A longtime board member of the Canadian County Water Authority, along with a veteran former employee, say the authority is being run in a manner that should draw the scrutiny of county commissioners.

Jayne Franks has been a member of the authority board for 25 years. Mary Culver spent about that long as the office manager for the entity, formerly known as the Banner Rural Water District. They claim the authority is in violation of Open Meetings laws, as well as providing preferential treatment for some.

They also allege reckless spending of funds.

Someone apparently checked out some library equipment without permission.

El Reno police said five Google Pixel laptop computers were taken from the Carnegie Library. The theft was discovered Nov. 16 by library staff.

The computers were being stored at the library, police said.

The estimated value of the equipment was $3,300, reports said.

In another police matter, reports said an officer pulled over a Hyundai Elantra being driven without the headlights on.

El Reno High School cheerleader Caleb Garrett sticks his head out of a weather enclosure to take a bite of chocolate from Ainslee Bailey during halftime of the Indians playoff football game with McAlester. Temperatures were in the low 40s for most of the game.

Construction on the new Canadian County Fairgrounds is moving along. The more than $15 million complex is being built just north of Jensen Road and east of U.S. 81.

The fairgrounds is expected to be complete by summer of 2021 and in time to host the Canadian County Free Fair.