A powerful new tool for holding government accountable
A few weeks ago, in her State of the State speech, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin spent a considerable amount of time describing what I believe…
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Chamber Chat: Growing Guthrie Leaders set to develop leadership skills
Hello! WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A PARTY!!!! G²L is Growing Guthrie Leaders and we are having a Kick Off Party at the Granny…
District One: Town hall meeting set for Thursday evening
With St. Patrick’s Day come and gone the green of spring can only be just around the corner and so is spring cleaning. This week…
Senate Minutes with AJ Griffin: Oil prices impacting energy states
I believe one of the most basic traits shared by Oklahomans is resilience. Throughout this state’s history, we have been faced with tremendous challenges which…
Massive reduction in the scope of State government
Over the past several years, if you have been in attendance while I spoke at the various civic groups and town hall meetings, you have…
Chamber Chat: Guthrie Special Olympics annual fundraiser on March 28
Hello! I hope you are having a great week! Please join The Guthrie Chamber of Commerce as we conduct a Candidate Forum for the Mayoral…
Chamber Chat: Fishing Tournament scheduled for April 11 at Guthrie Lake
Hello! Spring break is almost upon us! Guthrie Public Schools and Langston University will be out to enjoy this wonderful spring like weather from the…
Logan County District 2: County now in compliance with ambulance service
Recently, many of our citizens have been assaulted with the most road damaging type of weather possible. Soaking rain, days at a time, with slow…
Logan County District 1: Coltrane and Simpson Lane projects continue
Logan County District 1 Town Hall Meeting. Our first town hall meeting will be held 7-9 pm Thursday, March 26th at the Oak Cliff Fire…
Superintendent: The ignorance was overflowing and eye opening
I want to begin with a disclaimer for this column. Many of you know I am a Stillwater native and truly an OSU Aggie. Yes,…
Saving lives, potential ambulance response changes in Logan County and volunteer firefighters
Those driving the stretch of I-35 between Guthrie and Edmond will take note of the numerous occurrences of recent damage in the cable barriers which…
City officials assure EMS services for non-payers for 6-12 months
In my last update I expressed my concern on losing ambulance services beyond the Guthrie school district boundaries. That we, in our area of the…
District 1 town hall meeting scheduled for March 26
This week ended with two good pieces of news. First we ended the week with much better weather giving just a tease of looking forward…
How to get through to your elected officials
It’s that time in the legislative year when the first series of consequential decisions are being made. Lawmakers are receiving thousands of emails from Oklahomans…
Chamber Chat: America’s Cancer Society Relay for Life Marathon Walk
Hello everyone! This weekend is the Timed Event Championship at the Lazy E Arena. Twenty men will be competing for two hundred thousand dollars! Families…
Letter to the Editor: ODOT has shown unfair treatment to property owners
My name is Don Benton, a life long resident of Guthrie. I went to school here, married here, raised my family here and in the early…
District 1 update: Right of way utility relocation continues
This week began and ended with another blast from the north that dropped our temperatures, and threatened road conditions and the safety of our residents. Our…
Jason Murphey: Sooner Football 1 – Transparency 0
What happens when Oklahoma’s favorite sports team goes up against transparency laws?
Chamber Chat: G²-Growing Guthrie Leadership to meet and discuss
Hello! Wednesday, Feb. 25, weather permitting, at noon we have scheduled a planning session for our Leader Development Group called G²-Growing Guthrie Leadership, to meet…
District 1: Gravel and road maintenance crews have been active
One of our very smart farmers/rancher in our district, recommended we look at a relatively inexpensive piece of road maintenance equipment called a “Road Boss”. …