Graveside services for LaVerne Ruth (Dye) Rukes Crumley were held Wednesday, Dec. 28 at the Geary Cemetery with Brian Rukes of the El Reno 27th Street Church of Christ officiating. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.
LaVerne passed away Dec. 23, 2022, in Kingfisher. She was born Aug. 1, 1931, in El Reno, and graduated from Geary High School in 1949. She later earned a bachelor’s degree from Central State in Edmond.
Garry James Liebl passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Dec. 20, 2022, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
Garry was born July 22, 1943. He grew up in Loyal and graduated from Loyal High School. Following high school, he went to work for Aero Commander alongside his father and brothers. Additionally, he served in the National Guard Reserve for nine years. After some time, he went to work at GE, sharpening his trade skills. Lastly, he took a job at Seagate Technology, where he worked for 33 years, finishing as a production manager.
LAWSUITS
Arvest Bank vs. Pamela A. Davis for $3,513.76 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Discover Bank vs. Michael D. Grayson for $3,820.25 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
TD Bank USA N.A. vs. McKinsey Hastings for $581.26 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC vs. David L. Kurtz for $2,056.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
High school students are performing authentic research under the mentorship of scientists and historians in a Canadian County agricultural setting close to home.
The BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center, 3232 N. Jesse Reno Street, is housed at Historic Fort Reno. The program is a collaborative effort between U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grazinglands Research Laboratory and Historic Fort Reno.
Before the Christmas break, El Reno High School students in Erin Leiting and Celia Caro’s class conducted a STEM project organized by paraprofessional Theresa Barton.
Students made parachutes out of coffee filters, fishing line and cups.
The parachutes were weighted by coins and cutouts of Santa Claus and dropped from a balcony to a target on the floor.
Inmates being booked into the Canadian County Jail may want to think twice about trying to sneak contraband into the building.
That’s due in large part to a full-body scanner now operational in the receiving area at the county lock-up.
“It’s a great tool – a great deterrent,” Detention Capt. Austin Moore said. “It’s going to help us keep the contraband down in this jail.
Just like she did as a little kid, Jaylin Reveles spent the days leading up to Christmas giving the presents under the family's tree a shake trying to figure out what was inside.
“Of course,” said Reveles.
While all those presents turned out to be what a teenager needed, in reality, Reveles knows she’s already received the biggest gift of her sophomore year in college months earlier – a second chance to play.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed legislation last week to end the “unnecessary and potentially harmful” practice of setting clocks forward and back every year.
“As we pass through the shortest day of the year, let’s not forget the feds steal an hour from us each year with their daylight saving Ponzi scheme only to give it back later,” Dahm said.
“It’s time we end this archaic practice in our state.”
Tastes change – often quickly and sometimes drastically.
It’s exciting to learn about the next big thing in the food industry.
Last year, interactive foods and celebrity food collaborations were all the hype as numerous brands hopped on the bandwagon.
Whether it’s an innovative cooking method or a convenient way to enjoy bread and butter, upcoming trends can be hard to predict, but creativity is always on the rise.
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Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Stephanie Atayde for $4,512.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Oklahoma Educators Credit Union vs. Alfred Fraley and Riscilla Narcesco for $5,082.36 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Terri Morris for $1,048.29 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Crown Asset Management LLC vs. Ted Pearman for $1,450.86 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
