Corrections staff working in hot spots to receive hazard pay
Oklahoma Department of Corrections staff working inside a facility designated a hot spot will receive additional compensation. ODOC automatically declares a facility hot when at…
COVID-19
GHS staff member tests positive for COVID-19
A staff member at Guthrie High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the school’s principal. “We regret to inform you that a staff…
Logan County ranks among state’s lowest in COVID-19 spread risk
With the latest data information from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Logan County ranks among the lowest in the weekly COVID-19 Alert System. The…
OSDH: Logan County with 54 active COVID cases
For the month of September, Logan County has averaged under 55 active COVID-19 cases per day. The latest information from the Oklahoma State Department of…
Logan County with 45 active COVID cases; Crescent pushes back start of school, again
For the second time this month, Crescent Public Schools has pushed back the start of the 2020-21 school year. The superintendent says the number of…
COVID cases in Crescent leads to most active cases for the county
With the latest data coming in on Sunday from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Logan County currently has the most active cases for the…
Update: OSDH removes COVID death from Logan County
Updated on August 6, 2020 — Rob Crissinger, Manager of The Oklahoma State Department of Health’s media relations says the case was incorrectly entered on…
Downtown firework show postponed until December
The annual downtown firework show has been postponed once again. The large firework show normally held in the first weekend of July, in coordination with…
Logan County up to 150 COVID cases; 27 active
Logan County saw 27 new coronavirus cases in the last seven days reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. In total, the county has…
State education board votes against mask requirement in schools
The state Board of Education voted on Thursday against requiring Oklahoma public schools to wear masks. Instead, voting 4-3 to highly recommend the face cloths…
OSDH responds to COVID-19 testing challenges
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) said late last week they were aware of delays in the processing and reporting of…
Study: Oklahoma has the third fewest Coronavirus restrictions
According to a study, Oklahoma has the third fewest restrictions when it comes to Coronavirus. All states have at least partially reopened after keeping non-essential…
Walmart to require all customers to wear masks
Walmart will require customers to wear masks in all their stores in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the company announced on…
Logan County with 41 active COVID cases; Gov. Stitt tests positive
On the day Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced he had tested positive for COVID-19, Logan County saw its largest number of active COVID-19 cases. Stitt…
State Supt. urging masks to be worn following death of school-aged child
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Oklahoma’s first COVID-19 related pediatric death over the weekend. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister is asking Oklahomans…
City of Guthrie receives nearly $41,000 in Coronavirus Relief Funds
Governor Kevin Stitt today announced that $4.2 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) is being distributed today to 18 city and county governments,…
Single one day high of new COVID cases in Logan County
The largest one day number of new positive cases of COVID-19 in Logan County was five on multiple occasions. However, with the latest report on…
Guthrie Public Schools unveils proposed back-to-school plan
Updated on July 14, 2020 — The Guthrie Board of Education approved (7-0) the back to school plan at their July board meeting. The Guthrie…
Edmond DPS location accepting appointments only
Beginning this week, the Edmond Department of Public Safety location at 28 East Main Street will be seeing clients on an appointment only basis. The…
Logan County Courthouse to close following COVID case
The Logan County Courthouse and Annex will be closing on Monday and reopening on Thursday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. A Logan County…