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An Oklahoma City nun who worked at the Center of Family Love died Thursday afternoon in a crash near Okarche in Canadian County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Sister Veronica Higgins, 74, was pronounced dead by the state medical examiner after the crash about 3:15 p.m. on Northwest Expressway/State Highway 3 and NW 192 about 4 miles south of Okarche, the patrol reported.

Higgins was the case manager at the Center of Family Love in Okarche.

She was also a past administrator and principal at the former Villa Teresa School in Oklahoma City.

The El Reno Animal Shelter will host a low-cost vaccine clinic and pet adoption event on Saturday, Jan. 11.

The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the El Reno Animal Shelter, 2400 Spur Lane.

The event is open to the public, but to pre-register, email angelfundokc@gmail.com. To learn more, visit www.angelfundokc.org.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Steven Salerno for $2,415.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Elizabeth Engelen for $1,177.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Dylan Mogg for $8,760.89 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Brian Morice for $1,662.97 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

A stalling technique backfired on Elgin as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team converted six first-period Owls turnovers, forced by its staunch half-court defense, into a 14-0 run.

That break sparked a 65-35 victory as the Indians moved to 7-0 on the season and maintained a share of the District 5A-1 lead. El Reno, winners of 35 straight games dating back to last season, is now 4-0 in the league standings and tied with Carl Albert, which holds a seven-point tiebreaker (60-53) lead over the Titans.

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team proved that good things do come in pairs, opening up the 2025 portion of its schedule with a resounding 72-46 win over Elgin.

The 26-point win moved El Reno to 7-0 on the season and keeps the Indians tied with Carl Albert for the lead in the District 5A-1 standings – both teams with a 4-0 mark and deadlocked in tiebreaker points with 60.

Lawton MacArthur (2-0) joins the tie but trails in the tiebreaker points (60-30).

A special meeting of the El Reno City Council has been called for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7.

The meeting will be at the Public Safety Center off SW 27th Street.

The agenda calls for public hearings to be held concerning annexation plans for land south, east and north of the current city limits.

The agenda allows for council action to be taken following the public hearings.

On Thursday, following a public hearing, the council unanimously voted to annex land along I-40, including the Banner Road area.

As we continue our stroll back through the news of 2024, El Reno and the area saw celebrations that have become fixtures of the community. The days and weeks also saw many new ideas pop up as well as popular and not so popular plans being promoted. 

MAY 

The 73rd Annual National Land and Range Judging Contest attracted students from across the nation to El Reno. The Canadian County Expo and Event Center served as host site for the second consecutive year. 

Canadian County commissioners have received apparent high bids totaling $475,001 for four of five parcels that comprise the old county fairgrounds site at 220 N. Country Club Road.

After accepting a final appraisal last month with the intention to sell the property, commissioners opened bids at their Dec. 23 weekly meeting. All bids received met or exceeded the appraised values on the four parcels.

There were four bidders, although one requested their high bid on one parcel be withdrawn after the bid opening.