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CHEYENNE – Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas released the following statement after the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) is fully operational.

MUNICIPAL COURT Tanisha Ann Rhodes, Yukon, disobeying traffic light, $165. David Nathanial Nichols, Newalla, disobeying stop sign, $165. Oscar A. Mendoza Martinez, Oklahoma City, speeding, $165. Christian Michael Walker, El Reno, disobeying stop sign, $165.

Thousands of area residents gathered along U.S. 81 and adjoining side roads over the weekend to set off fireworks in celebration of the Fourth of July. Lucky Star Casino at Concho put on a 30-minute show Saturday night with colorful bursts to honor the nation’s independence.

While the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic to public school coffers is unknown, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt last week awarded $16 million to some districts to help with student learning.

If these strange times have taught us anything, it’s to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. That's the attitude of the Canadian County Fair Board, whose members are planning for the festivities to be held Aug. 26-29.

The county’s new fairgrounds could soon have access to water after the Canadian County Water Authority voted to approve the county’s membership to the Banner Rural Water District. The vote to accept the Canadian County Public Facilities Authority into the membership came last week.

Mike Strain, managing editor of the Tulsa World, is the new president of the Oklahoma Press Association. Strain was elected June 18 at the annual business meeting held at the OPA office in Oklahoma City. He will serve a one-year term beginning July 1.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Department of Commerce said Phase 2 of the Oklahoma Business Relief Program (OBRP) will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 14.

The upcoming end of the 2020 fiscal year brought with it a stack of bills to pay and contracts to renew for Canadian County officials. The county’s three commissioners spent most of their 75-minute meeting last week signing new contracts and paying the last of the fiscal year bills.

LAWSUITS Citizen Energy III LLC vs. Native Exploration Operating LLC for $10,743.45 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.