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When should someone get tested for COVID-19? On Tuesday, the Canadian County Health Department began drive-up testing at its locations in El Reno and Yukon.

El Reno mayor Matt White updated his State of Emergency Proclamation Wednesday to add what he calls more “teeth” to the city’s fight to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “It’s similar to what we are doing now, but here are some differences.

Testing for the COVID-19 virus began Tuesday morning in Canadian County at both the main health department locations in El Reno and the satellite location in Yukon.

Businesses all over the nation are doing extraordinary things to try and keep the doors open while finding ways to also help the communities where they provide services.

Health-care professionals in El Reno are urging residents to use some form of facial mask or protection when they venture out in public. “I think this is a fantastic idea and is one that is very much needed. The more people who do wear masks, the more normal it will seem.

The Indian Health Service Clinton Service Unit which serves Clinton, El Reno and Watonga Indian Health Centers and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes will present a Telephone Town Hall meeting this Friday beginning at 10 a.m. The call will allow patients of the Clinton Service Unit and citizens of...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will collect convalescent plasma from donors who have recovered from COVID-19, part of an experimental initiative to use the product to treat seriously ill patients.

If a large COVID-19 surge comes, Oklahoma officials want to be sure there are enough doctors, nurses, aides and other health-care workers to treat the infected. That involves a lot more than adjusting schedules and paying out a little more overtime.

The number of inmates held in the Canadian County Detention Center might be the lowest since the building was constructed. Last week, there were 134 inmates being held at the jail.

The former director of the Canadian County Emergency Management Department has been charged with stealing more than $1,200 along with several pieces of equipment from the county. Troy Steven Mead, 45, was charged last week with one count of embezzlement of state property.