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Okla. Gov. signs library privacy, 16 other bills
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A bill intended to protect the personal information of children is among 17 bills signed into law by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. The so-called library bill would allow public and school libraries to deny requests for information — such as the address of a child with a library card — if staff members are suspicious of the request. Authors of the measure say it’s meant to protect children from predators. Fallin also ...
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Last Lecture series coming to Wesley Center
The Wesley Center, a student ministry at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, will be hosting a “Last Lecture” series for the next three Mondays featuring speeches by three SOSU professors. On this Monday, April 15, Dr. William Fridley will deliver a hypothetical “last lecture” which he has entitled “The Existential Grand Canyon.” The one-hour event will begin at 6p.m. at the SOSU Wesley Center, 311 W. University Blvd. just across the st...
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Silo coach placed on leave for alleged abuse
The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of injuries to some members of Silo Middle School’s baseball team, allegedly inflicted by their coach. “There were reports brought to us that some of the (middle school) baseball team had some bruises from the coach throwing baseballs at them,” said Ken Golden, Bryan County Sheriff. “We have set up some forensic interviews and they’ll be conducting those next week,” he said. Sil...
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Colbert man charged with rape
A Colbert man has been accused of having sex with a child under the age of 14. Dallas Garrett Brown, 18, is charged with first-degree rape and lewd proposals to a child under 16. Achille Police Chief Randy White began investigating earlier this month after receiving information about sexual activity between a 13-year-old girl and a man later identified as Brown. An affidavit by District Attorney Investigator John Hoffpauir states that t...
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Bus headed for Choctaw Casino crashes near Dallas
IRVING, Texas (AP) — At least two people were killed and more than 40 were hospitalized Thursday after a charter bus headed for Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant careened off a North Texas highway and flipped onto its side, drawing a large emergency response as rescue crews struggled to reach victims inside, authorities said. The Cardinal Coach Line bus was carrying mostly senior citizens when it suddenly weaved across the busy highway...
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Okla. House easily passes 4 school security bills
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s government is one step away from passing several bills aimed at increasing school safety after the House cleared four proposals Thursday, though some officials warned that the bills wouldn’t accomplish their goal. The measures follow last year’s deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn. One bill would create a school safety division within the state’s Office of Homeland Security to coordinate with schools ...
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Mara Richards
Teacher hit by car is recovering
A Durant Middle School eight-grade teacher who was struck by a car while out walking Monday evening continues to recover from her injuries. Mara Richards, who is Durant’s Teacher of the Year for 2013, was careflighted to a Plano, Texas, hospital, after a vehicle driven by Jak Ivie, 20, ran a stop sign at West Locust Street and North 12th Avenue, according to Durant Police, who said his vehicle also traveled up into grass and hit a fence and...
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Hendrix man indicted by federal grand jury
 MUSKOGEE – A Hendrix man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to register as a sex offender, The United States Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.  Andrew Duane Sloan, 24, has felony convictions in Bryan County from March 2009 for one count of second-degree rape and two counts of sexual battery. According to the indictment, Sloan did not comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. The charge is the...
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Southeastern Symphonic Winds presents “projekt (n)” on April 18
DURANT – The Southeastern Symphonic Winds – Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s premier instrumental ensemble – closes its 2012-2013 concert season with a program entitled “projekt (n): new music initiative” on Thursday, April 18, in Montgomery Auditorium. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. This performance is a part of BrainStorm, a project dedicated to research, scholarship, and creative activity ...
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Oklahoma legislators approve 3 new tax breaks
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — While Republican legislators in Oklahoma continue wrangling over how to scale back costly tax credits, lawmakers approved three new tax breaks on Wednesday for tickets to sporting events, construction of affordable homes and the purchase of helicopters. All three bills were approved Wednesday by the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, including one for the purchase of helicopters that narrowly failed in the s...
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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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