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Edmond Mad Hatter party attracts dads and daughters Updated: 23 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Fathers and daughters gathered in Edmond for a Mad Hatter Tea Party. The daughters had the opportunity to make fancy hats while enjoying cookies and lemonade with their dads, some with cameras in hand to record the afternoon. Read More
Edmond to host suicide prevention summit Published: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment A suicide prevention summit is planned in Edmond for April 16. Read More
Jury selected in political corruption trial of former Oklahoma Senate leader Updated: 20 hr ago Former Oklahoma Senate leader Mike Morgan's trial begins Tuesday. Jury of 11 women and one man is set to hear opening statements. Read More
Edmond schools talk about suicide prevention Published: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment About 200 people attended a suicide prevention presentation in Edmond Monday night. The community meeting, put on by the Edmond Public Schools, was held in the wake of three Edmond teenagers committing suicide. Read More
Weather update: Man dies in wreck caused by icy roads in Oklahoma Updated: 22 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Icy conditions were to blame for a wreck that killed a Duncan man Monday morning, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said. Read More
University of Central Oklahoma's Jazz Lab's role has grown during the past decade Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment For the past 10 years, the Jazz Studies Division of the University of Central Oklahoma's School of Music has called the UCO Jazz Lab its home. The lab offers rehearsal space and a concert venue with cafe-style seating, as well as a recording studio. Read More
Families, fellow soldiers welcome Oklahoma guardsmen home from Afghanistan Published: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment About 40 members of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were welcomed home Saturday morning by family and fellow soldiers at the Norman Armed Forces Reserve Center. Read More
100th baby born at OU Medical Center Edmond Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment OU Medical Center Edmond opened its birthing center Sept 19. On Friday, the 100th baby was born. Cole Brian was born to Amy and Chris Stinchtemeyer at 7:42 a.m. Read More
Edmond homeowner appeals car wash Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment An Edmond property owner is using an appeal process that has not been used in the city since the zoning code was written nearly five years ago. Emil L. Coffey doesn't want a car wash built in his neighborhood. Read More
Edmond man's life saved by nurse he held as a baby Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment A reunion between a man and the daughter of a family friend he held when she was a baby 31 years ago took place recently at an Edmond hospital. Registered nurse Melanie Ransom helped save Larry Lanham's life. Read More
Suicide prevention presentation set for Monday in Edmond Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment A suicide prevention presentation is planned for 7 p.m. Monday in the wake of three teen suicides over a two-week period in Edmond. Parents and concerned adults in the community will hear about the Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) approach to suicide intervention and prevention. Read More
Dark big-box retail space lightens up in Oklahoma City area Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment The market for available leasable big-box retail space in the Oklahoma City area inched down 2 percent in the second half of 2011, with five store spaces absorbed and three vacated, according to brokers with CB Richard Ellis-Oklahoma. Read More
Two names are on ballot for Edmond school board post Tuesday \ Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Voters will decide between two candidates Tuesday for Seat No. 2 on the Edmond school board. Read More
Doctors telling more adults: Get out and exercise Updated: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment ATLANTA (AP) — More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released Thursday. Nearly 33 percent of adults who saw a doctor in the previous year said they were told to exercise. That was up from about 23 percent in 2000, the Centers for Disease... Read More
New Edmond grocery stores opening Published: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Uptown Grocery Co. and Sunflower Farmers Market are getting ready to open in Edmond. Read More
Edmond commission approves temporary building plan, despite chairman's complaint Published: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Edmond planning commissioners approved a site plan for a 4,200-square-foot temporary medical office building despite Chairman Barry Moore's concerns that the commission had not been given information about the building earlier. The site plan will go to the Edmond City Council for final approval Feb. 27. Read More
Taxi spaces would double if new Oklahoma City rules pass Published: Wed, Feb 8, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Taxi spaces downtown and in Bricktown in Oklahoma City would double from 12 to 24 to give cab drivers more room to park if a new ordinance passes that bars them from parking in metered spaces. Read More
Edmond swimming pool bids are sent to contractors Published: Wed, Feb 8, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Contractors have until March 6 to bid on Edmond's new $22 million competitive swimming pool and recreation center. Bids on the joint project with the city of Edmond, YMCA and Edmond Public Schools went out to contractors Tuesday. Read More
University of Central Oklahoma athletes trade sneakers for dance shoes Updated: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment University of Central Oklahoma athletes will take to the dance floor Friday for the first “Dancing With the Bronchos” competition. Athletes will team up with faculty and staff members for the dance contest on the Edmond campus. Read More
Mercy Health wants temporary offices in Edmond Published: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Edmond planning commissioners will consider temporary offices for doctors at Mercy Health Systems. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at 20 S Littler Ave. Read More
Edmond looking for E-Tree Award nominations Published: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Nominations are sought by Edmond's Urban Forestry Commission for the Edmond E-Tree Awards. Deadline for nominations is noon March 14. Read More
Science inspires Deer Creek Elementary students Published: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Deer Creek Elementary students took part in the Invention Convention, a science fair aimed at solving problems. Read More
Edmond man charged with manufacturing explosive device, two counts of arson Published: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 Russell Eugene Adams Jr. of Edmond is in the Oklahoma County jail on $30,000 bail. He is charged with two counts of arson and one count of manufacturing an explosive device. Read More
Syrian students keep an eye on conflict back home while studying in Oklahoma Updated: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Jean Simo, a sophomore in the University of Central Oklahoma's nutrition program, originally hails from Aleppo, the largest city in Syria. Even as she goes to class and finishes coursework, she keeps an eye on news coming out of her home country. Read More
Sapulpa man, storm chaser die in Saturday crash Updated: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 Gregory Preston Gillcrease, of Sapulpa, and Andrew Allen Gabrielson, a national TV storm chaser, were killed Saturday in a crash on the Turner Turnpike, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Read More
Traffic Talk: Shedding some light on a confusing situation Published: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Don Gammill: Broadway Extension lighting issue frustrates, confuses reader Read More
Black History Month events Updated: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Black History Month Lecture Series 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 15, 22 and 29 Ralph Ellison Library 424-1437 Black History Month Trivia Through Feb. 29, during regular library hours Ralph Ellison Library 424-1437 History of Black Music Display Through Feb. 29, during regular library hours Ralph Ellison Library... Read More
Endangered black history: Langston Updated: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Langston, a historically black community, remains an important piece of Oklahoma's heritage. Read More
Sen. Tom Coburn defends relationship with Obama at Edmond town hall meeting Published: Sun, Feb 5, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Republican Tom Coburn, Oklahoma's junior U.S. senator, said he wants to be able to have an influence on the Democratic president, and there is no reason for him to hate the president just because he often disagrees with him. Read More
Conn's, Blockbuster closings mean opportunity for retailers in Edmond Updated: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Developer Jeff Norman of Oklahoma City-based JAH Realty gave a rundown of Edmond's retail landscape at the annual Edmond Economic Preview. Read More

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Feb 13Fathers and daughters in Edmond gathered for a Mad Hatter...

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UCO Jazz Lab celebrates 10th year

Feb 9University of Central Oklahoma's Jazz Lab's role has...

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New Edmond grocery stores opening

Feb 8Uptown Grocery Co. and Sunflower Farmers Market are...

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Science inspires Deer Creek Elementary students

Feb 6Deer Creek Elementary students took part in the Invention...

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Edmond police cadets get behind the wheel

Feb 1Eight cadets at the Edmond Police Department academy are...