The Other Benefits of Eliminating State Income Tax
Last week, legislators had to meet one of the most important legislative deadlines of the year. In order for a bill to stay alive in…
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Chamber Chat: Busy days upcoming in Guthrie
Hello! We are excited to announce Mercy Logan Hospital joined the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce this week as a Platinum Sponsor! In 2011, the National…
District 2: Update on Douglas Blvd. Project
Another major road project District 2 has planned for the near future is paving Douglas from Waterloo to Forrest Hills. Engineering has been completed and…
Chamber Chat: Inaugural Guthrie triathlon coming in July
Have you ever heard of Freewheel? It’s a cross-state bicycle ride. Cyclists from around the world gather in southern Oklahoma and spend a week on…
Increasing Funding for County Roads
Last week the House approved an important bill by State Rep. TW Shannon. His bill is designed to increase funding for county roads and bridges….
Citizen and Government Cooperation Enable Road Improvements
I recently attended a Homeowners Association Meeting where members of the HOA were exploring options for funding road improvements within their addition. Since the county…
Logan County District 2 Update: CIRB Funding
Last week county commissioners for Circuit Engineering Division 5, of which Logan County is a part, met in Oklahoma City. Part of the agenda was…
Chamber Chat: Farmers Market, new website coming soon
Greetings! We are currently taking applications for this year’s Farmer’s Market. The goal of the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce sponsored Guthrie Farmer’s Market is to…
Chamber Chat: Annual banquet a success
Hello! We had a full house for our annual banquet last Thursday. We heard rave reviews about the food prepared by the Guthrie Job Corp!…
Where Does the Money Come From?
City Manager’s Desk Matt Mueller Funding is an essential part of any organization, and this is certainly the case at the City of Guthrie. The…
Logan County District 2 Update
Work is progressing on preparing Midwest for paving from Charter Oak to Simmons. After clearing trees from the right-of-way, the old chip seal surface was…
Transportation improvement program funding
On January 13, 2012, members of the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) met to decide which project applications to fund for the four-year Transportation…
2012 Rural Economic Action Plan Grants
Each year the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) sends applications to government entities who may wish to apply for Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP)…
Progress on Midwest and STP applications
Winter is here after the driest summer ever recorded and road maintenance has kept us quite busy. Using my annual contribution and working with Guthrie,…
Progress on Midwest Blvd. project
Progress is being made toward repaving two miles of Midwest from Waterloo to Charter Oak Rd. This project has been our main focus since we…
Work Begins on Midwest Blvd.
On Monday, Sept. 26, District 2 began preparations to pave Midwest from Waterloo to Charter Oak. The first step of the operation is to clear…
Partnering with the Iowa Tribe
In 1878, Iowa Tribal members began moving into Oklahoma. In 1883 they were given lands within the Sac and Fox Reservation. Originally the tribe’s main…
The County Prepares for August Auction
The District 2 road crew has been working hard to finish rebuilding Harrah Rd. from SH 105 to CR 75 which was damaged in the…
Consideration of Bills in Committee
In last week’s article, I articulated my support for the proposal to change House rules so that all bills receive a hearing in committee. I…
Midwest Paving Project to be completed in phases
Efforts are underway to pave the five miles of Midwest from Waterloo to Forrest Hills (No Name) and Forrest Hills from Midwest to Pine.