The need for quality horse hay, shorthand for attributes desirable in hay fed to equines, has not quite lifted yet.
“We’re still in hay feeding season as pastures have not greened up as yet, and now is not the time to cut back on horses having ready access to hay to meet their nutritional needs,” said Kris Hiney, Oklahoma State University Extension equine specialist.
Attributes of desirable horse hay include:
TULSA – Moving out of the first round of the state tournament for just the second time in school history, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team had its run to the Class 5A title game stopped in the semifinals.
Top-ranked Sapulpa, which went on to win the state championship, hit five 3-pointers to start the game and fended off a handful of comeback attempts by El Reno to hand the fifth-ranked Indians a season-ending 73-55 loss.
El Reno High School added another state title to its trophy case as the Indians won the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association’s Class 5A State Powerlifting Championship last week at the meet held at Jenks Simmons Field House. El Reno was hosting the event for a third time after it was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s event was spread out over both gyms at the field house for safety protocols. See Saturday’s edition for a breakdown of the meet.
El Reno High School’s winter wrestling season came to a close last week as the Indians dropped a narrow 39-27 match to fifth-ranked Coweta in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Class 5A Dual State Championships.
The Indians, ranked sixth in the state, slipped to 8-2 on the year with their second straight trip to dual state.
El Reno won six weights, starting with Niko Gonzalez’s 7-4 victory over Colby Eighinger at 106 pounds. Will Heger (120) pinned Brock Hickman in 1:21, followed by Cole Mitchell’s (132) 3:41 pin of Brian Ballard.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Matthew Lane Mitchell, 25; Stephanie Herrera Perez, 25.
Janice Gail Powell, 66; Gabrielle Marie Cole, 25.
Joshua Andrew Knight, 20; Mallory Kaitlyn Rasnic, 20.
Megan Elizabeth Carpenter, 32; Kayla Nicole Vick, 25.
Billy Steven Wolford, 65; Patricia Jean Purvis, 67.
Colton Cade Rexroad, 22; Carli Dawn VanWinkle, 22.
Bryson Chris Bagley, 22; Sierra Marie Steele, 21.
Michael Ray Diver, 32; Tabitha Nicole Wright, 35.
Abraham Aggi-Garcia, 36; Deisy Arely Beltran, 17.
Delayed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, the El Reno School Board voted 3-0 last week to allow the district to move forward with the first phase of renovations to Memorial Stadium.
“We postponed it one year ago this week. It was approved a year ago and we had secured the financing but because of the pandemic and the panic that ensued, we paused everything,” said Superintendent Craig McVay. “We were able to go back and secure financing again and we have taken the pause off and we are ready to go.”
A woman was killed Wednesday night after a shooting that injured two others as well, El Reno police said.
Assistant Police Chief Major Kirk Dickerson said Angela Michelle Thompson, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting at 402 S. Hadden. The shooting took place just before 9:30 p.m., police said.
El Reno will have a Film Commission to help guide future movie production efforts.
Steve Maddox proposed the idea for a Film Commission. Council agreed to provide $10,800 in “seed money” to help get the effort off the ground. Mayor Matt White said the funding was for one year and the commission would need to be “self-funded” after the initial year. Funding will come from the city hotel-motel tax budget.
