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…
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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…
5th Street to be closed off for several days
Work crews will work on a drainage project on 5th Street that is expected to take several days to complete. Work is scheduled to begin…
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…
Sidewalk project to go on excluding downtown area
The estimated $1.2M sidewalk project that will include major portions of Division St. and Noble Ave. will move forward. However, the project will not go…
Guthrie Homecoming assemblies canceled for 2020
Due to ongoing concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guthrie High School Homecoming assemblies have been canceled for the upcoming school year. “We regretfully have…
Division St., Noble Ave. sidewalk project hits bump in the road
Updated on Aug. 13, 2020 — The estimated $1.2M sidewalk project that will include major portions of Division St. and Noble Ave. will move forward….
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…
City’s sales tax collections continue to hold strong in pandemic
Despite the pandemic, the City of Guthrie collected 16% in additional revenue in sales tax dollars when compared to the same time period a year…