Dr. Dorrie Parrott wears a mask while taking the oath of office for her Ward 1 spot on El Reno Public Schools Board of Education. Giving the oath is Laura Kennedy. Parrott will continue to serve as president after the board voted to keep the current assignments. The district also began requiring all employees to wear masks when in buildings owned or operated by ERPS. (Tribune photographer/Glen Miller)

A paperwork glitch has slowed progress on designing a waterline that will bring water into the new Canadian County Fairgrounds, officials said Monday.

District 3 County Commissioner Jack Stewart said the Banner Water District will provide water for the new complex, but the county will install its own lines. However, the project must first be engineered and that requires the services of the water district’s engineering firm.

Gov. Kevin Stitt said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19.

During a Zoom press conference, Stitt said he was feeling well overall with a little achiness.

Stitt has isolated himself from his family and will work remotely until cleared. Stitt is the first governor to test positive for the virus.

Contact tracing is ongoing for the governor’s case.

This comes as the Oklahoma State Health Department announced a new record of one day positive test totals at 1,075, bringing the total number of positive test cases in Oklahoma to 22,813 as oh July 15.

The plant kingdom is highly complex and has been the subject of mystical intrigue since the beginning of time.

As with any stationary object, plants must develop an internal ability to protect themselves from all manner of assaults, be it atmospheric or predatory.

Part of their intrigue is their ability to adapt. Plants sprayed with Roundup will become resistant in five generations.

In the mid-70s, scientists were conducting studies on plants by attaching electrodes to them and measuring the plant reactions.