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. We looked at what Guthrie, Yukon and Oklahoma’s City and what they were doing and then tailored it to us right now. We can add or subtract things depending on how this works,” said White.

The main difference from his first proclamation dated March 16 is the city is asking all residents to shelter in place.

A quick glance at the final Class 5A girls state basketball rankings and it’s easy to see why games in the Suburban Conference were knock-down, drag-out battles on most nights.

Six of the league’s eight teams, including El Reno High School, were ranked in the top 17 of that poll. Two of those teams went on to qualify for the state tourney before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

“When you talk about our conference, there were four of us that really should have been at state so this is a big-time conference,” said El Reno head coach Jennifer Douglas.

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.

Maggie Jackson, District 2 Community Engagement director, said the short notice on starting testing was due to the district not getting supplies until Monday.

“We just received supplies today so we didn’t have a lot of notice. We order viral test mediums every week and as soon as we get them we send them out,” said Jackson.

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.

In El Reno, some restaurants and churches have partnered to help feed those who may be without during the worldwide pandemic caused by the coronavirus or COVID-19. Stores such as Walmart and United are beginning to see shelves again filled with food and household items such as toilet paper. When the COVID-19 scare first erupted, panicked buyers swamped the stores, stripping the shelves bare.