To the Editor:

I am so excited to see the Redlands women’s basketball team having a successful and winning season. 

In 1974, Ken Posey asked me if I would help start a women’s basketball team at the then El Reno Junior College. I love kids and sports so of course I said yes. 

He wanted me to play and be his assistant coach. 

Coach Posey contacted some of the girls that were attending classes at the college that played basketball before and signed them up. 

James (Jim) Ramsey Wiginton went to be with the Lord on Jan. 6, 2026, after a long battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He passed away at his home in Okarche at the age of 72, three days shy of turning 73. He was born Jan. 9, 1953, in Altus to J.L. and Loyce “Sis” (Schnorrenberg) Wiginton. 

Norbert David Grellner was born Dec. 29, 1936, in Okarche. He passed away at home in Okarche on Feb. 11, 2026.

Norbert proudly served his country as a member of the 45th Army Infantry Division of the Oklahoma Army National Guard.

Following his military service, he devoted the remainder of his life to farming and ranching. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Kingfisher County Cattleman’s Association.

The smell of sewage was pungent in Teresa Ralls’ Oklahoma City apartment.