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Town Hall Public Meeting on Saturday, June 27th

On August 25th, the same date as our state runoff election, Blanchard will also be asking you to vote yes to retain the existing one penny sales tax that we already pay.  That penny sales tax is currently scheduled to expire in 2027.  That penny is dedicated and used exclusively to fund local capital improvements. …

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…

McClain 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…

Blanchard 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…

Craig 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…

Shop 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…

Blanchard 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…

Central 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…

Lions fall to Tuttle, 28-7

By Tony Strickland The Blanchard football Lions took their first tumble of the season on Friday night in a spotlight matchup t rival Tuttle. Missed opportunities told the tale for the Lions in the 28-7 loss as drives inside the Tiger 10 just before half and again early in the final frame each came up…

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Central 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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Craig 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…

Lions fall to Tuttle, 28-7

By Tony Strickland The Blanchard football Lions took their first tumble of the season on Friday night in a spotlight matchup t rival Tuttle. Missed opportunities told the tale for the Lions in the 28-7 loss as drives inside the Tiger 10 just before half and again early in the final frame each came up…

Tigers lay out Lions 28-7 to become district frontrunners

By Jayson Knight The Tuttle Tigers hosted the defending state champion Blanchard Lions Friday night at Richison Family Stadium. The Tigers won the district matchup 28-7 in a game that will likely make the Tigers district champs. As long as the Tigers are able to win in (2-6) Chickasha Friday at 7 p.m., and back…

Lions rout Ardmore, 56-20

By Tony Strickland The opening seconds of Friday’s Ardmore-Blanchard tilt pretty well summed the evening: The Tiger returner caught the kickoff and intended to do productive things, he really did. Probably had visions of celebrating in the end zone. Then Lion senior Vaughn McIntyre arrived with a crunching tackle and, well, that was that. So…

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