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An investigation into possible drug dealing culminated last week with the arrest of eight people, said El Reno Assistant Police Chief Maj. Ken Dickerson.

Police said the investigation began in November. On Dec. 16, El Reno officers along with the Canadian County Special Operations Team served search warrants at 816 S. Williams and 118 South L.

The warrants were served in the “early morning hours.”

Reports said the search at both residences turned up suspected illicit narcotics and firearms.

El Reno High School December Students of the Month are Madison Rochdi, Cole Caldwell, Emma Pawnee, Charles McGuire-Underwood, Kaysen Atkinson, Dawson Holland, Madison Patswald and Kyston Haines.
 

El Reno Masonic Lodge #50 annually supports the Redlands Community College agriculture scholarship, but members recently had the opportunity to provide individual assistance to student Sarah Breshears.

Worshipful Master Mike Smith and member Ed Zweiacher presented Breshears with a check for housing expenses. Joining them are Tina Jacobs, Redlands resident life coordinator, and Scotti Charmasson, agriculture professor.
 

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El Reno High School’s wrestling team closed out the 2022 portion of its schedule with another brutally tough event, this time heading out of state for the Kansas City Stampede.

The event is billed as one of the top 10 tournaments in the nation and featured 69 schools from 13 different states. El Reno, ranked first in Class 5A, placed 18th overall with 87 points and was one of six Oklahoma schools entered.

The inside-outside combination of Emma Stover and Jalie Rother vaulted Okarche High School’s girls basketball team into the short Christmas break on a five-game win streak.

The Warriors defeated Watonga (79-45) and Oklahoma Bible Academy (71-52) to move to 6-2 on the season.

Okarche heads into the famed Tournament of Champions (Dec. 28-31) having logged six games with 70 or more points on offense.

Calumet High School’s boys basketball team charged into the holiday break riding an eight-game winning streak after defeating Corn Bible Academy 75-34.

The Chieftains, ranked seventh in Class B, improved to 10-1 on the season.

Calumet shot 40 percent from the field after making 27-of-59 (46 percent) shots from 2-point range. The squad hit 5-of-22 3-pointers for 23 percent.

Calumet led in transition points (25-0), paint points (54-16), assists (18-9) and steals (29-5), but was outrebounded 39-36.

Area youth got an early Christmas gift, better yet several gifts, thanks to the efforts of the El Reno Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 151.

Nineteen boys and girls were taken on a shopping spree at the El Reno Walmart as part of the Christmas with a Cop program, which started locally 11 years ago.

“Making the kids happy every year is what this is all about,” said lodge president Kendon Varner, a master patrol officer with the El Reno Police Department.