With a variety of rising costs frustrating Oklahoma homeowners, legislative leaders are weighing options for property tax reforms to head off a proposed state question that would exempt homestead properties entirely, dramatically reduce local collections and force local and county governments to shrink their services.

SHAWNEE – In just her second year in the sport of wrestling, El Reno High School junior Seely Chronister extended the school’s streak of state qualifiers to five straight years.

Chronister (135) took fourth place to pace El Reno, which placed 22nd as a team with 35 points despite taking just five grapplers to the Class 6A West Regional Championships.

Keith Harmon Terrell, age 72, passed away Feb. 16, 2026, following a lengthy illness. He was born May 26, 1953, to John and Marjorie Terrell in Kingfisher.

Keith graduated from Dover Public Schools and began a lifelong career in the oilfield. On May 20, 1972, he married the love of his life, Susan Earnheart. Together they built a family and a life defined by hard work, loyalty and love, raising three children, Brian, Leslie and James.

CALUMET – Head and shoulders above anyone else, 20th-ranked Timberlake had the two biggest players on the court - including 6-foot-8 senior post Paxton Glenn.

Calumet had the speed, bench depth and discipline of a defending state champion.

Calumet won out in a big way.

The second-ranked Chieftains improved to 24-3 with a 102-45 win over Timberlake in the semifinals of the Class B1, Area I, Region C Winners Bracket.