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Okla. Senate panel OKs bills targeting welfare
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A pair of bills by House Speaker T.W. Shannon that target state welfare programs are heading to the full Senate for a vote. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved one bill that would require food stamp recipients between the ages of 18 and 50 without children to work at least 20 hours per week. A second bill would direct the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, a program within the Department of Human ...
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Okla. Legislature, governor honor 45th Infantry
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The widows of two Oklahoma soldiers killed in Afghanistan were presented Tuesday with the Legislature’s inaugural Gold Star Medal during a state Capitol ceremony honoring the Oklahoma National Guard’s 45th Infantry Division. Jane Horton of Owasso and Megan Ewy of Edmond both received the Gold Star Medal, an award created by the Legislature last year to honor Oklahoma military members killed in combat. Horton recei...
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Okla. bills aim to cut divorce, but doubts persist
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A pair of proposals by conservatives aimed at making divorce more difficult in Oklahoma are advancing through the Legislature, but some experts and research are casting doubt on whether they could lower one of the more consistently high state divorce rates in the nation. The House Judiciary Committee approved both bills Tuesday, each with a 10-6 vote and all five Democrat members opposed. They have already cleared t...
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Bryan County Commissioners meet with new leadership
The Bryan County Commissioners met for the first time since chair Monty Montgomery stepped down from his post. The commissioners voted Jay Perry as Chair and Tony Simmons as Vice-Chair for the remainder of the session. Although Montgomery stepped down as chair of the board, he still had a large role in Monday’s meeting. Montgomery brought to light many concerns of not having the supplemental budget that had been planned to take place at...
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Accident leaves school teacher in hospital
Durant eighth-grade teacher Mara Richards is in a Plano, Texas, hospital this morning after a being struck by a vehicle during a walk Monday evening Richards walks every night, according to Durant Middle School Principal Kenny Chaffin. Last night, she and a friend were walking when Richards was struck by a vehicle near the corner of 12th Avenue and Locust Street. Police and emergency personnel were dispatched to the accident at 7:37 p.m. ...
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Okla. bill: Check here, fund fight vs. fed laws
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma residents might soon be able to direct a portion of their state income tax refunds to defend its laws against federal constitutional challenges, an ironic and unintended consequence of a lawmaker’s tongue-in-cheek skewering of the cost of such court fights. Rep. Joe Dorman, a Democrat from Rush Springs, said he had grown tired of seeing Oklahoma spending millions of dollars defending its proposed laws in th...
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Camper trailer stolen in Bennington
The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate a stolen camper trailer taken from Magnolia Lane in Bennington between April 5 and 6. It is a 2000 model Gulf Stream Sea Hawk fifth wheeler described as white with a blue stripe bearing Oklahoma tag 924-ATT. The camper was being used as the owner’s primary residence and should contain several personal items. Entry to the property was gained by cutting a lock on a gate. Anyone who has...
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Two SE football players suspended
Two Southeastern Oklahoma State University football players have been suspended, the university confirmed today. Alan Burton, director of SE Communications, when asked if players had been suspended for being involved in the recent robbery cases near campus that are now being investigated as pranks, received this response from Head Football Coach Ray Richards. “Two members of the Southeastern football team have been suspended inde...
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REI Oklahoma announces reaffirmation of Senior Management Team
REI Oklahoma President and CEO, Scott Dewald has announced the reaffirmation of the organization’s Senior Management Team. The Senior Management Team will continue to consist of Kenny Simpson, Executive Vice-President; Sherry Harlin, Business Development Director; Debbie Partin, Business Lending Director and Lori Hill, Administrative Services Director. “REI Oklahoma is extremely fortunate to have an excellent Senior Management Team,” Dewald...
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Southeastern chemistry club gets Silo students excited about science
DURANT – Glow-in-the-dark slime and bulging rubber gloves elicited shrieks of delight from Silo Elementary students March 29, when a group of Southeastern Oklahoma State University students performed fun science experiments. In preparation for the school’s annual Science Fair, set for April 30, the school also held a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Family Night in February, where teachers set up science experiment tables i...
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Silo Schools to hold fifth bond election
Silo School will be holding a bond election on May 14. The election will be the fifth in the past year but supporters say they are certain this will be the one to pass. Silo Superintendent Bill Caruthers said this time, he has made sure to be more specific with the wording of the bond so that people know exactly what the money will be used for. Caruthers said the bond now outlines precisely where classrooms will be built and what amenitie...
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Okla. tax cut opponents see history repeating
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin fights for an increasingly uncertain income tax rate cut, some state officials have wondered aloud whether history is repeating itself. Last year, Fallin devised a dramatic, almost 2 percent cut in the income tax rate she said would save taxpayers millions of dollars, and with fellow Republicans holding majorities in both the House and Senate, it seemed to be a done deal. But one tax pro...
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Woman struck by train last month is recovering
A woman who was struck by a train last month says she is recovering from her injuries. The woman was hit by a train March 4 on the South Ninth Avenue railroad tracks one mile north of Rodeo Road. Durant Police said she was on the tracks as the train approached and when the locomotive hit her, it flipped her up and off of the tracks. This week, Belinda Riggs identified herself as the victim. “I’m doing quite well,” she said. “I’m in reco...
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Okla. panel OKs several gun-carry expansion bills
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Measures that would let judges, private investigators and public bus passengers carry guns sailed through an Oklahoma Senate committee Thursday. The Senate Public Safety Committee approved six gun-related bills Thursday and sent them to the full Senate. All have already passed the House, but one would have to go back to the lower chamber for concurrence in an amendment. Bills passed without opposition would let fi...
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Sean Wyatt sentenced to four years in prison
A man charged last year with sex crimes and multiple burglaries has been sentenced to four years in prison. Sean Joseph Gene Wyatt, 20, Durant, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree rape and five counts of second-degree burglary. As part of a plea agreement, charges of first-degree rape, possession of child pornography, soliciting sexual conduct with a minor, two counts of unauthorized use of a debit card, knowingly concealing stolen ...
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Bryan County Democrats to hold county convention
This Saturday the Bryan County Democratic Central Committee will be hosting the Democratic County Convention for 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Bryan County Health Department located on Chuckwa Street in Durant. Voting delegates will consists of all Precinct Officers elected at last month’s meetings as well as all locally elected Democratic officials. Delegates will be electing county officers for the party as well as electing delegates to represent...
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New income tax cut plan emerges in Oklahoma Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Divisions between the House and Senate about how to slash Oklahoma’s top personal income tax rate became clear Thursday when a new plan emerged in the Senate that would delay a tax cut until 2015 and change five separate tax credits the state offers. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Mazzei unveiled the new measure Thursday in his committee, where it easily passed on an 8-2, party-line vote with both Democ...
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Police: Home invasions are being investigated as possible prank
Police are now investigating several home invasions in Durant as a possible April Fools’ prank, although the suspects could still face robbery or burglary charges. Tuesday evening, Southeastern Oklahoma State University sent out an advisory via text message, email and telephone, that warned of armed home invasions that had happened near the campus sometime in the previous 24 hours. Durant Police said that early Tuesday morning, three atte...
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Okla. House approves $30,000 roofer bond proposal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A proposal forcing the state’s roofers to secure a $30,000 bond to get a state license returned to life Wednesday after the Oklahoma House narrowly approved the measure aimed at what one lawmaker called “one of most disgusting industries in the state.” Republican Rep. Mark McBride of Moore, who also owns a roofer contracting business, sponsored the bill in the House, where it passed 51-42. McBride’s proposal would...
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Okla. House committee passes school safety bills
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Public schools would be required to annually provide updated emergency response plans to local law enforcement authorities under one of three school security bills approved on Wednesday by a House committee. The House Public Safety Committee unanimously approved the three bills that included recommendations from a school security task force created following the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn. that left 20 ...
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