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Calumet High School’s boys basketball coach Jacob Mayfield now has a fistful of titles from the famed West Central Tournament after his Chieftains logged a 68-62 overtime win over Class B’s 13th-ranked Sentinel in the title game.

The win capped a 3-0 run through the field that included wins over Corn Bible Academy (80-34) and Canute (75-60). The sweep extended Calumet’s win streak to 17 games and bumped the Chieftains up a spot to fourth in the latest Class B poll. Calumet is now 19-1 on the season.

Jaiana Wiggins logged a double-double as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 68-62 road win over Western Oklahoma State College.

The Cougars improved to 10-11 on the season and 3-4 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings, which ties Redlands for sixth with Connors State College. RCC’s two-game losing streak was to Murray State (71-45) and Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa (63-51) – the league’s top two teams.

Redlands Community College men’s basketball team dropped two of three games in recent NJCAA Region 2 action, which left the Cougars tied for sixth place.

The losses were to Murray State College (68-47) and Western Oklahoma State College (89-74), with the win over Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa (79-68).

The Cougars dropped to 10-11 on the season and 2-5 in the regional standings, tied with Eastern Oklahoma State College.

Next September’s annual U.S. Army Cavalry Bivouac and Competition will have more history than ever before when the event hosts a massive replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

Bill Tempero, president of the U.S. Cavalry Association and Museum, said the Vietnam Memorial Wall will be set up on the parade grounds at historic Fort Reno.

“We’ll have it on the north side of the parade grounds in front of the chapel,” Tempero said.

The Wall will be brought from Texas by the American Veterans Traveling Tribute.

El Reno Now will resume on Thursday, Jan. 26. The breakfast event will be held at 7:30 at the Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street.

Katie Gore with the city of El Reno said the city and El Reno Public Schools have agreed to host the event on a quarterly basis.

Originally, the event was hosted monthly by former El Reno Mayor Matt White and Superintendent Craig McVay.

The dates for the upcoming El Reno Now breakfasts will be Jan. 26, April 27, July 27 and Oct. 26.

Canadian County sheriff’s deputies reportedly found 40 kilos of cocaine after stopping a motorist at I-40 and Radio Road.

Sheriff Chris West said on Jan. 17 at around 6:30 p.m., a deputy stopped a gray-colored 2012 GMC SUV with New Jersey plates for a traffic violation.

After making contact with the driver, the deputy learned the vehicle did not belong to him.

Reports said the deputy became suspicious of the driver’s story concerning his travel between Las Vegas, Nev., and New Jersey. 

A new policy has been enacted to help streamline procedures when reimbursing Canadian County personnel for travel expenses.

County elected leaders voted unanimously to adopt the travel policy.

The document will become part of the county’s personnel policy and employee handbook, said Commissioner David Anderson.

“Over the last several months, we have been meeting to discuss the need for a travel policy,” said Anderson, the District 2 commissioner.

Consumers may think about pecans when they’re ready to make a pecan pie or other tasty treat, but this nut is always on the minds of producers in the pecan industry.

Oklahoma pecan producers will focus on pest control in the orchard at the 2023 Pecan Pest Management Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Gordon Cooper Technology Center, 1 John C. Bruton Drive in Shawnee.

Registration is free but required by Feb. 17.