Category: Feature

In the heart of Edmond, the Aktion Club meets twice a month, bringing together a remarkable group of individuals with a shared passion for giving back.  Courtney Harris, the club advisor and president of the Edmond Kiwanis Club, has been guiding the organization for over a year. With two loyal dogs by her side and…

Downtown Edmond’s dining scene has a new treasure that’s steeped in history and brimming with chic charm. Built in 1921 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016, “The Edmond Ice Company” originally manufactured and delivered ice for the Edmond community in the early 1900s. The creamery, the last piece of the…

If you have vacationed in Washington D.C., you might have visited the monuments that pay respect to America’s military fighters who triumphed and sacrificed during war. Many veterans, however, have never seen these memorials erected in their honor.  Jeff Barsotti and his family have dedicated themselves to changing that by leading Oklahoma Warriors Honor Flight….

“If your child is labeled as aggressive, then it could be dyes,” Kay Robinson said. “Just try eliminating them and see if your life gets better by the end of the month.” Parents who are baffled or frustrated by a child who swings wildly out of control at unexpected moments might relate to the story…

For many, abandoned buildings are eerie relics of the past, but for Emily Cowan and Michael Schwarz of the Abandoned Atlas Foundation, they represent a rich history worth documenting and sometimes saving.  Originally founded in 2009 as Abandoned OK by Cody Cooper and Justin Moore, the project shifted ownership in 2019 when Schwarz and Cowan…

A group of students at Central State Normal School (now UCO) work in the school garden on campus around 1915. The 1914 Bronze Book (yearbook) commented on school gardens and agriculture professor, Fred Ives:  “The man you see most frequently in overalls on the campus is Mr. Ives, head of this department. He is sometimes…