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The town of Okarche has responded to the Oklahoma Department of Water Quality regarding plans for future water treatment.

Okarche water has been cited by DEQ for having high levels of nitrates. Maximum levels of nitrates have been reported in the water for about 20 years.

Mayor Jeff Sadler has reported plans will be submitted in December and construction could start in September 2022.

In February, town trustees voted to raise the water rates to help make improvements.

El Reno High School November Students of the Month, back row, Dailey Jennings, Maddison Patswald, Ariana Segovia and Donovan Ramirez; front row, Latin Everheart, Trinity Black, Qyra Jones and Cooper Park.

Debi Bills, left, and Cindy Fenimore sort some of the more than 450 pounds of food collected by Banner School to help with The Lord’s Harvest food ministry.

More than 100 Kansas State University students are among the first class of scholars recently inducted into the university’s chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, the national first-generation college student honorary society.

Tri-Alpha recognizes undergraduate first-generation students who have earned at least a 3.2 grade point average on 30 semester hours of academic work.

These students must meet the definition of first-generation student, which is neither of the student’s parents, step-parents or legal guardians completed a bachelor’s or associate degree.

DIVORCES GRANTED

Tabitha Katrina Spiegel vs. Danny Reid.

Rebecca Elise Hackney-Fuller vs. Dustin James Ray Fuller.

Tammy L. Loberg vs. Charles A. Loberg.

Jay Curtis vs. Tonya Curtis.

Cristina Lozoya-Carbajal vs. Richard Burl York.

Lacey Danielle Frank vs. Kyle Alan Frank.

Carol L. Holmes-Huggins vs. Keith A. Huggins.

Heather Daniels vs. Brent Daniels.

Kimberly S. Fox vs. Jason L. Fox.

Kailee Danielle Stewart vs. Kevin Windell Stewart II.

Kasidee R. Cherry vs. John D. Robison III.

With 28 players, freshmen through seniors, numbers is not the problem facing El Reno High School’s boys basketball team going into the season opener against Shawnee.

The questions head coach Rodney Haydon and his staff are pondering are which five players will start against the Wolves and where will the other 23 players fit into the Indians scheme for the 2021-22 season.

“Two years ago when I was not coaching, we didn’t have any junior varsity games because we didn’t have enough people. That will not be an issue for us, we have got a large number and that is good.

El Reno High School’s wrestling team opened up the 2021-22 season on the road in the home of Class 6A’s top-ranked team – the Stillwater Pioneers.

Despite two wins in the final four weights, the Indians suffered a 53-18 setback.

El Reno, ranked second in Class 5A, was slated to face Class 6A’s third-ranked Edmond North and Piedmont before its home opener on Dec. 9 against Western Heights.

Stillwater ripped off 21 points over the first five weights as El Reno’s Niko Gonzalez (106), Terry Guzman (113) and Hudson Brooks (120) suffered falls.

UNION CITY – A slow offensive start to each half and gaps in its perimeter defense were a killer combination for Union City High School’s boys basketball team in last week’s 51-43 loss to Class B's 16th-ranked Lookeba-Sickles.

The Panthers raced out to a 19-7 lead after one period as Union City had only four shots and one basket by Braydon Armstrong over the first five minutes. The Tigers did close the gap to eight points briefly in the second period, but trailed 34-24 at break.