In 1901, the Oklahoma Land Lottery was held to distribute the No Man’s Land in central Oklahoma. 

Two brothers, John and Tom Hedgecock, came from Wellington, Kan., and registered at Fort Reno for the drawing. They received 160 acres near what is today Hinton. In keeping with the requirements, they had three years to clear the land, plant a crop and build a livable structure. They met the requirements. They dug a well and cellar as well. By the time of statehood, they had added five rooms around the perimeter of the large room and had planted fruit and nut trees.

Cade Robert Jameson Worthen was born June 4, 1997, in Oklahoma City to Robert and Melodee Higdon Worthen. He died March 22, 2020, in El Reno. Cade grew up in El Reno where he graduated from El Reno High School and Canadian Valley Technology Center as a diesel mechanic.

If you knew Cade, you knew that he was the light of the room with a big “class clown” personality, a great laugh and a contagious smile. He absolutely loved life.

William Howard Braum of Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores died March 23, 2020, at his home near Tuttle. Bill was born Feb. 11, 1928, in Newton, Kan. He graduated from Emporia High School and the University of Kansas.

When Craig McVay was appointed to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Board, he says he knew he was going to make tough decisions that affected the future of athletes.

Never did the El Reno superintendent imagine that in his first year on the board he would have to help make the call that ended the season for thousands of student-athletes across the state – with more than 100 of those being his own.