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1. Edmond abruptly puts city attorney on leave for unknown reason (news9.com) — Edmond's city council has placed City Attorney Madeline Sawyer on paid administrative leave and elevated assistant city attorney Taylor Clark to acting city attorney, without publicly explaining the move. The decision follows controversy over Sawyer's dismissal of public intoxication charges against Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak after his August arrest outside an Edmond McDonald's, though city officials declined to link the two actions.
2. Best private high schools in Oklahoma (mariettamonitor.com) — Families in Edmond will notice two hometown standouts on this new ranking of Oklahoma's best private high schools: Oklahoma Christian Academy and Mercy School Institute. The statewide list, based on Niche's data, compares enrollment, student–teacher ratios, and overall grades, giving local parents a snapshot of how Edmond options stack up against top schools in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and beyond.
3. Blue Dragons Hold On For Waco Classic Title - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com) — Edmond golf fans will soon see top junior-college talent when Hutchinson Community College's nationally ranked men's team comes to town for the Skip Wagnon Invitational next Monday and Tuesday. The Blue Dragons just held off strong competition to win the Waco River Classic in Texas, with several players finishing near the top of the leaderboard heading into their Edmond appearance.
4. Edmond Republican Women's Club marks Literacy Month & U.S. milestone (edmondlifeandleisure.com) — Edmond families welcoming new babies this month are receiving a patriotic children's book and congratulatory letter through the Edmond Republican Women's Club's "Baby's First Book" literacy outreach. Partnering with Integris Hospital's labor and delivery nurses and local shop Best of Books, the project promotes early reading while also introducing new parents to the club's Republican-leaning principles and community presence.
5. Federal immigration processing center opens in Edmond (journalrecord.com) — A new federal immigration application processing center has opened in Edmond, bringing expanded USCIS services for Oklahoma residents and parts of the Texas Panhandle. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin framed the facility as part of President Trump's push to tighten immigration enforcement, emphasizing fraud detection while promising a more efficient, appointment-based experience for immigrants seeking visas, residency, or citizenship.
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