Amsterdam will close more cafes selling pot 45 min ago | Add a comment AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Amsterdam will close almost a fifth of its marijuana cafes to comply with a national ban on having them near schools, the mayor said Friday. Another city, Eindhoven,...

Oklahoma City mulls construction fee 1 min ago | Add a comment Frame, brick, block, tilt-up concrete — Oklahoma City planners hit all kinds of walls when pitching the idea of impact fees on new construction to pay for new infrastructure. Planners want to...

New rule set to shorten Oklahoma City council vacancies 6 hr ago | Add a comment When Willa Johnson resigned her Ward 7 Oklahoma City Council seat last year, it took four months for a successor to be elected. The ward, which includes most of the northeast part of Oklahoma City,...

My calendar 10 hr ago | Add a comment TodaySingle Again, 8 a.m., Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, 1309 Agnew Ave., 942-7355. SundaySpirit of ’76 Square Dance Club, 8 p.m., Oklahoma City Swing Dance Club, 4361 NW 50, Suite 400,...

Recent Oklahoma City council vacancies 6 hr ago | Add a comment • August to November: Ann Simank resigned the Ward 6 seat. The seat was filled when Meg Salyer won a Nov. 4 election. • September 2007 to January: Willa Johnson resigned the Ward 7...

Edmond council to vote on trash pickup increase 5 hr ago | Add a comment EDMOND — A 19 percent increase for residential solid waste collection services will be up for a vote Monday by Edmond City Council. If approved, residents would see basic services for a...

Edmond solicits transit advice 6 hr ago | Add a comment EDMOND — Additional work from consultants may be needed to move to the next step in the search for the best public transportation system. City officials are trying to determine whether it is...

Press Release: OSDH Situation Update 17: Outbreak of Severe Diarrheal Illness in Northeastern Oklahoma Yesterday Oklahoma State Department of Health: Situation Update No. 17 Outbreak of Severe Diarrheal Illness in Northeastern Oklahoma The Oklahoma State Department of Health...

Some give new grade system a zero Yesterday | Add a comment Did you ever receive that upfront warning at the start of a school year: "If you don’t turn in an assignment you will receive a zero for that assignment?” A story out of Naples,...

Road infuriates Harrah landowners Yesterday | Comments 29 Some Harrah landowners are furious with embattled Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart for rushing to build a controversial stretch of a section line road through scenic woodlands before he...

Norman projects may get funding Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — More federal dollars may be available for urban projects when the new administration takes over in January, a Washington lobbyist told Norman officials this week. Projects that...

Mustang students score favorably on standard tests Yesterday | Add a comment MUSTANG — Test scores in the Mustang School District continue to rise, officials said. School officials announced that the district’s Academic Performance Index rose to 1362, a...

Edmond official says it’s time to act on proposed Y Yesterday | Comments 1 EDMOND — The goal is to get firm commitments after the first of the year on whether entities want to build a YMCA facility next to the Multi-Activity Center in J. L. Mitch Park. For eight...

Edmond school district grows Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — The Edmond School District will have more than 28,000 students within the next 20 years. Edmond Assistant Superintendent Bret Towne shared that and other projections Tuesday during...

Norman Briefs Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Norman hires consultant Halff Associates Inc., a Texas consulting firm, has been hired by the city to produce a parks and recreation master plan. City council members last week approved paying the...

Oklahoma volunteers make 100-plus blankets for kids Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Volunteers with Project Linus made more than 100 blankets for children during their recent Make-A-Blanket Day. The blankets will go to local charities, hospitals and state Department of Human...

Phone survey revisits Edmond safety center vote Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — A telephone survey of 300 Edmond residents who voted in the recent public safety center property tax election shows 78 percent think the city took the wrong approach. The majority of...

Mid-Del writes new mission statement Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment MIDWEST CITY — Midwest City-Del City School District has adopted a new mission statement. The board voted to adopt the new mission statement during last week’s board meeting. The...

Norman School District gets $250,000 gift Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — The school district has received a $250,000 gift from the family of a former teacher. The gift was announced two years ago, but legal procedures held up the money until recently,...

Railroad crossing reopens to Duffy Street traffic Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — The Duffy Street railroad crossing near Monnett Avenue has reopened, and it’s a straighter, safer crossing for motorists and pedestrians, city officials say. The crossing was...