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The City of Dewey's two trash trucks went down recently.

Dewey City Manager Kevin Trease said they City is borrowing a trash truck from the City of Bartlesville at this time. He said a coolant line broke inside one of the trash truck's engine block last week, so they City of Dewey is waiting for parts to come in for that vehicle.

The other trash truck quit on the collectors on Monday morning. Trease said the trucks going down was bad timing. He said the City had some citizens call in concerned that they had been skipped, but that was not the case.

Trease said the City hopes its newest truck will be up and running by Thursday. He said the older truck is going to be towed to a repair shop.

Trash service are currently caught up. Trease said there is no residential pick up this Thursday and Friday. He said normal pick up will resume next Monday morning.