Michael Scott Wills was born to Ardith Jane Wills and Armel Leon Wills on Oct. 30, 1967, in Ponca City, Okla., and went to be with the Lord on Jan. 20, 2025, at the age of 57 years and three months at the Watonga Mercy Hospital. He passed after a sudden illness.

Mike attended schools in El Reno, Maple and Greenfield. He graduated from Greenfield in 1986. He went into farming and ranching with his grandfather the day he graduated. He learned most of his grandfather’s ways and practiced them until his death.

Memorial services for Matthew Wayne Mitchell of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at First Baptist Church in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Matt died Jan. 8, 2025, at his home in Minco. He was born Nov. 18, 1966, in Chickasha. He lived throughout Oklahoma the majority of his life. At the age of 19, Matt joined the Oklahoma National Guard and served over 20 years, retiring in 2012.

What do you do with 43 turnovers by your opponent?

El Reno High School's girls basketball team answered that question with a 76-3 road victory over Santa Fe South last week to move to 11-0 on the season and remain tied with Carl Albert for the District 5A-1 lead.

The Indians took a 6-0 district mark into this week's road game at Elgin as well as a 39-game win streak dating back to last season. El Reno leads the Titans in the tiebreaker category by a positive 90-81 margin.

Kathleen Douglas came back to work for the city of El Reno once after retiring. 

She made it clear at last week’s city council meeting after being honored for her service that one encore would suffice. 

The executive assistant at the fire department, Douglas spent 25 years “directing traffic” for the firefighters, both en route to a fire as well as in the fire station. 

“She kept us in line,” Fire Chief Jason Duff said while honoring Douglas as the “Fireman of the Year.”