Logan County News

GUTHRIE, Oklahoma It has not been a good start to the month for thousands of senior citizens across Oklahoma.

State Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, held the third of his four town hall meetings Tuesday night at the Woodcrest Fire Station, in southern Logan County, where he updated about 100 constituents on the past legislative session and what can be expected from the state Legislature in 2010.

Hours after a man was shot and killed early Tuesday morning east of Guthrie, a 20-year old man surrendered and was jailed.

GUTHRIE, Okla. a ' Authorities say one person is dead and the gunman is still at large following a shooting in rural Logan County near Guthrie.

At each of these Town Hall meetings, it has been my goal to bring together state and local officials to provide updates to area residents.

The Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport Board on Tuesday approved by a 5-1 vote to have the Guthrie Industrial Development Authority borrow up to $300,000 from the Edmond Economic Development Authority and the Logan County Economic Development Council to build a new T-hangar on airport property.

Oklahoma state troopers said they're waiting to release the results of a fatal car crash.

A sport utility vehicle filled with teenagers hit a tree and rolled, killing one of the teens, in Logan County early Sunday, authorities said.

Two inmates who escaped from William S. Key Correctional Center early Sunday morning made it to Logan County before being recaptured.

Staff reports Law enforcement authorities in Logan County captured a pair of escapees from the William Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply about 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Deer Creek residents may register to vote by Friday Friday is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Oct.

One of my tasks last week was to accumulate my biannual list of upcoming area road projects as a component of my 2009 Constituent Report.

City Manager Melody Kellogg informed the Guthrie City Council at its meeting Tuesday night that she won't renew her contract and will leave her post effective Sept.

Jim Mears says Lucille's Restaurant in Mulhall was more than just a place for people to come eat.

Investigators are looking for information related to two suspects wanted in connection with the Thursday morning robbery of an Edmond-area bank.

It may seem that the debate regarding health care nationalization is taking place in a far away location and may be hard to visualize as having an impact on our lives.

Mild temperatures with a chance for showers and thunderstorms are expected across Oklahoma beginning in the middle of the week.

A former McIntosh County undersheriff who pleaded guilty to extorting money during traffic stops is now charged with impersonating a police officer.

Cloudy skies with rain and milder temperatures are moving into Oklahoma for the remainder of the week.

I believe the best form of government is one in which a citizen board sits in oversight of a government entity without having the direct authority to determine who receives money from the government by way of targeting funds directly to the recipient.