Calumet and Union City High School’s softball teams are trending in opposite directions, with the Chieftains seeing greener pastures after losing to the Tigers to open the 2020 season.
The Chieftains have won three out of four games to improve to 3-2 on the season. Calumet went 3-1 in the recent Verden Festival with wins over Rush Springs (9-0) and the host team (7-0) before getting a revenge win over the Tigers by a 14-3 margin.
Ladies of Bible Baptist Church met recently for their monthly meeting with Jennifer Pearson presiding. She offered the devotional and led in a game called AKA Jesus.
There was discussion about a new project for the ladies called Shields for Moms to be held once a month beginning Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. at the church. There will be discussion on raising children and the home. You don’t have to have children at home to participate, anyone is welcome to attend.
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Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Dee Cornish for $1,805.91 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
OneMain Financial Group LLC vs. Sarra N. Dobry for $7,465.90 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Gaye Sanders for $1,976.99 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jaime Jennings for $1,245.33 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
On the eve of El Reno Public Schools returning to in-person learning, the district has been forced to close down Lincoln Learning Center due to a teacher testing positive for COVID-19.
The district has quarantined the teacher, who tested positive through a rapid test, as well as nine other employees who were directly exposed. Among those self-quarantined include two school administrators.
El Reno High School’s volleyball team extended its win streak to seven matches last week, six of those coming in the EHS Invitational, en route to the Gold Bracket Championship – the first time the Indians have won the title of their home tourney.
Kristen Koehler’s team did not lose a set in winning the title, defeating Hennessey, Guymon and Chickasha in Pool A play by duplicate 2-0 counts to take the top seed. In the semifinals of bracket play, El Reno defeated Duncan for the second time in three days by scores of 25-18/25-12.
On Saturday, El Reno Regional Airport will host its first-ever Fly-In and Community Day.
The celebration of the airport will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature the World War II Warbirds, fly-overs, food trucks, vendors, classic cars and more, said Airport Manager Adam Fox.
The plan is to make the event an annual affair. It will celebrate the plans to build a new $1.3 million terminal at the airport, as well as improvements such as a state-of-the-art fueling station.
Lady Liberty, a World War II combat aircraft, will be on hand for inspection.
Craig McVay always has jitters about the start of a new school year, but the El Reno superintendent said the unknown surrounding COVID-19 has made this August different from any other.
“This is no different from the chaos of any new school year, other than not knowing how things will go. There is always a run up to the first day of school, the difference is caused by an outside source that is out of our hands,” said McVay.
Last fall, Redlands Community College took its first step in modernizing the look of its nearly 50-year-old campus with the remodel of the main campus building, the Ray Porter Academic Complex.
Recently, the Board of Regents, RCC President Jack Bryant and El Reno community leaders celebrated the completion of the project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“Behind these 1970s walls, our instructors and staff have been providing a high-quality education and personal service,” Bryant said.
