El Reno High School’s volleyball team, ranked No.11 in Class 5A, ran into an early-season rough patch with losses in three of five matches last week, including a 2-2 effort in the Community Christian School tourney.

The three setbacks came to ranked teams in Class 5A’s No.3 Carl Albert (2-0), Class 4A’s No.10 Cache (2-0) and Class 3A’s No.2 Community Christian (2-0).

The 2-0 wins were over Blanchard and CCS’ junior varsity in the tourney. The victories left El Reno with an 8-4 overall record.

With news channels on 24/7, we can all be overwhelmed.

This is true, especially when those channels focus on one or two items, repeating the same headlines every few minutes.

The channel’s commentators all see the events in the same way. In essence, they could all seem to be talking heads, without an original thought of their own.

Too often the news media wants sensationalism, dramatizing everything, even stretching the truth or creating it without checking facts. Why let facts get in the way of a good story?

LAWSUITS

Bridge-Arkansas, L.P. vs. Jade Mackenzie Schultz and Stacy Parker for $3,789.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

NAR Inc. vs. James G. Finch for $1,827.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Hung N. Hoang for $4,567.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Janet L. Lucas for $3,998.89 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Funeral services for Marcia D. Buford will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 at the Word First Ministries Church, 10220 N. Western in Oklahoma City, with Pastor H.J. Gunn Jr. and Rev. Robert Proutt officiating.

COVID-19 precautions will be followed, including limited in-person attendance and option to attend virtually. Burial will follow at the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.