Author and Calumet native K.P. Haley, left, hands a copy of his book to David Tully. Haley was at El Reno Carnegie Library Saturday signing copies of his book, Hammer Down — Discovering Your Best.

 

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will begin work on SH 66 and Banner Road later this month. The effort is designed to make the intersection safer for motorists.

A Yukon man was killed at the intersection when his motorcycle collided with a truck that failed to stop at the yield sign before entering SH 66 from Banner.

A statement from ODOT said east and westbound SH-66 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction at Banner Road by 4 p.m. Feb. 19 as part of an interim intersection modification in partnership with Canadian County.

You’re never too old for competition.

At 72, El Reno’s Mike Bell recently became a board member for the Oklahoma Senior Games, an Olympic-type event for men and women over 50.

Events include basketball, track and field, cross country, archery, golf, badminton and others. The games are hosted each year in various locations. Every other year, the top state winners get the chance to compete in the National Senior Games.

CALUMET – After losing a rare game to close out the month of January, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team kicked off February with a hard-fought victory over cross-county rival Okarche.

Calumet, ranked No.2 in Class A, improved to 20-2 on the season with a 73-61 win over the Warriors in a game that was tied after three periods. The win came a day after the Chieftains dropped a 63-61 double overtime outing to Class A’s sixth-ranked Hydro-Eakly.