Sales tax collections finish with a record high for City
The final month of the fiscal year was good for the City of Guthrie in terms of sales tax collections. For September, the City saw…
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Video: Fire destroys home in Logan County
Fire crews from three fire departments were dispatched out Tuesday evening to a structure fire. Upon their arrival, a home was fully-involved with smoke and…
County determining options for expired lease on road grader
Legal counsel for the Board of County Commissioners is now considering what options are available for an expired lease purchase agreement for a road grader…
Family, deputies searching for missing 16 year old
Updated on Sept. 8, 2020 — According to a social media post by a family member, Forrest Secondi was returned to his home early Tuesday…
Guthrie-Edmond Regional named Airport of the Year
OKLAHOMA CITY – Members of the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association (OAOA) named Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport as the state’s top airport for 2020. Schellon Stanley, the…
LCPWA disburses funds from completed TIF project
In a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the Logan County Public Works Authority agreed to distribute the remaining funds from the EastsideCommercial Increment District. In…
OSDH to provide COVID-19 testing for teachers, support staff
Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), in partnership with the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), has developed a plan as…
Ellis wins county commissioner race over Pearson
Kody Ellis has been elected as the Logan County District 2 County Commissioner over the incumbent Mike Pearson. Ellis (65.6%) collected 1,001 votes to Pearson’s…
City Council overturns HPC on downtown sidewalks
The Guthrie City Council needed less than 15 minutes to overturn the Historic Preservation Commission on the sidewalk proposal in downtown. With a 6-0 vote…
Guthrie Fire-EMS welcomes addition of two ambulances
Last week the Guthrie Fire-EMS Department welcomed the delivery of a set of twins. Twin ambulances, that is. Weighing in at 13,992 pounds each, the…
Airport, manager awarded with top honors from OAOA
The Oklahoma Airport Operators Association named Airport Manager Schellon Stanley of the Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport (GERA) their Airport Manager of the Year and the airport…
HPC calls for special meeting to reconsider downtown sidewalks
Update — The Historic Preservation Commission voted not to approve the sidewalk project throughout the downtown area. Lynn Biladeau and Joe Chappell supported the project,…
Tribal gaming compacts approved by Department of Interior
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) deemed approved the State’s two most recent gaming compacts with the Kialegee Tribal Town (KTT) and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB). In July,…
Church denied special use permits for downtown locations; council to make final decision
A local church has requested special use permits for both a downtown office and a church youth event center. Both were denied by the Guthrie…
Coyle superintendent tests positive for COVID; students encouraged to be picked up
First year Coyle Superintendent Terry Zink has tested positive for COVID, the school announced Wednesday morning in a letter. The school district is now encouraging…
Video: One injured in two vehicle accident on SH-33
A man was taken to a local hospital Wednesday morning following a two vehicle accident on State Highway 33. The Guthrie Police Department and Guthrie…
Orlando Public Works Authority receives $91,000 grant for wastewater system improvements
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Orlando Public Works Authority (Authority) in Logan County received approval Tuesday for a $91,000 Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) grant from…
Meridian Superintendent named President of National ACTE Board of Directors
STILLWATER, Okla. – Dr. Douglas R. Major, Superintendent/CEO of Meridian Technology Center, was recently sworn in as President of the Association of Career and Technical…
GERA receives $1,150 grant to help students learn to fly
The Guthrie Edmond Regional Airport was selected to receive the 2021 Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) Aviation & Aerospace Education grant in the amount of $1,150….
Noble Ave. closed down following vehicle accident
Update — The roadway is now reopen in both directions. Utility crews are working to repair utilities on the east side of town after a…