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…
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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…
Council approves zoning ordinance for industrial park
The Guthrie city council approved to zone 77 acres of City property in hopes of luring businesses to town in the future. While it was…
Permissive traffic lights approved for downtown Guthrie
Two of the three downtown traffic lights will soon have permissive traffic lights for motorists. The Guthrie city council approved the agenda item on Tuesday…
Speed limit increasing to 75 mph in Logan County
Nearly 400 miles of rural interstates in Oklahoma, including Logan County, will be shifting up to a maximum speed limit of 75 mph in the…
Superintendent: Making changes to our school operations
I’ve thought about how this column would read for four and a half months since we last had students on March 13, 2020. It has…
Local families grieving following stabbing death in Wichita
Family and friends throughout Guthrie are grieving following a stabbing death in Wichita, Kansas. According to KSNW in Wichita, a man was killed early Sunday…
Guthrie Schools to receive internet mobile hot spots for students
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced that 175 Oklahoma school districts, including Guthrie Public Schools, have been awarded mobile internet…