Blanchard Area News
Blanchard names next city manager
Kolman hired, Floyd to retire June 30 By Ryan Horton The Blanchard News Roger Kolman has been named Blanchard’s next city manager. He will replace retiring city manager Robert Floyd, July 1. Kolmsn comes to Blanchard with more than 25 years of city administration experience. He has been working in Muskogee, since 2023 as their assistant…
Read MoreMcClain County Health Department offers tips during cold season
By Jacob Sturm Staff Writer In recent weeks, plenty of sickness has been spreading across local communities, and with flu season still going strong it’s important for some practices to be exercised. That starts with combating the sickness, cold, flu and more through smart decisions to mitigate the risks and prevent contagion. Maureen Georgiadis, a…
Read MoreBlanchard Animal Welfare and Adoption Center intake and disposition totals announced
By Jacob Sturm Staff Writer Intake and disposition numbers at the Blanchard Animal Welfare and Adoption Center show a mixed bag of increases and decreases of animals coming through the center in 2024. The numbers, which were compared to the 2023 statistics, showed an increase of 38 in cats being taken into the center in…
Read MoreBlanchard schools receive overall ‘A’ grades
By Tony Strickland Staff writer A pair of Blanchard schools have officially been upgraded to overall “A” grades by the Oklahoma State Department for the 2023-2024 school year. That upgrade has resulted in a pair of extremely proud principals in Chance Grider and Paula Floyd. Blanchard Middle School Principal Grider and Intermediate Principal Floyd took…
Read MoreTotal 2024 run numbers released
By Jacob Sturm Staff Writer Blanchard’s Fire Department offered totals for 2024 calls they responded to and compared it to some previous years through a department social media post earlier this month. According to the post, the Blanchard Fire Department made 1,454 runs and saw a whopping 66% of those being due to medical calls.…
Read MoreCraig heads to McAlester
By Tony Strickland Staff Writer Longtime Blanchard High School head football coach and athletic director Jeff Craig confirmed to the Blanchard News on Friday evening that he has accepted the position of head football coach at 5A McAlester, pending McAlester School Board approval on January 13th. Craig noted on Friday evening that moving closer to family was…
Read MoreShop Blanchard event taking place until Dec. 13
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Blanchard’s Chamber of Commerce, along with participating businesses, are currently participating in the Shop Blanchard event that includes multiple drawings and prizes each week. Entrants into the drawings, which simply have to save local receipts and turn them into participating stores or the chamber with a name and number on the…
Read MoreBlanchard water rationing remains mandatory year-round
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] The City of Blanchard continues to remind citizens of a year-round, mandatory odd/even lawn watering schedule as a way to conserve ground water supply. According to a recent city newsletter, Blanchard receives 100% of its water from the City of Oklahoma City. Robert Floyd, Blanchard’s City Manager, said contractually OKC can…
Read MoreCentral Oklahoma Weeklies purchases The Blanchard News
By Tony Strickland Longtime Blanchard News owner/editor Ross Coyle announced the sale of the paper this week to Central Oklahoma Weeklies, the Mustang-based owner and publisher of the Mustang Times, the Tuttle Times, the Choctaw Times, Minco-Union City Times and the Midwest City Beacon. Coyle has owned and run The Blanchard News since 1972, when…
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