Graveside services for Tywana M. Totty were held Friday at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Tywana died May 19, 2021, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born May 11, 1937, in Ada. She was a former resident of El Reno and was currently living in Elk City. Before retiring, she and her husband owned and operated Mac’s Furniture and Auction.

Though the school term has ended for El Reno Public Schools, the work to feed thousands of children in the city and beyond is just getting started.

Beginning Monday morning, a dozen district employees will begin cooking, bagging and delivering meals four days a week.

However, the amount of food distributed will cover a period of seven days.

“We will have food for seven days but we will only be working four days,” said ERPS Community Outreach Director Brooke Robertson.

Pulling away from Royse Ranch, Andi Holland teared up as the barn which Savannah Station Therapeutic Riding Program has called home for more than five years grew smaller in the rear view mirror.

“We all got a little emotional about it. It’s where the program got its footing and started to grow and become a respected program. A lot of great things happened in that little barn,” said Holland, Savannah Station’s executive director.

Sacred Heart Catholic School held a fundraising event last week that supporters said turned out to be more than expected.

With COVID-19 disrupting education across the nation and globe, the small El Reno school found a way to keep in-student learning ongoing throughout the just-completed school calendar. Principal Shannon Statton said doing so required a “team effort" and support from throughout the community.