Correction

In the recent Fall Sports section published by the Guthrie News Leader, two of the player names were inadvertently misspelled. We regret the error, and are publishing the photos of these young men with their correct spellings.

Community comes together to offer free prostate cancer screenings

Prostate cancer is one of the least discussed diseases despite leading the U.S. in new cancer cases this year. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society estimates that about 288,300 new cases will be diagnosed, and 34,700 men will die from the disease in 2023.

State of the Schools: A lot of positives in Guthrie’s classrooms

Higher enrollment figures at Langston University; discussions on the need for expanding facilities, retaining teachers and increasing security in district schools; and new programs and partnerships at Meridian Tech were among the highlights of last Thursday’s State of the Schools luncheon.

Big changes coming to Guthrie’s Oklahoma Sports Museum

Visitors to Guthrie’s sports museum will be seeing some big changes over the next few months with a new director in place and a new name to honor the legendary facility.

Buddy’s adoption has happy ending for dog and Providence House residents

Guthrie’s Providence House recently paved the way for one dog’s very happy, tail-wagging ending, and it also brought some happiness to the residents and staff of the entire facility.

Guthrie Rotary Student of the Week

The Guthrie Rotary Club Student of the Week is Makenna Bench. She is the daughter of Nick and Shana Bench. Makenna is the Sr. Class President. She is active with Student Council, Choir, Mu Alpha Theta, Tennis, Science Club and National Honor Society.

Guthrie Road Celebration revs up for Sept. 9

Want to show off your snazzy car, or just want to see some great rides? The Guthrie Road Celebration’s 40th annual Car, Truck & Bike Show will take place Sept. 9 at Historic Mineral Wells Park, a free event featuring cars, trucks and motorcycles from all generations.

Meadows repeats call for Commissioners to be exempt from Open Meetings Act

District 2 Commissioner Charlie Meadows during Tuesday’s Logan County Board of Commissioners meeting expanded on his remarks from the July 31 Commission meeting where he stated “One of my goals as commissioner is to try to get the county commissioners removed from the Open Meeting Act.”

Sample Ballots Available For September 12 Election

Sample ballots are now available for the September 12 Election. Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/ elections/ovp or pick up a copy at the Logan County Election Board during normal business hours.