The City of Guthrie’s February sales tax and use (internet) tax revenue is up again from December business numbers. Guthrie received $737,721.48 in sales tax revenue this month.

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m.

The Coyle FFA and 4H group hosted their annual pork chop feed on Feb.4 the Coyle Fieldhouse. The dinner served around 400 people, pork chops, baked potatoes, green beans, salad, dinner rolls and cake. There was a silent auction as well as a live auction that goes towards funding future FFA projects for the students. Next up is the Coyle local show this Saturday at the Coyle FFA barns. The Logan County Spring Livestock Show runs Feb.17-Feb.20 with the premium auction on Feb.23. Photos by Mike Monahan

The Guthrie Rotary Club Student of the Week is Allyn Orndorff. He is the son of Brian and Arceda Orndorff. Allyn is active in wrestling, Mu Alpha Theta and National Honor Society for 3 years. He has participated in band for 7 years. Allyn has had 6 Superior ratings in solos or ensembles. After graduation, Allyn plans to attend OSU for Zoology and then to the veterinarian program. Pictured with Allyn is Rotary President, Terry Moore and the Rotary program speaker, DeMarcus Long. Thank you!

The First Session of the 59th Legislature begins at noon Feb. 6 with the governor delivering his annual State of the State Address. The governor will outline his hopes for the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. It’s up to the Legislature, however, to determine appropriations for state agencies to fund programs and services for Oklahomans.

The official beginning of the 2023 legislative session is literally just days away – we’ll convene the session at noon on February 6. But the preparation for this session has been ongoing for the past several months, and those efforts only intensify the closer we get to the start of session.

Registered voters who become physically incapacitated after 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 30 and cannot make it to the polls, still have an opportunity to cast their ballot.

Coyle High’s basketball teams came away with a split on Senior Night against Ripley, the boys winning 40-39 and the girls losing 52-28 to a ranked squad. Seniors honored in the Feb.

The Mulhall-Orlando basketball teams head to Dover this weekend for the start of the state Class B play-offs. The Lady Panthers (9-13) will play Medford (5-15) on Thursday night. The Panthers (7-14) will play Medford (7-13) on Friday night in Dover. Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.