Rep. Murphey: Where does all of that lottery money go?
Every so often a member of the local constituency inquires about the impact of Oklahoma lottery proceeds upon common education.
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Oklahoma’s pension systems show strong gains in 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s State Pension Systems achieved substantial gains during the past fiscal year, according to actuarial reports presented during State Rep. Randy McDaniel’s…
September GRF receipts equal estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund collections in September were $505.1 million and came in flat when compared with the monthly estimate. However, collections to the…
Council approves engineering to begin for proposed Banner Park
With a recommendation from the Park Board, the Guthrie city council unanimously approved preliminary and final phase design to begin for Banner Park, which would…
Guthrie Fire-EMS receives $310,996 through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
Recently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $310,996.00 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to Guthrie Fire-EMS. The money…
County officials trim off $351,000 for next year’s budget
Logan County elected officials came to an agreement Wednesday morning on the 2017-18 budget. The department heads needed to find and cut $351,616.70 to meet…
GPD rolls out their new fleet of patrol vehicles
One by one, the new fleet of patrol vehicles for the Guthrie Police Department made their way down Oklahoma Ave. as they draw closer from…
Child Support Services to collect new fee
Beginning Oct. 1, many child support customers will see a new fee withheld from their child support payments. Child Support Services, a division of the…
United Way kicks off 2017 season
The campaign season is underway for United Way Logan County as the organization raises funds for 11 programs at 10 partner agencies. Those agencies are…
BOE tables decision on demographic study for redrawing of attendance boundaries
The Guthrie Board of Education (BOE) tabled a decision on a demographic study on Monday night that would help the school district to determine what…
August GRF receipts 1.9% above estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund collections in August were $413.7 million and came in 1.9 percent higher when compared with the monthly estimate. However,…
Crescent waiving unpaid ticket fees for 10 days
The City of Crescent is having a 10-day amnesty period for unpaid tickets from September 11 through September 21. During this time, the City will…
Guthrie Public Library receives USDA grant, CIP money for ADA upgrades
The Guthrie Public Library will soon be going through some much needed Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades. To assist, the library was able to…
July GRF receipts equal monthly estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in July were equal to the monthly estimate, while outpacing the prior year collections by 10.7 percent for…
GPS receives good news in latest net assessment valuation
Last week Guthrie Public Schools received their net assessment valuation from Logan County indicating an approximate 6 percent growth within the Guthrie school district.
Sen. Griffin: “We go back to the drawing board first thing tomorrow”
It appears the Oklahoma Legislature will be heading to a special session after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Thursday the Legislature unconstitutionally passed the $1.50-per-pack cigarette fee…
City of Guthrie in compliance with $3M CIP loan
After further discussion and research this week on the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), City of Guthrie officials say that in fact they did receive written…
Overview of year one of the City’s Capital Improvement Projects
Updated on Aug. 8 at 2:30 p.m. — City Manager Leroy Alsup reached out to Guthrie News Page following this article to clarify the City…
City reveals proposed design layout of Banner Park
Once was a cherished school building and now currently an eye sore, the City of Guthrie revealed a proposed plan for Banner Park on the…
Property owners to pay for once terminated police officer’s back pay
Guthrie property owners will see their property taxes go up to pay back a Guthrie police officer, who was once terminated and then reinstated, after…