Richard Mize

Any lingering romance for Oklahoma oil boom days, even the West Edmond Field, dries up when a water well draws oil pollution. Enter county planning.

Thirty years was enough for Hershel Lamirand, twice: 30 years with the OK County Home Finance Authority, 30 with the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation.

More than a new, hybrid OK County jail is going up at 1901 E Grand Blvd. The jail Behavioral Care Center requires more specialization. Who to run it?

OK County jail interim administrator Tim Kimrey is boosting staff for a rap concert. Trustee Rev. Derrick Scobey, who is Black, didn't take it well.

It can get confusing. There is Edmond. There's Fake Edmond. Someone mentioned Fake Arcadia. Edmond proper's new wayfinding signs help clear up things.

OK County jail head Tim Kimrey is a plain talker: He said he runs through staff like he's "dehorning cattle." Budget officials: Keep talking. To us.

Nobody likes bad streets or taxes. Edmond voters will decide between the two in an election. They already pay the tax. Will streets deliver the vote?

Legacy at Covell is becoming a destination. Edmond planning has OK'd two more restaurant site plans for the growing center at Covell Road and I-35.

It looks like a digital paperwork mess. A company sued Edmond for ignoring its low bid on a water project. The city said it didn't follow directions,

The prospect was controversial in 2016, and again now: A developer is trying to push a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Edmond through the courts.