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Canadian County commissioners are recommending to state transportation officials that the State Highway 66/Banner Road intersection become a permanent four-way stop.

Firefighting units from El Reno, Okarche, El Reno Federal Correctional Institution and Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes teamed to battle this grass fire located west of Highway 81 near 150th Street last week. El Reno Fire Department sent a brush pumper, command unit and a tanker to the scene.

Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a two-part series about illegal marijuana grow operations occurring across rural Oklahoma. The series explores operation details, legislation to address the issue and more.

The destruction from Hurricane Ida left residents of Louisiana and surrounding states without electric service for nearly two weeks as the restoration process continues.

OKLAHOMA CITY– Facing an increasingly unsteady blood supply, the Oklahoma Blood Institute has helped found a first-in-the-nation partnership to prepare Oklahoma for emergency situations where blood needs are high.

A new pesticide is now available to farmers as an aid in the fight against feral hogs. On Aug. 5, HOGSTOP Oral Contraceptive Formulation was registered with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

MUNICIPAL COURT Everett M. Flanagan, Minco, improper turn, $175. Jacob Walter Klutts, Oklahoma City, expired tag, $165. Patrick Herrera, Oklahoma City, improper lane change, $175. Selena Elizabeth Skorman, Oklahoma City, expired tag, $165.

Jeanne and Freddie Hobson were honored recently when the CART House celebrated its 30th anniversary by naming the couple the first recipients of a newly created award. Adding to the announcement was the fact the award is named in their honor.

The new Rock Island overpass will be officially opened on Sept. 24. That’s when a ribbon-cutting ceremony is set. The dedication is planned for 2 p.m. The structure is open to traffic now, but some finishing touches are expected to take a few more days.

A two-and half hour special meeting of the El Reno School Board last week focused on training members in the proper methods to conduct the search for the district’s next superintendent.