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A collaborative road project that was about a decade in the making was celebrated last week as Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders joined with a Canadian County commissioner in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Too many people with water let their faucets run wide open for several days, hoping their pipes would not freeze. That’s the story in a nutshell as to why much of El Reno was without water for a week, said Mayor Matt White and members of the city staff.

A limited number of people will be able to attend the Canadian County Junior Livestock Show this year for the 2021 premium sale that will be online. The 49th annual show starts at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 6 and ends at 6 p.m. March 9 at the Canadian County Fairgrounds.

LAWSUITS Adventure Enterprises Inc. vs. Myco Construction Corporation for $83,157.42 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. vs. Charles Kittell and Lorae Kittell for $17,599.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

With limited or no running water in El Reno for over a week, commercial businesses that rely on the service had to take drastic measures until full pressure was restored. National fast food chains along Country Club Road either closed their doors or scaled back product offerings.

Just one day after the state opened Stage 2 of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vaccination plan for educators in grades kindergarten through 12th, El Reno Public Schools started the process of inoculating teachers.

For the first time in its 23-year-history, Blessing Baskets will host a Spring Break Food Distribution for up to 250 families that may be struggling to put food on the table. Blessings Baskets will partner with The Lord’s Harvest for the March 9 food giveaway.

A plan to build storage units near a residential area drew strong opposition at last week’s meeting of the Municipal Planning Commission.

Bald eagles are living at Fort Reno. And if you keep an eagle eye out, you may spot them. That’s exactly what El Reno’s Dr. Caitlin Rottler has been doing.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Girl Scouts across the nation to find creative ways to sell their annual treats. Here, sisters Makayla and Chloe Owen hold up signs to attract passing motorists at a drive-up sales site at a church on Elm Street recently.