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Construction crews have been turning dirt on the roundabout project at the intersection of U.S. 81 and State Highway 66. The 18-month project is expected to be finished ahead of the Route 66 Centennial celebration in 2026.

Canadian County 4-H Teen Leaders are taking part in Oklahoma State University’s “State of Orange” campaign designed to provide volunteers an avenue to give back and help those in need.

A report of a runaway child being found led authorities to the discovery of five children in a Piedmont home who had allegedly been abused. The discovery led to the arrest of two adults.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that an initiative-petition effort may proceed that would link Oklahoma’s minimum wage to the cost of living in places like San Francisco. That contradicts one of the court’s prior rulings. That alone is not shocking since courts often overturn earlier rulings.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Bryston Scott Peterson, 25; Tania Lee Palmer, 24. Brandon Wade Knight, 45; Melisa Larie Barker, 35. Cody Allen Cooper, 28; Angelika Marie Hope Aguilar, 24. Haven Devon Rush, 27; Debra Raylyn Fancher, 27. Garrett William Billington, 28; Stacie Diane Wiest, 33.

Crimson Creek Golf Course should see more young faces teeing off in the coming months after the city of El Reno and the Men’s Golf Association announced a partnership.

Major work on the underground waterline near the intersection of Rock Island Avenue and Wade Street was completed Wednesday before overnight rains rolled through El Reno. According to data from the National Weather Service, the city received around four-tenths of an inch of rain.

A new four-story Canadian County Courthouse is projected to open in spring 2027. An estimated one-year design phase will start soon before a two-year construction process. “You’re about three years out,” construction manager Stan Lingo told county commissioners at their regular meeting last week.

Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, when the candidate filing period opens. Allen Arnold, secretary of the Canadian County Election Board, said candidates for state offices will file with the secretary of the state election board in Oklahoma City.

Some residents living near a proposed amphitheater in eastern Canadian County are making their opposition to the project known.