BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comEDMOND — A dozen homes and Mercy Edmond I-35, an $88 million medical complex and wellness center under construction, were damaged Sunday when a tornado touched down in southeast Edmond, the city's emergency management coordinator said Monday. No injuries were reported.Read more on...
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Randy Ellis, Staff Writer, rellis@opubco.com Tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma Sunday evening — leveling homes in or near Carney, Bethel Acres and Norman, overturning tractor-trailers on Interstate 40 near Shawnee and damaging roofs and trees in southeast Edmond. The state medical examiner has released the name of two men killed by the Sunday tornado that hit...
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BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comEDMOND — No injuries were reported in Edmond on Sunday afternoon when a tornado traveled through parts of the city.Read more on...
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FROM STAFF REPORTSThe 40th Symphony Show House continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read more on NewsOK.com
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BY SHONSY SYBERTEDMOND — A little soul used her birthday to get soles for the feet of orphans so less-fortunate children could go to school. Bree Johnson, 7, daughter of Pam and Damon Johnson, of Edmond, decided that for her birthday on April 7 she would do something different this year.Read more on...
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PROVIDED BY EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN BRIEF School psychologist honored EDMOND — John Ross Elementary School psychologist, Nicole Marler, has been named school psychologist of the year by the Oklahoma School Psychological Association.Read more on...
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FROM STAFF REPORTSEDMOND — Kindergarten students at Centennial Elementary School in Edmond celebrated their graduation with a ceremony on Thursday. Students at Centennial wore caps and received a diploma during the ceremony.Read more on...
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BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comEDMOND — Edmond taxpayers would have to go back four years to find a budget larger than the $231.3 million budget proposed for the coming fiscal year. City council members will hold a hearing on the proposed fiscal year budget and five-year financial plan at 9 a.m.Read more on...
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BY MATT PATTERSON mpatterson@opubco.comEDMOND — A proposed low-cost Edmond housing neighborhood with 37 homes will move forward. City council members unanimously approved a zoning change from single-family housing to planned unit development near Fretz Avenue and Edmond Road.Read more on...
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FROM STAFF REPORTSEDMOND — Kids who love their toy trucks will get to see the real thing during the Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday. Touch-a-Truck will be from 9 a.m.Read more on...
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BY NASREEN IQBAL Niqbal@opubco.comEDMOND — About a decade ago, Edmond firefighters and police officers started facing off in football games to build camaraderie between the forces. In the years that followed, the camaraderie lasted but the games fizzled. After firefighter John Werhun died from cancer April 27, police and firefighters decided to bring back the sporting...
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BY CHRIS CASTEEL ccasteel@opubco.comWASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court must clear the “cloud” over the right of U.S. soldiers to defend themselves by reviewing the unpremeditated murder conviction of Army 1st Lt.Read more on...
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BY GAYLE JONESEDMOND — More than 50 students in grades three through seven from St.Read more on...
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BY NASREEN IQBAL niqbal@opubco.comEDMOND — Seniors from Edmond's three high schools are scheduled to graduate Saturday at Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Nearly 1,500 graduates are expected to participate in commencement ceremonies, according to a news release from Edmond Public Schools. Santa Fe's 444 seniors graduate at 10 a.m.Read more on...
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BY JONATHAN SUTTON jsutton@opubco.comEDMOND — The city council's vote on a proposed Islamic activity center has been delayed until the end of the month. Members of the Islamic Society of Edmond asked that Monday's agenda item be continued after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rescinded an offer to allow the society to use 14 parking spaces on a nearby...
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BY WILL EIFERTMatt Cole stands next to the runway at Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport watching a Cessna float toward the pavement.Read more on...
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