EPS bond election seeks funding for east Edmond schools, buses
Edmond Public Schools is presenting voters with two bond proposals in the Feb. 10 election, one of which seeks more than $100 million to...
#oklaed roundup: Epic investigation, PTPLA termination, trial continuation and retention legislation
As school returns for the spring semester, concerns that administrators punted to the new year are coming back around. Some have reached apparent resolutions,...
CIVICS
‘Dangerous grounds’: Edmond City Council denies Gardenia Apartments, hearing set in Walmart case
The Edmond City Council rejected a site plan for the Gardenia Apartments on Monday after its developer appealed the Edmond Planning Commission’s Dec. 2...
Judge sees no ‘genuine expression of guilt,’ sentences Robert Lee Harrison Jr. to 55...
After shooting his partner eight times in March 2022, Robert Lee Harrison Jr., 52, was sentenced to serve 55 years in federal prison Monday...
Johnson, Davidson support OK County public safety sales tax proposal
Voters seem destined to consider a proposed 5/8-cent sales tax to fund a new Oklahoma County Jail, its operation and other public safety components...
Legal roundup: Car dealer cases jump started, gun charge upheld, Enid water suit sunk
Both federal and state courts have been busy over the new year, deciding several high-profile cases in late 2025 or early 2026 across Oklahoma's...
Seeking jail solutions, OK County commissioner submits 5/8-cent sales tax proposal for review
Oklahoma County voters could face an April 7 ballot question on whether to approve a sales tax of less than 1 percent to fund...
Tribal roundup: Choctaw clinic expans, Pratt’s legacy lives, Muscogee Council’s raise vetoed, roles decided
From ribbon cuttings to coin tosses, tribal affairs closed out 2025 and rang in 2026 with a mix of celebration, debate and a little...
CULTURE
The Mandela Washington Fellowship: An American experience I will never forget
NAIROBI, Kenya — My life almost ended July 27, 2024. But that's where this story started.
Over 12 days at Kenyatta Referral Hospital — including five...
Maybe the entire American Heartland project was AI hallucination
Once upon a time, circa 1997, I played a video game called Theme Park for the original PlayStation. The goal of the game was...
It’s time for 2026 to take the remote
What a year, right?
Like any other, 2025 featured highs and lows, but the extreme polarities of those events have helped make it a memorable...
