A state health department inspector found a man lying in soiled clothing during an unannounced examination of the Kiowa County Jail in early September. Months earlier, in February 2022, an inspector cited the Bryan County Detention Center for failing to have working intercoms in every cell, raising the odds that detainees in distress would not be able to reach staff.

The Guthrie Rotary Club Student of the Week is Guthrie Job Corps student, Joshua Adams. Joshua is studying electrical trade and plans to do advanced electrical training also. Pictured with Joshua is Rotary President, Tyler Calvert, Rotary District Governor, Jeanean Jones, Rotary Past-President, Terry Moore and Field Rep. for Rep. Stephanie Bice, Ryan McCartney.

557-7304 We celebrated Independence Day at the beginning of the month, and thanks to the many men and women who have served their country, we can continue to enjoy our freedoms. Let’s not take their sacrifices for granted, but instead make full use of the rights we have to provide a voice in our government.

He once was drafted into the Korean War, taught a high school student named Jesse Jackson, and even worked for NASA in the famed Gemini program. But, Wallace Owens Jr.

Drivers might experience some discomfort during the next couple of years on State Highway 33 between Guthrie and Perkins. The two-lane highway will be expanded to four lanes between Langston and US 177 in Payne County.