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Ex-Okla. lawmaker seeks to dismiss bribery charge
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former state senator charged with felony bribery has asked a judge to dismiss the case, arguing that lawmakers are granted immunity from prosecution for official actions by the Oklahoma Constitution. Former Democratic Sen. Debbe Leftwich is accused of scheming with former Republican Rep. Randy Terrill to get set up with an $80,000-a-year job at the state Medical Examiner’s Office so another Republican could run fo...
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Oklahoma House panel passes school intruder bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislation requiring Oklahoma public schools to conduct drills to prepare students and teachers for possible intruders was approved by a state House committee Tuesday. The measure, passed by the House Education Committee 16-0, is among recommendations submitted to lawmakers earlier this month by the Oklahoma Commission on School Security, a task force created after last year’s deadly shooting at a Connecticut eleme...
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Okla. House sends death penalty changes to Fallin
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Lawmakers on Tuesday sent Gov. Mary Fallin proposed changes to how Oklahoma courts apply the death penalty in first-degree murder cases, a measure sponsored by a freshman representative and former county prosecutor. Under the proposal from Republican Rep. Scott Biggs of Chickasha, a former Grady County prosecutor, the death penalty would only be an option in first-degree murder cases if it is sought by the state, po...
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Study: Health law will raise claim costs in Okla.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A study by the Society of Actuaries estimates that the new federal health care law will raise medical claims costs in Oklahoma by 29.3 percent, an increase that critics of the measure said comes as no surprise. “From day one, I was saying it could not be a savings in health care,” said Sen. Bill Brown, R-Broken Arrow, a longtime critic of the Affordable Care Act championed by President Barack Obama. Rep. Mike Ritz...
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Oklahoma Senate panel OKs DNA testing proposal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma would no longer be the only state without a program allowing convicted criminals to request DNA testing in their cases under a measure approved by a Senate committee Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-0 for the Postconviction DNA Act, which establishes an application process for certain convicted criminals to request testing of evidence in their case. Republican Sen. Jim Halligan of Stillwate...
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Charges filed 10 months after Durant woman’s death
Nearly one year has passed since the accident that took a young Durant woman’s life and charges have now been filed against the driver of the car because authorities said he was intoxicated at the time of the crash. On May 25, 2012, Cleo Daniel and two other passengers were in the car with driver William Garner at 2 a.m. when the car ran off the roadway and struck a tree, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Daniel, 19, died at the sce...
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County Commissioners compromise with sheriff
County Commissioners met with Bryan County Sheriff Ken Golden during a special meeting on Monday, March 25 to discuss the budget of the sheriff’s office and the county jail budget. County Commissioners planned to reduce the number of staff in the county jail, due to the upcoming change from two jails to one. They also planned to provide the sheriff’s office with funding for a new patrol car and salary for two more deputies to patrol the s...
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Okla. AG asks US high court to review abortion law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The nation’s highest court is being asked to review a decision by Oklahoma’s Supreme Court that invalidated a state anti-abortion law. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said Monday that he filed papers on Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside a ruling that struck down a state law requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound image placed in front of them while they hear a description of th...
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Okla. workers’ comp reform to go before committee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Republican proposal to shift Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system from a court system to an administrative system is scheduled to be heard in a House committee. The bill sponsored by Republican House Speaker T.W. Shannon and GOP Senate President Pro Gem Brian Bingman is to be heard Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee today. Republicans say the court system has pushed Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation cost...
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Stewart Hoffman
Hoffman announces his candidacy for Ward 2 Durant City Council seat
After encouragement from residents of the community, deep consideration and many prayers, Stewart Hoffman announces his candidacy for the Ward 2 Durant City Council seat. Both originally from Bryan County, Hoffman and wife of 12 years Sarah, returned to Durant in 2007 after living in the Plano/McKinney, Texas, area for five years. The Hoffmans share a deep fondness for Durant and felt when they started their family, that Durant was by far the...
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Grey Blevins
Blevins leads, Southeastern in fifth
FORT SMITH, Ark. – Southeastern’s Greyden Blevins shook off the cold temperatures at the Lions Classic in Fort Smith, Ark., and sits as the overall leader while the Savage Storm currently sit in fifth after firing a 311 in the opening round of the tournament. The cold had little effect on Blevins who went out with a 36 and returned on the back nine with a 34 to fire a 70 and lead the tournament individually by one stroke on the par-72, 6,57...
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New Development planned for Lake Texoma
On Friday March 22, The City of Denison announced the transference of 600 acres of lakeside property on Lake Texoma from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to the city. The land will be used to build Preston Harbour Development, a 3,000 acre lakeside development on Lake Texoma by Schuler Development. The development will be placed along nine miles of Lake Texoma shoreline on the east side of the Little Mineral Arm. Accord...
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Oklahoma group warns about ATV dangers
ATV: Ride Safe Oklahoma held a press conference Friday March 15 to kick off Spring Break safely. With warm weather arriving, the concern of ATV injuries rises. The Organization said that they to make sure families know the risks associated with riding all-terrain vehicles especially for children under the age of 16. In 2011, there were close to 60 deaths of children under 16 due to ATV accidents, about half were younger than 12. Dr. Jas...
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Durant Main Street Program offers Wifi
Through the support of the community, the board of directors and the countless number of volunteer hours, Durant Main Street had much success this past year. The Durant Main Street Program would proudly like to announce that phase 1 of their project to bring WiFi to the downtown district has been completed. Durant Main Street will be offering free WiFi access within the downtown district to all community members that are visiting the distri...
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Okla. legislators to increase tempo in week ahead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Last week brought few bills and even fewer votes in the Oklahoma Capitol, but both the House and Senate are set to ratchet up the legislative tempo this coming week. The pause — informally dubbed “spring break” by many around the Capitol — was a kind of political reset, as proposals that have cleared the chamber they started in now have moved over to the other, where members may never have seen them before. “Basic...
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Two teenagers critically injured while ‘car surfing’
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Two 15-year-old boys suffered critical injuries when they fell from the hood of a vehicle on which they were riding in an Edmond neighborhood. Police say the accident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Friday when a sport utility vehicle with several other teenagers inside was going about 40 mph. Police spokeswoman Jennifer Monroe told The Oklahoman the boys were standing on the hood and fell to the roadway when the vehi...
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Oklahoma State Senator Nathan Dahm is set to speak at a Liberty Rally at Market Square in Durant on March 30.
Liberty Rally to be held in Durant
The Bryan County Republicans Conservatives Club and Guns Across America Bryan County Oklahoma will hold a Pro Liberty Rally Saturday, March 30. The rally will be held at Durant’s Market Square at 10 a.m. These rallies have been prevalent in the area since mid-January beginning with the nation-wide Guns Across America rally at state capitals. At the time of this rally Bryan County second amendment advocates decided to hold a rally in Duran...
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Ex-Okla. teacher pleads guilty in child porn case
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — A former Oklahoma schoolteacher who pleaded no contest to child pornography and exploitation charges changed her plea to guilty Friday and agreed to accept a 45-year prison sentence. Former third-grade teacher Kimberly Crain, 50, pleaded guilty midway through a sentencing hearing in which she could have been sentenced to life in prison on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child under 12 and possession of ...
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Golf Tournament to benefit Families Feeding Families
The Silverado Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) will be hosting its first ever Charity Tournament. The tournament is in memory of recently lost SMGA member Virgil Holland. Holland passed away on November 14, 2012 at 70 years old. He was a Vietnam veteran and was retired from SE Electric Coop. “He was a longtime member and a longtime member of Durant,” said fellow member Mike Gibbons. Holland was involved in several Durant organizations such a...
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Small earthquakes recorded in central Oklahoma
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports two small earthquakes have been recorded in central Oklahoma. There are no reports of injuries or damage as a result of either quake. The largest was a magnitude 3.0 quake recorded just before 11 a.m. Thursday about 2 miles northeast of Midwest City. The first was recorded six miles south of Chandler at 9:23 p.m. Wednesday and was measured at magnitude 2.3. Geologists say...
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