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City of El Reno workers, along with those from the Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority helped unload thousands of pounds of unwanted household items ranging from lumber to furniture and appliances for most of the day on Saturday.

Applications are available online for tuition waivers and scholarships for current and prospective Redlands Community College students. Tuition waiver scholarships range from $250 to $1,000 for each academic year, while the Redlands Community College Foundation offers nearly 40 scholarships.

Built with bond money from the Capital Improvements Projects close to a decade ago, the city’s Denny-Crump Rodeo Arena has become a popular stopping place on the rodeo scene. “Our facility is really rodeo-friendly and it’s user-friendly.

Ice storms demand attention, but so does Oklahoma’s persistent risk of wildfires once the ice has melted.

Steve Jensen won the race for Ward 1 El Reno City Council, beating Jacqueline Stevenson-Smith by 36 votes. The final count was Jensen with 597 votes to 561 for Stevenson-Smith. Three provisional ballots were issued in Ward 1, said Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold.

Canadian County officials have taken the first steps in an effort to recoup some of the costs of recovering from last week’s ice storm damage. County commissioners approved a proclamation declaring a state of emergency.

MUNICIPAL COURT Reese Elizabeth Hardy, El Reno, speeding, $165. Christopher Wayne Grider, Moore, improper equipment, $105. Caleb Joseph Condit, El Reno, failure to stop at stop sign, $165. Samuel Marcus Watson, El Reno, speeding and driving under suspension, $560.

Crews have begun canvassing El Reno neighborhoods collecting limbs that are placed at the curb, Mayor Matt White said on Thursday. White told the El Reno Live audience the city has contractors collecting limbs lost from the recent ice storm.

Steve Jensen defeated Jacqueline Stevenson Smith to win the Ward 1 El Reno City Council seat. The vote was 591 to 567

While limb removal was running smoothly, a number of areas in and around El Reno remained without power Monday morning. City Manager Matt Sandidge said the city did not have specific numbers from OG&E and other utilities concerning outages in residential areas.