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Canadian County will remain under a burn ban, as commissioners continue to monitor conditions that remain dry and dangerous – despite some intermittent showers in recent days.

“They (county fire chiefs) recommend allowing it to continue one more week – it hasn’t greened up, and we’re still in extreme drought conditions,” Emergency Manager Josh Davis said. He said while total recent rainfalls varied across the county, many areas saw about .25 of an inch of rain.

“That’s what we did in Mustang,” Commissioner David Anderson said.

The field is set for the November general election in Oklahoma as voters decided Tuesday who moves forward from six statewide runoff races, a congressional district race and several other ballot candidates and issues.

For the unexpired term of retiring U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, Republican voters chose to send Markwayne Mullin to the general election over T.W. Shannon.

Mullin will face Democrat Kendra Horn, Libertarian Robert Murphy and Independent Ray Woods.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Dana L. Mathews for $831.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Whitney Huddleston for $2,928.11 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Andrew Smith for $3,383.51 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Wakefield & Associates LLC vs. Samantha Moss for $843.17 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Amy Seager for $8,176.51 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Peggy L. Oliver for $2,889.67 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Cassie L. Hayton for $2,526.12 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Barbara Bobbitt for $1,541.44 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Canadian County law officers seized some 60,000 Fentanyl pills after making a traffic stop.

Just before 9 p.m. Aug. 15, a deputy with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office stopped an eastbound 2019 Toyota Camry on Interstate 40 near Evans Road.

The stop was made after the deputy said the vehicle made an improper lane change while traveling almost 20 miles per hour below the posted speed limit. Concerned the driver might be intoxicated, the deputy made the traffic stop.

All roads will lead to the 68th Annual Canadian County Free Fair – and the main road will be resurfaced in time for the festivities.

The fair runs from Wednesday, Aug. 24 through Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

A 2.5-mile section of Jensen Road from Highway 81 to a half mile east of Radio Road is receiving an asphalt overlay to benefit people going to the fairgrounds.

Congressman Frank Lucas kicked off a two-day run of town hall meetings with a stop at Redlands Community College last week.

Prior to the RCC gathering, Lucas dropped into Johnnie’s Grill and visited with a group that gathers there on Wednesday mornings.

Lucas has served in the House of Representatives since 1993 and is the ranking member on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, in addition to the House Committee on Financial Services, which gave him plenty to talk about.

The El Reno Municipal Authority (Authority) received a $440,000 loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB).

The funds will be used to complete a “comprehensive analysis of drainage systems and open channels.”

The Master Drainage Plan will be used to identify flood risk for existing and future land use conditions and for the development of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) to mitigate future stormwater events, said information provided by OWRB.

A photographer captured this shot of an eagle at Lake El Reno.

Eagles can be seen at various times of the year roosting at the lake.