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SHAWNEE – Before leaving to fulfill his military commitment to the Army, Ryan Sigler worked in a meat processing plant in Mustang while preparing for his final football game of his high school career.

Sigler and fellow teammate Evan Roman Nose were among the three El Reno High alums to represent the school in the 2023 Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Football Game.

Both players were on defense for the West squad, while student athletic trainer Julia Woolworth served as a member of the East squad after being promoted off the alternate list.

Playing in what could be her last basketball game for the foreseeable future, Okarche High School alum Emma Stover did what she has done so many times in the past for the Warriors – be a leader.

Stover was the top scorer for the West in the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s Small School Girls Basketball Game last week. It was a bittersweet ending as the East defeated Stover and company 41-36.

“She is going to Oklahoma State and concentrate on nursing school so this was it for her.

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Silver Moon Energy Services LLC vs. Buoy and Co Pressure Washing LLC for $11,593.13 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Silver Moon Energy Services LLC vs. Duran Enterprises LLC for $10,306.70 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Ariahna Ruiz, on behalf of I.R., a minor child, vs. City of Mustang and Vera Rivera for an amount in excess of $10,000 for alleged actual and compensatory damages.

Amy Neathery had her work cut out for her.

As Ward 1 city council representative, some of her constituents were in a panic. Hollywood wanted to shut down a part of the downtown to film scenes for the new Twisters movie.

Probably the biggest movie coup El Reno has had since the 1980s when parts of Rain Man were filmed here.

Talk was, the Twisters filming could take as long as six weeks.

The independently-owned small businesses could not survive if this were allowed to happen. For some, June and July are some of their best months.

Organizers said last week’s El Reno Blessing Baskets Festival of the Trees, Christmas in July was “the best ever.”

The eighth year for the event helped raise more than $60,000 for the local organization, said Donna Dyer, Blessing Baskets Director of Community Relations.

“Our community is awesome, we raised over $60,000, everyone had fun for an awesome cause,” said Dyer.

The evening boasted approximately 80 silent auction items. Former El Reno Mayor Matt White provided auctioneer services, helping to move more than 40 live auction items.

The Oklahoma Indian Nation Pow-Wow will run Aug. 4-6 at Concho and organizer David Bearshield said the state’s oldest pow-wow is expected to draw thousands of participants and spectators.

This will be the 33rd year for the Indian Nation pow-wow.

The event will open Friday at 8 a.m. with a Language Day Camp at the RESPECT Gym at Concho.

ARCADIA — Singer-songwriters Rachel Lynch and Griffin Wade will present an Elm Tree concert at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6 at the Arcadia Round Barn.

The couple were married in March and live in Oklahoma City. She is from El Reno and he hails from San Marcos, Texas.

The Elm Tree Concert Series presents professional musicians performing beneath the shade of the giant elm tree on the north side of the Round Barn.

One more hurdle in the process was cleared when Canadian County commissioners approved a resolution for “intersection modifications” at Banner Road and State Highway 66.

The project agreement is between Canadian County District 1 and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

The estimated $400,000 project is on ODOT’s September bid letting schedule.

The resolution outlines ODOT’s engineering, land acquisition and construction responsibilities.

The intersection will become a permanent four-way stop, District 1 Commissioner Tom Manske said.