OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill to encourage the prioritization of victim restitution fees has been unanimously approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. [...]
Oklahoma Attorney General seal OKLAHOMA CITY (March 12, 2025) – The Multi-County Grand Jury today indicted the founder of a Texas [...]
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Index Falls 2.1 Points; Remains Above 51-year Average for Fourth Consecutive Month OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (March 13, 2025) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell by 2.1 points in February to 100.7. This is the fourth consecutive month above the 51-year average [...]
$10.9 Million Development to Preserve 80 Affordable Units ARKOMA, Okla. and POCOLA, Okla., March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WNC & Associates (WNC), a family-owned business known as both a pioneer and leader in the affordable housing industry, and Belmont Development Company (BDC), an [...]
The collaboration finally unlocks the use of digital assets as liquidity in land based casinos, with Choctaw Casinos & Resorts pioneering the solution Miami, USA, March 7th 2025 – Bitline, the only provider for casino chip access directly from cryptocurrency, [...]
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OKLAHOMA CITY (March 6, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging Congress to take action against the rising threat of organized retail crime across the country. He said such efforts would complement House Bill 1592, approved yesterday by that chamber, [...]
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OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill to expand the list of dignitaries eligible to perform marriage ceremonies in Oklahoma was approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill 2205 adds deacons and elders to the list of individuals authorized to solemnize marriages, [...]
Drunk driving crashes and fatalities are preventable. If you’re celebrating with alcohol, have a plan to get home safely. OKLAHOMA CITY – March 14, 2025– Whether you’re Irish or just enjoy the festivities of St. Patrick’s Day, AAA urges those drinking alcohol [...]
Oklahoma Watch, at oklahomawatch.org, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers public-policy issues facing the state. Oklahoma Watch | Jennifer Palmer The deal is taking place all over the country, in volleyball and softball and hockey and [...]
Yesterday, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted to finalize the 2024 OG&E rate case. AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl released this statement. “This order will make final OG&E’s saddling residential customers with a historic $126.6 million rate increase and raise [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved a measure to help keep communities safe. House Bill 2622, authored by Rep. Erick Harris, R-Edmond, streamlines the public nuisance process by categorizing the repeated use of a property for drug [...]
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More than Half of Respondents Say They Have Consumed Cannabis an Hour or Less Before Driving. More than a third believe their driving is improved after cannabis OKLAHOMA CITY – March 12, 2025 – Do cannabis consumers see the dangers in [...]
Obituaries
Jack “Jackie” Virginia Washington of Heavener, Oklahoma was born August 17, 1927 in Grandview, Texas to James Marvin and Eva (Morris) Lee and passed away on March 14, 2025 in Heavener, Oklahoma at the age of 97. She is survived [...]
Graveside service for Sharon Kay "Spud" Surratt, 78 of Pocola, Oklahoma will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Macedonia Cemetery in Pocola, Oklahoma with Pastor Kyle "Snuffy" Been officiating. Burial will follow at Macedonia Cemetery in [...]
Ricky Dale Daws of Pocola, Oklahoma was born November 8, 1954 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Sidney Edward and Melba Jean (McConnell) Daws and passed away March 4, 2025 at his home in Pocola, Oklahoma at the age of 70. [...]
Leisa Ann Massey of Howe, Oklahoma was born May 20, 1963 in Poteau, Oklahoma to Enoch Leeroy “Lee” and Willa Mae (Chronister) Pierce and passed away March 10, 2025 in Pocola, Oklahoma at the age of 61. She is survived [...]
