Lucky Enough: Healing Hearts After the War 

Edmond Fine Arts is bringing a new, engaging educational resource to the Edmond Community. Last month, the nonprofit debuted Creative Beginnings: Stories and Art for Families, a free program that blends literacy, art, and play for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers. The idea began with Lainee Copeland, an Edmond Fine Arts instructor who saw…

Seven-year-old Slade Smith means business—in the front, that is. The back, however, is now a nationally recognized party after the Edmond second-grader was named runner-up in the USA Mullet Championships Kids Division. Slade’s signature style began years ago in Pre-K with a mohawk haircut. After seeing an old photo of his dad as a kid…

As the pigeon flies, The American Pigeon Museum & Library is about a mile off Route 66, not far from the Oklahoma City Zoo. The building, which opened in 2014, resembles a large pigeon coop, with square window boxes. Inside, pigeon paintings, prints, and posters cover the walls in every style imaginable. Various rooms branch…

“Everything appears to be normal.” “I’m praying for you.” “It’s called an HSG.”“Don’t stress so much.”  “It’ll happen.” “The doctor will be in shortly.”“Have you tested your progesterone levels?” “Cortney, we tried for you for over three years.” These are some of the words that have echoed around Cortney McConnell for years as she has…

In September, Kang and Mary Nhin’s business, Nhinja Sushi, was named one of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—a prestigious honor that recognizes their hard work, resilience, and impact on the community. This year, honorees were selected out of more than 12,500 applicants. The First Restaurant The Nhins opened Edmond’s…

When Doug Cunningham clocked out of Johnnie’s for the last time, it marked the end of an incredible era. After 52 years, Cunningham, 65, finally hung up his apron—though he admits he’ll still be in for an iced tea or two.  “I’d just left junior high when I started,” he said. “I was 13, turning…

Football has been a popular high school sport in Oklahoma for well over a century. Four members from the 1924 Edmond High School football team, Milo Hartacker, Rex Standifier, Clarence Frazier, and Floyd Scarlett, pose in front of the high school on Boulevard.