District Two: Several projects that rely on Motor Vehicle Use Tax is in jeopardy
We have been quite busy the past few weeks due to the damage weather has caused our roads.
Traffic
District 1: $30k set aside for the Save & Pave program
The response to our new citizen groups has been very encouraging. Our road planning committee has five new members and our traffic safety committee has three new members. We…
District Two: Pothole asphalt filling has accelerated
It has been a good week in District 2. But our rock hauling has slowed. Last month we broke our record for rock with over…
Two vehicle accidents sends one person to jail and another to the hospital
Two vehicle accidents on Guthrie roads slowed traffic down for the Tuesday morning commute. One wreck involved a Guthrie school bus and an arrest while the other accident…
District One: Missing inventory items reported to Board of Commissioners
New citizen participation in local government. After our town hall meeting last week we had several folks sign up to be on our new finance, road…
Logan County receives first sales tax collection since voters approved tax in August
Logan County received the first payment from the Oklahoma Tax Commission after voters approved the three-fourths county sales tax in August 2014.
District Two: Three new home developments have started in District 2
Logan County District 2 has been working hard to repair the many roads heavily damaged by this winter’s soaking rains and snow. Today we will…
District One: Spring cleaning looking for volunteers
Last week I wrote about seeing a group of folks from the Seward Road Baptist Church out picking up trash along Broadway just south of…
DPS: Fatality report for the month of February
Department of Public Safety officials report 28 traffic-related fatalities in February 2015 compared to 34 in the same month last year.
District One: Town hall meeting set for Thursday evening
With St. Patrick’s Day come and gone the green of spring can only be just around the corner and so is spring cleaning. This week…
Logan County District 2: County now in compliance with ambulance service
Recently, many of our citizens have been assaulted with the most road damaging type of weather possible. Soaking rain, days at a time, with slow…
Logan County District 1: Coltrane and Simpson Lane projects continue
Logan County District 1 Town Hall Meeting. Our first town hall meeting will be held 7-9 pm Thursday, March 26th at the Oak Cliff Fire…
Saving lives, potential ambulance response changes in Logan County and volunteer firefighters
Those driving the stretch of I-35 between Guthrie and Edmond will take note of the numerous occurrences of recent damage in the cable barriers which…
City officials assure EMS services for non-payers for 6-12 months
In my last update I expressed my concern on losing ambulance services beyond the Guthrie school district boundaries. That we, in our area of the…
District 1 town hall meeting scheduled for March 26
This week ended with two good pieces of news. First we ended the week with much better weather giving just a tease of looking forward…
DPS: Fatality report for the month of January
Department of Public Safety officials report 59 traffic-related fatalities in January 2015 compared to 48 in the same month last year.
DPS: Fatality report for the month of December
Department of Public Safety officials report 52 traffic-related fatalities in December 2014 compared to 45 in the same month last year.
DPS: Fatality report for the month of November
Department of Public Safety officials report 54 traffic-related fatalities in November 2014 compared to 56 in the same month last year.
Letter to the Editor: ODOT has shown unfair treatment to property owners
My name is Don Benton, a life long resident of Guthrie. I went to school here, married here, raised my family here and in the early…
District 1 update: Right of way utility relocation continues
This week began and ended with another blast from the north that dropped our temperatures, and threatened road conditions and the safety of our residents. Our…