News
Greg Horton
A plan to extend the Oklahoma City multiuse trails through Nichols Hills appears to be moving forward.
Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: lake hefner
Stop gap
An obvious hole in the city trail network exists along Nichols Hills boundaries, but officials and donors are seeking to fill it.
News
Greg Horton
A plan to extend the Oklahoma City multiuse trails through Nichols Hills appears to be moving forward.
Sail away
Break out the Sperry Top-Siders! Local classes teach Oklahomans how to tack and jibe. (Those are sailing terms, landlubbers.)
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
The wind snapping at the sails, the prow sluicing the waves and Hefner Parkway just over there.
Puzzling lack of sense
Letters to the Editor
Daniel Shywaoub
One more semi-amusing story to go with the other letters about bicyclists:
Drought bout
Record low levels at Lake Hefner prompt city officials to look at drawing water from Canton Lake.
News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City officials are considering their options now that three lakes supplying the city’s drinking water have reached alarmingly low levels.
Water from Canton
Amid drought, controversy surrounds OKC’s decision to take water from a lake in northwest Oklahoma.
News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City’s decision to replenish its diminished water supply by taking water from Canton Lake is drawing criticism from state wildlife officials and residents near the lake.
Dry ideas
In the wake of a brutal drought, OKC officials consider water conservation efforts.
News
Clifton Adcock
Amid a two-year drought with no relief in sight, Oklahoma City is exploring further water conservation, including raising water rates if a customer exceeds normal usage.
Water and wishful thinking
Letters to the Editor
Ron Ferrell
I want to thank Oklahoma Gazette for featuring three important stories, in back-to-back issues, about our looming water crisis. Western Oklahoma hasn’t had measurable rain in about three years. Farm ponds are dry. Foss Lake is in crisis. Clinton is in dire water straits, and the list grows.
OKC, get serious about water conservation
Commentary
David Ocamb
It’s often said you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. In terms of resources, nothing could be closer to the truth. Oklahoma is blessed with many resources — resources that have helped us build Oklahoma City from the desolate ghost town I remember as a child, during the oil bust, into one of our country’s best-kept secrets for quality of life.
