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Police say a former El Reno Tag Agency employee embezzled some $66,000 over a two-year period.

On Wednesday, Julie Kay Armold, 50, was arrested and charged in Canadian County District Court with one felony count of embezzlement of more than $15,000.

The funds were allegedly taken while Armold served as office manager for the tag agency.

El Reno police said officers were contacted May 3, 2018, by Amanda Bosler, who at the time was the tag agent for the El Reno office.

Bosler told police she believed Armold had been embezzling funds from the agency.

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on former El Reno educator and coach Hub Reed. Reed has been named part of the Class of 2020 for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

Each morning Hub Reed wakes up and starts his daily routine, one that seems rather small in stature compared to his 6-foot-10 frame, but for this 85-year-old Oklahoma legend, it’s perfect.

El Reno High School senior Kayla Jones admits she had never played against someone as tall as Oklahoma City Storm post player Haylee Webber – a 6-5 senior for the home-school program.

“Whenever she blocked my first shot, I told myself I was not going to go back in there. I’ve never played against someone that big, not that huge,” said Jones.

So how did El Reno combat Webber, who ended the game with eight rebounds and four blocked shots? The Indians used their best asset - quickness.

There were a lot of what ifs emerging from El Reno High School’s boys basketball team's 44-39 loss to the Oklahoma City Storm to close out the regular season.

What if El Reno had not given up a 13-0 run to start the game? What if the Storm, a home-school program, had not played a game of backyard keep-away for over four minutes of the second half?

Despite those two hurdles, El Reno clawed back into the contest and had a chance to not only take the lead late in the fourth quarter but also pull out a victory.