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Often mistaken for a disease, the leucanium scale is an insect pest that’s appearing in landscapes this spring.

You can easily rub them off the stem and when you do, a white powdery substance may appear, which is why many people think it’s a disease. The powdery substance can also be uncovered and seen on the stems.

These are the young scale insects, called the crawler stage. This is the stage at which they can be blown by the wind to nearby trees.

In a rematch of the fall title game, Calumet High School’s baseball team had its nine-game winning streak snapped by top-ranked Fort Cobb-Broxton in the Class B State Championships.

Fort Cobb-Broxton’s 2-1 victory left the second-ranked Chieftains with a 23-5 record for the spring season.

“It very easily was one of the better finals the last few years. All three runs scored for both teams were unearned.

“We hit the ball hard but right at them for the most part,” said Calumet head coach Cody Thiessen.

DUNCAN – For a second straight season, El Reno High School’s baseball team reached the championship round of the regional playoffs, only to have its season end with a loss to the host school.

Playing in the Class 5A Region 3 Championships, El Reno suffered a 13-3 setback to Duncan in the first game of the title series.

The Indians were shut out by the Demons 10-0 in the championship semifinals and needed to defeat DHS twice to earn a ticket to state.

WASHINGTON – The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are looking to Congress to gain ownership of land lost centuries ago in order to build a living history/amusement park at Fort Reno.

“I think that the proposed park would really support not only the tribes in an impactful way, but it would help the city and the community,” said Cheyenne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana. 

The 73rd Annual National Land and Range Judging Contest kicked off on Tuesday with hundreds of teens from across the nation examining the soil at Lake El Reno.

The contestants, representing some 36 states, converged on Lake El Reno for the first of two days of practice.

For the second consecutive year, the Canadian County Expo Center served as host site for the event.