The afternoon of Sunday, February 11th was a perfect, sunny afternoon with a slight breeze. It was the perfect afternoon for the Mulhall-Orlando Local Livestock Show.

The Oklahoma Mission of Mercy recently announced the success of its 12th annual dental clinic in Shawnee, where Oklahoma Dental Association member and Guthrie resident Nathan Brown was among the dental professionals who volunteered their time and skills to treat patients in need of dental care. Volunteers at the free two-day dental clinic provided $1 million in donated dental care to individuals of all ages, including cleanings, fillings, extractions and oral health education.

Superintendent Dr. Mike Simpson Monday told the Guthrie Board of Education that the Oklahoma Legislature is considering a number of education bills which include discussion of possible teacher pay raises.

The City of Guthrie is pleased to announce and welcome David Cameron Smith as the new Director of Library Services. Mr. Smith will officially start with the City of Guthrie Municipal Library on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023.

The Guthrie Rotary Club Student of the Week is Maysen Garrett. She is the daughter of Mark and Claudia Garrett. Maysen is very active in Guthrie FFA and National Honor Society. She is the recipient of the Oklahoma Youth Expo Academic All-State and was selected to serve on the Oklahoma Agriculture Youth Council. She is currently the Guthrie FFA Chapter Reporter. After graduation, Maysen plans to attend a Junior College on a competitive livestock judging team scholarship and major in Ag Business. After graduating Juco, she will attend OSU to compete on the livestock judging team and obtain a degree in Ag Business. Pictured with Maysen is Rotary Vice-President, Tyler Calvert.

The City of Guthrie received a $ 625,940 CRRSAA (Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act) Grant from the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) for street overlay projects, Originally the City estimated a $500,000 grant, to be combined with $125,940 of local funds. However, the $625,940 CRRSAA grant fully funded the project.

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Guthrie High’s basketball regular season comes to an end Friday night with Senior Night against Piedmont. The girls game starts at 6 and the boys at 7:30.

Story and photos by Mike Monahan Coyle High’s basketball teams swept district championships, but not before a slew of technical fouls and personal fouls were whistled in the two finals last weekend. In the boys final, the Bluejackets stormed back from a 21-11 halftime deficit, taking advantage of five pivotal technical fouls in the final 11 minutes to produce a 52-36 win against the Wellston Tigers.

Logan County CASA For Kids is putting out the alarm regarding an urgent need for volunteers for their organization. “In 2022, DHS removed 35 children from their homes in Logan county in total.