Oklahoma DEQ lifted Tonkawa’s mandatory boil order July 8 after a reported E. coli-positive result led to city and state testing and free bottled-water distribution.
A proposed hyperscale data center near Yukon remains under consideration under a second agreement extension that expires Aug. 17, 2026. The site is in Oklahoma City, while the political response includes a reported recall petition targeting Yukon’s mayor and vice mayor.
The City of Chickasha says Police Chief Mark Music will retire July 10, 2026, after more than 28 years of law-enforcement service to Chickasha citizens.
Luther solicited proposals for an environmental assessment of a proposed data-center project while temporarily pausing new applications and approvals for existing ones.
Enid will dedicate its new Kaw Lake Water Treatment Plant on Aug. 21, with tours planned at the facility at 6323 W. Chestnut.
Stillwater will hold a grand-opening ceremony for its new regional airport terminal at 10 a.m. Aug. 19 at 2026 W Airport Road.
Rush Springs Public Schools’ official board portal lists 2026 meeting materials, including an April 13 agenda, but no new board action was established.
Oklahoma City will pause most new data-center applications through 2026, while two additional projects can proceed under a May amendment.
Yale Public Schools has released its 2026-27 enrollment and opening information, including school hours, enrollment help and athletics contacts for students entering grades 7-12.
Midwest City voters approved a police and fire training-center bond project. The city says site utilities and construction costs remain key planning issues.
Tulsa has opened a housing-development proposal process for multiple sites, with proposals due Aug. 12 and a possible contract date in September.
Beckham Increment District No. 1 reached its scheduled June 30, 2026 expiration, but the available records do not confirm what happens next.
Sapulpa Public Schools says its elementary schools will begin 10 minutes earlier when the 2026-27 school year starts, following Oklahoma’s new kindergarten recess requirement.
Bradley James Dean, 39, of Mead was arrested June 23 after an online group said it posed as a 13-year-old girl, arranged a meeting and contacted law enforcement.
The City of Marlow has issued a request for quotes for its 2026 CH roof project, with a bid-related date set for July 8, 2026, at 10 a.m.
Taloga School P.A.N.T.H.E.R.S. is one of 13 K-12 mentoring programs awarded grants by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. The foundation said the statewide round is expected to affect more than 900 students.
Ninnekah Public Schools required new and returning students to register in person at Ninnekah High School from July 7-10, 2026.
The approved record identifies a city-owned site at 800 SW 4th Street and a tentative August-to-September construction window, but omits essential project details.
Cushing’s official calendar listed the Forward 2050 Comprehensive Plan during the week of July 26, 2026, confirming an active planning process while leaving proposals, hearings and adoption dates undisclosed.
Oklahoma has secured $223,476,948.62 for the first budget period of a five-year rural-health grant. Providers, schools and community groups are now watching funding decisions, procurement and a September 11 school-health deadline.
Oklahoma officials say the voter information cited in federal documents came from a commercial source, not State Election Board systems, as voters prepare for the Aug. 25 runoff.
Oklahoma is one of five states continuing to explore a federal nuclear campus that could include reactors, fuel-cycle work and radioactive-waste activities. No site, award or construction commitment exists.
