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Identified as mallards by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, this momma and her babies were out on a morning swim at Lake El Reno when one of the youngsters got spooked by the drag boat races being held nearby and tried to flap its wings.

LAWSUITS Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Jamie Covington for $3,146.36 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Emmanuel A. Barnor for $2,745.94 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The city council wanted a recommendation from the Municipal Planning Commission concerning a rezoning request and it is getting one.

While recoveries from COVID-19 are starting to close the gap on the number of new cases, Canadian County remains the fourth most impacted area in the state for the coronavirus. The Oklahoma State Department of Health releases updated city and county numbers once per week.

Canadian County has accepted a $100,000 grant to fund a rural road project. District 1 County Commissioner Marc Hader applied for Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) funds through the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG).

El Reno police and Canadian County sheriff’s deputies worked together on the arrest of a man in connection with a recent burglary. Shane Nelson Lott, 35, of Bethany was taken into custody after his alleged involvement of the theft that occurred at Patterson UTI Drilling on Radio Road.

El Reno VFW Post 382 will host a Bedlam Blood Drive Battle on Saturday with donors receiving their choice of an OSU or OU T-shirt. The blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 and will be in the back meeting room.

LAWSUITS Bridge-Arkansas, L.P. vs. Jade Mackenzie Schultz and Stacy Parker for $3,789.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. NAR Inc. vs. James G. Finch for $1,827.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

It’s been a long journey. That’s how El Reno Mayor Matt White summed up the efforts to bring a new health-care complex to the community.