Three people filed last week for the Office No. 3 El Reno School Board seat.
Eric Palmer, 33, Roberta Hamilton, 64, and Ronnie Funck, 74, will face off in the Feb. 14 election.
Former El Reno Mayor Matt White had said he planned to seek the school board seat. But White said after giving it more thought, he decided not to run.
Newly-elected El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen mugs for the camera with Oklahoma City Thunder mascot Rumble the Bison during the recent El Reno Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting.
Jensen joked with the mascot, saying he would give him the key to the city, but all the locks may have been changed.
Oklahoma’s U.S. senators were not among the Republicans who supported the U.S. Senate passing the Respect for Marriage Act.
The measure includes protections for same-sex marriages. While it passed by a vote of 61 to 36, Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford voted against the bill.
With hay in short supply, producers are trying to avoid cattle herd liquidation this winter by feeding their cattle alternative feedstuffs.
Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension specialist in beef nutrition, said there are several ways concentrate feed can be used to meet a cow’s nutrient requirements.
OKLAHOMA CITY – With reliable high-speed Internet service and billions of dollars on the line, every Oklahoman is strongly encouraged to check their addresses for current service availability on a newly released map by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Oklahoma Broadband Office announced.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Gabrielle Christian Daugherty, El Reno, expired tag, no insurance, driving under suspension and failure to appear warrant, $1,100.
Mason Skye Guzman, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245.
Anita Marie Pawnee, El Reno, failure to comply, $145.
Andrea Angelique Zuniga, El Reno, dog at large, $145.
Julie Ann Love, El Reno, failure to comply, $145.
Tony Dee Fountain Jr., Yukon, improper equipment, expired tag, no insurance verification, driving under suspension and failure to appear warrant, $1,255.
Choctaw used a 21-8 scoring edge in the second period to rally past El Reno High School’s girls basketball team for a 52-45 win in the title game of the 50th Annual Harrah Panthers Classic.
It was the first loss of the season for El Reno, which dropped to 5-1, after defeating Bishop McGuinness (56-28) and Star Spencer (81-31) to reach the championship game.
El Reno led the Yellowjackets 20-13 after one period, but was outscored 39-25 over the final three periods by the Class 6A school.
Guard Carson Elliott hit a 3-pointer with just over two seconds left to catapult Choctaw past El Reno High School’s boys basketball team 56-55 in the championship game of the 50th Annual Harrah Panthers Classic.
El Reno suffered its first loss of the season to slip to 5-1 overall after beating the Yellowjackets junior varsity team (67-40) and Classen SAS (47-45) to reach the title shot.
The Indians trailed in the fourth period before tying the score at 53-all on a free throw each from Alex Elizondo and Jacob Robertson.
