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As city officials continue to learn more about the chain of events that left much of the city and surrounding area with little to no water during a stretch of sub-zero temperatures in mid-February, “a perfect storm” may best describe the ordeal.

A 21-year-old El Reno man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Angela Michelle Thompson, police reported. Jason Lamar Richey was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting that happened March 10 at 402 S. Hadden.

Thanks to some generous donors, every dollar donated to the El Reno Public School Foundation will be matched in a move that is expected to help push the corpus of the nonprofit entity to more than $1 million.

The sale of 78 4-H and FFA livestock projects wrapped up last week’s Canadian County Spring Livestock Show. Mixed emotions from show participants filled the fairgrounds, as the final county stock show took place at the current facility.

BARROWS Berkshire Class 1 Reece Gabel, Mustang FFA, Breed Champion; Jazmine Mayo, Calumet FFA, 2nd. Class 2 Destiny Searcy, Mustang FFA, 1st; Claire Foreman, Yukon FFA, 2nd; Cooper Newberry, Mustang 4-H, 3rd. Class 3 Davis Morris, Miller 4-H, 1st; Payton Shelton, Mustang FFA, 2nd.

Mid-March marks 75 years since Nat King Cole recorded what would become the definitive song for people to “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66.” These days, travelers and Route 66 enthusiasts who “plan to motor west” will have an easier way to spot the Mother Road in Oklahoma.

DIVORCES GRANTED Tonja Truitt vs. Woodley Oren Truitt III. Steven Ronald Fleming vs. Angela Keeton Fleming. Charles Creighton Cornelison vs. Alyssa Michelle Cornelison. Jennifer Lynn Egelhoff vs. Brian Roy Egelhoff. Larry Herring II vs. Rhonda Herring. Shane Kopepasah vs. Kristina Kopepasah.

Tyler Willoughby followed the crowd after graduating high school. He enrolled in college, figuring that’s the next logical step. Slightly more than half of high school graduates start college, according to information supplied by colleges statewide.

Canadian County’s domestic violence center is up and running – and a grant is again being sought to help fund operations.