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Oklahoma City Council caps price of water, lowering cost to residents after February faucet dripping
The Oklahoma City Council voted Tuesday to cap the price of water, helping customers who dripped their faucets during extreme February cold.
03/16/2021 2:25 PM
Request absentee ballot by March 30 to vote by mail in April 6 Oklahoma City Council runoff election for Wards 1 and 3
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. March 30 to vote by mail in the April 6 runoff election for the Oklahoma City Council.
03/16/2021 10:26 AM
Mayor Holt receives COVID-19 vaccine, encourages Oklahoma City residents to get vaccinated
Mayor David Holt encouraged all Oklahoma City residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine and end the pandemic, receiving the vaccine himself Monday from the OKC-County Health Department (OCCHD).
03/15/2021 11:20 AM
Oklahoma City Council votes to extend mask ordinance through April 30
Oklahoma City Council voted on Tuesday to extend the City’s mask ordinance in indoor public places until April 30, 2021.
03/02/2021
Prescribed burn planned Wednesday near Bricktown Canal
A prescribed burn is tentatively scheduled to take place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. March 3 for the grassy area near the Land Run Monument along the Bricktown Canal.
03/02/2021
Part of the Oklahoma River Trail temporarily closed for river dredging
A portion of the Oklahoma River Trail will be closed starting Monday, March 8 so crews can dredge sediment from the Oklahoma River.
03/02/2021
Register by March 12 to vote in April 6 Oklahoma City Council runoff election for Wards 1 and 3
The voter registration deadline is March 12 for the April 6 runoff election for the Oklahoma City Council seats in Wards 1 and 3.
03/01/2021
Residents can apply for disaster assistance in wake of Feb. winter storms
Homeowners, renters and business owners who live in Oklahoma County and Canadian County and sustained damage to their homes, vehicles, personal property, businesses or inventory during the Feb. winter storms can apply for disaster assistance from FEMA and low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Sm
02/26/2021
OKC asks residents to report potholes
Street crews still weary from driving salt trucks and snowplows after last week’s winter storm have a new job: filling potholes.
02/24/2021
City reopens lakes, pond and canal surfaces
Unless posted otherwise, all Oklahoma City-owned lake, canal and pond surfaces are open once again to fishing, boating and other lake activities where permitted.
02/24/2021
Register to tour Oklahoma City’s new Convention Center
The wait is over. After more than a decade of planning and a year of COVID-19 safety concerns, residents can tour Oklahoma City’s new $288 million, 500,000 square foot convention center that was built debt free as a part of the City’s celebrated MAPS 3 program.
02/23/2021
City continues closure of lakes, pond and canal surfaces
All City-owned lake, canal and pond surfaces are still closed for public safety reasons, specifically to prevent people and their pets from walking out on them. The closure will be reevaluated on Wednesday.
02/22/2021
Testing confirms Oklahoma City’s water remains safe
Water quality testing from 55 sites in areas affected by water service interruption confirmed the City of Oklahoma City’s water remains safe for drinking. The Utilities Department voluntarily conducted additional bacteriological testing in areas impacted by extremely low water pressure or no water s
02/20/2021
City of OKC winter storm situation update #4 – Feb. 18
Several rounds of snow and dangerously low temperatures are affecting Oklahoma City and is expected to continue through the week. This is an update on city services and some of our partners for Feb. 18.
02/18/2021
Voluntary boil advisory for some OKC residents after water outage
The City of Oklahoma City received a recommendation from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), late this evening, to issue a precautionary, voluntary boil advisory for customers who experienced water service interruption at any time this week.
02/18/2021
(Feb. 17) OKC water pressure and service interruption update
Because of the increased demand and the increased number of water main and customer service line failures, system pressures have been lower than normal over the past few days.
02/17/2021 11:04 AM
Water service update: Customers asked to continue conserving water
City officials are asking customers to conserve water by only dripping indoor faucets that are on exterior walls. If you don’t have exterior faucets, drip an internal faucet to keep water flowing.
02/17/2021
City of OKC winter storm situation update #3 – Feb. 17
Several rounds of snow and dangerously low temperatures are affecting Oklahoma City and is expected to continue through the week. This is an update on city services and some of our partners for Feb. 17
02/17/2021
City of OKC winter storm situation update #3 – Feb. 16
Several rounds of snow and dangerously low temperatures are affecting Oklahoma City and is expected to continue through the week. This is an update on city services and some of our partners for Feb. 16.
02/16/2021
OKC moves Monday, Tuesday trash services due to weather concerns; revised schedule below.
Oklahoma City is postponing trash, recycling and bulky waste collection due to ongoing weather concerns.
02/15/2021