To prepare for a new rural housing development, Canadian County has renamed sections of a road northwest of Yukon.
Canadian County commissioners, at their final meeting of 2022, voted 3-0 to approve a resolution “authorizing changing the name North Richland Road to Schien Road and N.W. 129th Street for 9-1-1 addressing purposes.”
CALUMET – Jacob Mayfield wanted his Calumet High School boys basketball team to work on perimeter shooting heading into the second half of the season.
“If we can get it going from the perimeter, we will be tough to beat,” said Mayfield.
Geary got a firsthand look at the Chieftains offense with that perimeter game clicking as Calumet knocked down 16 3-pointers en route to a 117-28 rout of the Bison in Washita Valley Conference action.
Calumet, ranked seventh in Class B, improved to 11-1 on the season with its ninth straight win.
CALUMET – Senior Allie Harris sparked three multi-point breakaways as Calumet High School’s girls basketball team greeted the 2023 portion of its schedule with a 68-24 win over Geary.
The win was the fourth in a row for the Chieftains, who improved to 8-4 on the season and 4-1 in the Washita Valley Conference standings.
Geary led the contest 10-6 before Harris sparked the first 11-0 break with two free throws at the 2:18 mark of the first period.
El Reno senior Emma Patswald (center with vest) recently signed an NJCAA letter of intent with Redlands Community College for shooting sports under head coach Shelby Skaggs.
Patswald has been a member of the El Reno shooting sports program for six years and the Canadian County 4-H Shotgun Team for five years.
BOY – Taylor and Kelsey Hockersmith of El Reno are parents of a boy, Jackson Lee Hockersmith, born Oct. 18 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City.
He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.
Jackson has a brother, Grayson Reed.
Maternal grandparents are Theresa Hall of Yukon and Bill Sanders of Mustang.
Paternal grandparents are Amber and David Hockersmith and Brad and Stephanie Baker, all of El Reno.
After losing the opening weight, El Reno High School’s wrestling team reeled off 11 straight wins to help spark a 57-12 victory over Class 4A’s 11th-ranked Weatherford.
The Indians, the top-ranked team in Class 5A, improved to 4-1 on the season. The Eagles were the fourth top 15 opponent that El Reno has faced this season, posting a 3-1 record.
Whether on the streets of America or abroad, from prisons to parks, churches of all sizes and the corporate stage, singer, songwriter and saxophonist Greg Winn has been Making Music Matter for more than 40 years.
He has devoted his life to music ministry and is described as one of the most versatile music ministers on the road today.
Winn will be in concert on Sunday, Jan. 8 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at First Assembly of God, 1701 S. Jensen Ave.
The public is invited, and child care will be provided through age 4.
Okarche High School's boys basketball team tuned up for this weekend’s Three Rivers Conference Championship run with an 81-27 road win over Cordell.
The Warriors, ranked sixth in Class A, improved to 11-1 on the season with their 11th straight win.
Okarche’s offense exploded on the Blue Devils for 32 points in the first period before adding a pair of 20-point efforts over the next two periods for the 54-point blowout.
