Blanchard Area News
An economic profile of Blanchard
By Tony Strickland, Staff Writer Brent Kisling, a partner in the Owasso-based firm of Retail Attractions, LLC, stepped before the city council on July 14th to deliver a brief presentation. What followed was a fascinating and eye-opening economic report on Blanchard and the surrounding areas from a professional and reasoned source. First a little background:…
Read MoreCentral Oklahoma Weeklies Seeks Entries for Hometown Heroes Special Section
Central Oklahoma Weeklies is now accepting submissions for its annual Hometown Heroes special section, a community feature dedicated to recognizing the military service and sacrifice of local men and women with ties to the communities our newspapers serve. The section is designed to honor veterans, active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve personnel, and young…
Read MoreBoles, Stevens among primary winners as voters reject minimum wage proposal
Tuttle-area voters helped send their current state representative toward statewide office Tuesday while selecting the Republican positioned to succeed him in House District 51. State Rep. Brad Boles won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Tuesday, defeating Justin Hornback with nearly 98% of Election Day precincts reporting. Boles received 196,679 votes, or 55.31%, while…
Read MoreBlanchard 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…
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