Two projects near completion for District 2
In District 2, much hard work has been put into two major projects over the last few months, and we are glad to report that…
Board of County Commissioners
Update from County Commissioner Mark Sharpton
I believe Logan County and the City of Guthrie are starting a mutually beneficial relationship. The city has a need for some “boom mowing” and…
222% increase in 10 years
A few weeks ago I asked the Oklahoma Department of Transportation if they had a record of all of the Logan County Projects associated with…
Budget fouled up
This has been a busy month so far. For the last couple of months county officers have been dealing with the county budget. Unlike the…
County Assessor: Duties and responsibilities
The County Assessor assesses all property for ad valorem taxation and submits the value of each property to the County Equalization Board and later to the…
Logan County District 1 update
District 1 has been a busy place the last few weeks. Right at the end of the 4th wettest rainy spell in Oklahoma history, we had…
County Sheriffs: Duties and responsibilities
The County Sheriff is the chief law officer in the county and is responsible for preserving the peace and protecting life and property in the county….
District 2 Update: Douglas Blvd. resurfacing project begins
Haskell Lemon Construction Company is scheduled to begin work this week on Douglas from Waterloo to Forrest Hills. The first phase of the work will…
County Treasurers: Duties and responsibilities
The County Treasurer serves as the chief financial officer for the county and administers all county monies. All the revenues received by the county from…
Court Clerks: Duties and responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the Court Clerk are to record, file, and maintain the proceedings of the District Court and to maintain books such as…
County Clerks: Duties and responsibilities
The County Clerk is the principal record keeper for the county and preserves all legal instruments filed by private citizens and public officials within the…
Balancing expense accounts for greatest effectiveness
Near the middle of each month, commissioner districts are notified about how much they will receive from the Tax Commission for the following month. We…
County Commissioner Mark Sharpton: General Duties
Each county in Oklahoma has three County Commissioner districts, which are approximately equal in population and are numbered as districts one, two, and three. One…
Update from Logan County Commissioner Mark Sharpton
The Charter Oak bridge project is moving along a little slower than anticipated but the bridge company is now installing guardrail and applying TBSC, (Traffic Bound…
District 2 Update on Road Projects
Several weeks have passed since the last communication from District 2 so I want to update you on what we’ve been doing.
Logan County District 2 Update: Trash on county roads
One of the laws passed by the state legislature in the 2013 session was SB 89. This bill, authored by Senator Ballenger and Representative Wesselhoft, increases…
Flood prone areas of District 1
Due to recent storms and floods, it seemed timely again to remind District 1 residents about specific roadways in the area which are subject to…
Frequently asked questions about storm sirens and shelters
Where do I register my storm shelter?…Is there a program available to help fund the purchase of a shelter? Can we get a siren in…
Logan County District 2 Update: May events
Our prayers and sympathy go out to victims of recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. In addition to the grief of individuals who have suffered great losses,…
Broadway paving complete; striping to follow
This week Atlas Paving Company began the process of resurfacing three miles of Broadway from Waterloo to Simpson Road. As of Friday, May 17, the…