The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority announced that the Oklahoma Work Zone Safe Course, required for all new teen drivers before receiving an Oklahoma driver’s license, will now include a section on impaired driving.

Patricia Ann (LaFoe) Williams went to be with Jesus on Oct. 21, 2025, at Spanish Cove in Yukon. She was born Aug. 24, 1944, in El Reno to Raymond and Mary Ann (Skoch) LaFoe. 

Pat graduated from Sacred Heart High School and was a member of Sacred Heart Church.

On June 20, 1964, Pat married Raymond “Butch” Williams at Sacred Heart Church. She spent her entire life in El Reno except for 15 months when they moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with the Rock Island Railroad.

To the Editor: 

I don’t think it matters if you have lived here three to five years, or 30 to 50 years, you have to be pretty impressed with what you see going on all around you. I hate to start naming all of the exciting progress we have seen, and even more in the making, because I am sure to leave something, or someone out, but I think I will have to name a few.

As the county seat of the fastest-growing county in Oklahoma, we have built a great new County Fairgrounds & Expo Center that I think exceeded all of our expectations.

Estelle Bushyhead of Edmond passed away Oct. 16, 2025, in Guthrie. She was born July 16, 1937, in Sentinel to Latrelle and Chester Mayrhofen.

She was raised in El Reno. In 1955, she married Robert Bushyhead. In 1965, they moved to Edmond where they were lifelong residents. Estelle’s life took a turn in 1979 when Robert suffered a major stroke, whereupon she became his constant companion and caregiver for the next 28 years. Together they enjoyed family and friends, and worked endlessly in their beautiful flower gardens.