Chamber Chat: The circus is coming to town
Hi there! Hope your week is going well! August seems to be a busy month for everyone with kids, prepping for the start of…
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Community Garden: Winter plants need very little help
Continued…now we can talk about the hardy plants that can survive the winter with little or no help.
The Logan County Disputed Zone Part II
I enjoy fielding help requests from members of the local constituency. Many have contacted my office when they’ve encountered a problem with state government, and…
Chamber Chat: YMCA offering before and after school care
The YMCA has several things going on for the upcoming school year. They are offering before and after school care along with the PreK Care…
Community Garden: When to get ready for your fall garden
Continued…now we will finish and talk about what to put in your fall garden. There are two general classifications of vegetables. They are tender and…
Logan County’s disputed zone
Star Trek watchers may recall the episode from the original series entitled, “Day of the Dove.” In this episode, Captain Kirk and his crew are…
Logan County District 2 Update: Three more miles being paved
After a dry spell and then wet weather, we have moved past delays and Atlas Paving Company has recently finished laying asphalt on Simmons…
Chamber Chat: Pet Palooza, Ice Cream Social and swimming
Well, it finally got hot! I won’t comment on whether that is a good thing or a bad thing in my opinion, because it would…
Chamber Chat: Pet Palooza ready for second event
The Guthrie Farmer’s Market continues every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon on First Street between Oklahoma and Harrison Avenue. We have been approved…
Community Garden: Fall and winter gardens
Lots of phone calls about fall and winter gardens. I will try to fit as much information as possible into this column and some…
Holding government accountable for Open Meeting violations
A few weeks ago I wrote about the recent success of three important government transparency proposals which will go into law this year.
Taxpayer-funded lobbying survives for another year
Imagine owning a business and entering into a contract with a vendor. As you prepare to sign the contract, the vendor puts forward one final…
Community Garden: Gardening and recipes
Lots of bug killing and weed eating and mowing and now with the heat and a small chance of rain the stuff will really start…
The rise of regional government
I have recently written about bills from the last legislative session which mostly escape wide public purview but contain far reaching policy. The news has…
How voting against a tax increase fixed the problem
I enjoy sharing the encouraging news about Oklahoma’s significant progress towards funding county roads, upgrading state highways and replacing many of its dilapidated bridges.
Chamber Chat: “The Great American Sidewalk Sale”
Happy Fourth of July!! The merchants are going to have “The Great American Sidewalk Sale” from 10 a.m .to 6 p.m. on the Fourth of…
Chamber Chat: 5th annual Draggin Main set for July 5
This Saturday the Rock A Way Tavern is hosting a Noodling Tournament sponsored by Gooch/Smith Electric. Weigh in is between 2-5 p.m. with live music…
Elections and earthquakes
This next week features primary elections on Tuesday, June 24, and our earthquake town hall meeting on Thursday, June 26.
Become a Master Gardener in September
Lots of rain and clouds, a little bit of sun, lots of rain and clouds, and a little bit of sun! This kind of weather…
Mark Sharpton: Election season
Well it is time to decide who we want to represent and work for us. Legislative elections are always about policies as the legislature has…