. Jimmy Percival Jr. for $12,240.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Alexis Andrews for $10,658.39 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Keri Conley, as next best friend of Bridgette McReynolds, a minor, vs. Savannah Barron for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Clayton Hensley for $10,833.55 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
El Reno’s municipal government will continue to operate with a “flat budget.” That was the message members of the city council heard last week when they gathered for a special meeting focusing on the upcoming fiscal year.
The situation is similar to what the city has been working with for the past few years, said City Manager Matt Sandidge.
Even with the projected lack of revenue growth, council also was told a number of projects will continue moving forward and plans are being made for more capital improvements when funds allow.
El Reno’s 38th Annual Burger Day Festival, hosted by the Historic Downtown El Reno Foundation, was greeted by record numbers for the Bun Run, car show, and to watch the cooking of the world’s largest fried onion burger, which tops 850 pounds.
There was live music, food vendors, arts and crafts, a petting zoo, pony rides, inflatables, youth entrepreneur booths and a cultural exhibit presented by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.
See more coverage in Saturday’s Tribune.
Nearly 10 years after a young man vanished during a hiking trip to look for an abandoned silver mine near Lake Tenkiller, new forensic evidence has led to the refiling of murder charges against three men who previously confessed to their involvement in his death.
Authorities announced April 29 that new arrest warrants have been issued for Michael Snelling, 32, of Webbers Falls, Tyler Leverett, 32, of Webbers Falls, and Charles Shamblin, 35, of Alamose, Colo., in connection with the 2016 killing of Matthew Scott Fagan.
