WASHINGTON – Oklahoma’s entire congressional delegation, in a move led by Sen. James Lankford, joined together on a letter sent to the Federal Aviation Administration in support of the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. The letter came a day after the FAA installed a new air traffic control tower training system at an airport in Austin, Texas.
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Janice Frantz, Yukon, expired tag, $165.
Austin Randall Woods, El Reno, failure to stop at stop sign, $165.
Ignacio Trujillo, Calumet, expired tag, $165.
Daniel Maurice Thompson, El Reno, failure to stop at red signal and expired tag, $295.
Tarren Amber Sherman, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Adam Kirkland, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Henry Gonzalez, Oklahoma City, disobeying traffic light and driving without license issued, $417.
Lafonda Lynn Cataline, Yukon, speeding, $165.
El Reno High School’s girls basketball team, the only undefeated team in Class 5A, is now one game away from logging a perfect regular season following a 52-40 road win over Guthrie.
The Indians improved to 22-0 on the season and swept the series over the Bluejays with the 12-point win – the 21st double-digit decision of the year for El Reno.
The win moved El Reno to 13-0 in the District 5A-1 standings. The Indians lead both Shawnee and Carl Albert (13-0) by three games in the standings with one game left – a home date with Shawnee.
El Reno High School’s boys basketball team had a season-long five-game win streak snapped last week as the Guthrie Bluejays handed the Indians a 67-61 setback in their final road game of the regular season.
The loss dropped El Reno to 16-6 on the season as the Bluejays swept the regular-season series with EHS by a combined nine points. However, the setback did not hurt the Indians in District 5A-1 play as far as seeding.
UNION CITY – Morgan Brothers banked in a layup at the buzzer to set Union City High School’s girls basketball team on the path to the Class A, Area 2, District 7 Championships.
The basket sealed a 67-65 semifinal win over Cordell and pushed Union City into the double-elimination portion of the Class A playoff bracket. The Tigers followed it up with a 61-47 win over Rock Creek in the title game.
Redlands Community College women’s basketball team remains within striking distance of the lead in the NJCAA Region 2 standings following a 54-49 win over Northern Oklahoma College of Enid.
The Cougars improved to 16-5 on the season and took over sole possession of second place in the standings with a 6-2 mark.
Redlands trails Connors State (7-2) by half a game in the win column for the lead but lost the first head-to-head meeting.
Despite pushing four players into double digits, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team dropped its fourth straight game in NJCAA Region 2 action.
The 90-84 setback to Northern Oklahoma College of Enid left the Cougars with a 10-12 overall record. Redlands slipped to 2-6 for seventh place in the Region 2 standings.
Jordan Kwende paced the Redlands scorers with a double-double effort of 21 points and 13 rebounds.
With an eye toward making Route 66 more attractive for both locals and visitors, the city of El Reno has purchased a former gas station at the corner of Sunset and Choctaw and is seeking grants to help with major improvements in the area.
City Manager Matt Sandidge said the city has a contract in hand to purchase the property at 120 S. Choctaw. Closing is expected to take place Feb. 29.
Mayor Steve Jensen said the city will spend approximately $150,000 to gain control of the corner property.
