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If these strange times have taught us anything, it’s to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

That's the attitude of the Canadian County Fair Board, whose members are planning for the festivities to be held Aug. 26-29.

Brad Tipton, fair board secretary, said the organizers will follow whatever guidance Gov. Kevin Stitt recommends in the way of social distancing and other preventative measures.

What exactly those measures will be is uncertain at the moment. Tipton says it's too early to make definitive statements.

The county’s new fairgrounds could soon have access to water after the Canadian County Water Authority voted to approve the county’s membership to the Banner Rural Water District. The vote to accept the Canadian County Public Facilities Authority into the membership came last week.

Lance Brown, chairman of the Banner board, said there was never any doubt the county’s fairgrounds would be serviced by the Banner Water District.

Mike Strain, managing editor of the Tulsa World, is the new president of the Oklahoma Press Association.

Strain was elected June 18 at the annual business meeting held at the OPA office in Oklahoma City. He will serve a one-year term beginning July 1.

Other officers elected were John Denny Montgomery, co-publisher of The Purcell Register, as vice president, and Jeff Mayo, publisher of the Sequoyah County Times, as treasurer.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Department of Commerce said Phase 2 of the Oklahoma Business Relief Program (OBRP) will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 14. Just days until the second round opens, many participating financial institutions are continuing to work with businesses interested in applying to gather the required information in advance.

The upcoming end of the 2020 fiscal year brought with it a stack of bills to pay and contracts to renew for Canadian County officials. The county’s three commissioners spent most of their 75-minute meeting last week signing new contracts and paying the last of the fiscal year bills. The fiscal year ended Wednesday.

In all, the commissioners agenda included 57 items for consideration, and was by far, the largest agenda this year.

It is time for one of the most favored plants to begin producing fruit - it is tomato time at last. Americans eat over 12 million tons of tomatoes each year, making it one of the most popular items on our menu.

LAWSUITS

Citizen Energy III LLC vs. Native Exploration Operating LLC for $10,743.45 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Matthew Hunt and Lauren-Elaine Hunt, as parents of E.H. and N.H., minor children, vs. Guadalupe Torres, as parent of Wendy Pina, a minor, for an amount in excess of $10,000 for alleged injuries and damages.

Michael Thompson and Meredy Thompson vs. K.I.M. Homes and Construction Inc. for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged damages.

The city’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases has found its way into the El Reno High School ranks for the first time since the district reopened its sporting venues.

EHS Athletic Director Rodney Haydon said head wrestling coach Tyrone Lewis tested positive for coronavirus July 4.

“Tyrone Lewis tested positive for COVID-19 today,” Haydon said. “He will be quarantined for 14 days and won’t come back until he is cleared. The wrestling facility has been shut down as well for sanitizing and cleaning until further notice.”