City Council awarded cyber security grant

The Guthrie City Council Tuesday learned the City has been awarded a $310,315.69 cybersecurity grant through the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program or SLCGP.SLCGP awards grants to eligible entities to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems owned or...

Smith named GHS New Girls Basketball Coach

Guthrie Public Schools has appointed current GHS Volleyball Coach Josh Smith as it’s next Head Girls Basketball Coach pending approval of the GPS Board of Education.

Local group will run Genealogy Workshop

Genealogists collect ancestors. Going backward in time from child to parent for generations, recording names, dates of birth, marriage and death, with documentation to prove each detail. They build a picture of each ancestor by researching their lives and locations.

Guthrie Police Blotter June 24-30

04:47 AM -- Suspicious Activity: 1200 block E Harrison, Caller advised someone keeps climbing over his fence and tearing it down.

Correction

“In last week’s edition, we reported that Frank Greer was the person who announced statehood from the State Capital Publishing Building, and that was incorrect. It was Dr. Hugh Scott who made the announcement. The News Leader regrets this error.”

New law impacts student/school communications

School districts across the state, including Guthrie Public Schools, are now required to have school personnel engaging in electronic or digital communication with a student to include the student’s parent or guardians.House Bill 3958, authored by Rep. Sherrie Conley, RNewcastle, and signed by Gov....

OKC will host two events for 2028 Olympics

For the first time ever, the Olympic games will make a stop in Oklahoma.It was announced by the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee last week that the canoe slalom and softball events of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will be held in Oklahoma City four years from now.OKC was chosen...