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Winter temperatures can lead to frozen pipes in the home and even bigger problems if the pipes burst, said Gina Peek, interim associate dean and Oklahoma State University Extension housing and consumer specialist.

“Freezing water creates a lot of pressure inside the pipe, which in turn can cause the pipe to burst. This can lead to serious flooding, especially if it happens when no one is home or at night when everyone is asleep,” Peek said.

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West said he traveled to the nation’s capitol last week to attend the Save America Rally, because President Donald Trump “has done so much in support of law enforcement during a very difficult time.”

West has been criticized on social media for attending the rally that turned violent and left four people dead, including a police officer, but he said the attacks are out of place.

Canadian County has entered Phase 2 of the state's COVID-19 vaccination plan, even though the overall number of doses administered to qualifying adults remains low.

“It is a large volume of vaccines and we are trying to get them out as quickly as we can,” said District 2 Public Information Officer Maggie Jackson.

Canadian County is part of District 2 along with Alfalfa, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major, Grant, Blaine and Logan counties.

Even with the collapse of the oil and gas industry and the debilitating haymaker delivered to the economy by COVID-19, El Reno still managed to issue close to 100 permits for new housing in 2020.

As 2020 drew to a close, El Reno and the area continued, like the rest of the world, to deal with the impact of COVID-19. But hope was on the way as the promise of the vaccine was just days away. In between, El Reno High School students reminded us of better days like when George Bailey found ZuZu’s petals and Clarence got his wings.

DECEMBER

El Reno Main Street would present the Christmas Experience in downtown El Reno. The event featured the annual Christmas parade, followed by shopping at local stores.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Twenty-two Oklahoma mentors are being recognized by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and their community mentoring organizations during National Mentor Month in January.

The honored mentors were submitted by their respective mentoring organizations across the state, and each received certificates of achievement from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. The certificates are being presented in the communities where the mentors volunteer.