Services for Michael Duane James of Minco will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at First Baptist Church of Minco under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Michael passed away Dec. 2, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born June 15, 1984, in Oklahoma City.

Michael was raised in Missouri, at age 14 his family moved to Oklahoma City, where he attended Western Heights Schools. He moved to Minco in 2011.

With local cases of COVID-19 remaining high and Canadian County moving into the red zone on the Oklahoma State Department of Health Alert System, El Reno Public Schools has issued new policies concerning winter sports.

“We decided to do this as our way to battle the spread and trying to give the kids a chance to play. That is our number one goal. They signed up to play and that’s what we want them to do,” said El Reno Athletic Director Rodney Haydon.

Youngsters flocked to Legion Park last weekend for the opening of Lights in Legion Park. The annual event featured pony rides, a petting zoo and Christmas holiday treats. El Reno firefighters and city staff took part in the festive event.

A quick glance at her roster and it’s not hard to see why El Reno High School girls basketball coach Jennifer Douglas is excited to get the 2020-21 season started.

El Reno is coming off a 15-12 season which took the Indians to within one basket of making a fourth straight trip to the Class 5A state tournament.

From that squad, Douglas returns four starters and 10 total players with experience in one of the toughest conferences in the state.