Matt Miller is having the best season of his drag boat racing career and now the El Reno driver can add two more titles to his bounty – both on his home course.

“This is my best season so far and I’m happy with the changes I’ve made,” said Miller.

Miller brought a new boat to the 2021 Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races, a Cheyenne tunnel design built by Ervin Capps. With a huge cheering section behind him, Miller drove the bright orange craft to finals victories over friend and longtime rival Wade Kokendoffer of Choctaw.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Anabel Williams, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Jonathan Dyer, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Brandy Jean Buchanan, El Reno, driving without license issued, $252.

Daryl Max Bear, Yukon, speeding, $165.

Gary Lee Smith, Edmond, speeding, $175.

Gerardo Guerrero, El Reno, speeding, $245.

Kayla Trejo, El Reno, speeding in a school zone, $295.

Austin Cole Edwards, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Funeral services for Benny Dale Foreman were held Friday, July 30, 2021, in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery.

Benny passed away July 25, 2021, in Oklahoma City. He was born July 31, 1935, in Hydro to Fred and Beulah Foreman and was their fourth child. Benny served in the U.S. Air Force and was discharged in September of 1957. He then went to work for the Rock Island Railroad and later with the El Reno Reformatory until his retirement in 1985.

Graveside services for John A. Bullen, M.D., were held Thursday, July 29, 2021, in the El Reno Cemetery with Allen Carson of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Dr. Bullen died July 25, 2021, at his home in Oklahoma City. He was born June 12, 1946, in Dallas, Texas. He lived in Geary before moving to El Reno in 1958.

As a child he raised and showed sheep, and loved playing sports including basketball, football, baseball, softball and track.