Following are Letters to Santa from students at Rose Witcher Elementary:

Dear Santa,
How are your elves and Mrs. Claus? I want a new electric scooter. Can I have three new bikes, they are for my brothers and me. I will leave you a glass of milk.
Love, Jesiah

Dear Santa,
This year for Christmas I want a new phone and skateboard and a new PS5 and a Ipad and a blanket and light plushy and my own laptop and a dirt bike and a squishmellow and a cupcake plushy and that’s it but thank you.
Love, Kali

Jared and Carlee Jones decorated their home’s entire yard with various colorful and thoughtful displays for the holiday season.

The yard display was the 2024 winner of the City of El Reno’s Holly Jolly Holidays Lights Display contest.

The finalists were selected and the winner voted on by the public. The Jones were the overwhelming winner and have taken home the title in past years.

A testament to retiring Canadian County Court Clerk Marie Hirst’s leadership was demonstrated when two of her office’s employees were victorious in the June 18 primary election.

Hirst is retiring Dec. 31 after 29 years at the court clerk’s office – the last 16 years as the elected court clerk.

Hirst’s successor is her chief deputy, Holly Eaton, who has worked there for 15 years.

Eaton withstood a challenge in the June Republican primary to win the next four-year term that starts Jan. 1.

Financing has been authorized for an expansion project at Canadian County’s landfill.

County commissioners passed resolutions “approving the incurrence of indebtedness” by the Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority, which operates the solid waste landfill on S.W. 29th in Union City.

The commissioners must approve this action because Canadian County is beneficiary of the Title 60 public trust that oversees OEMA.