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Mike Osburn

Legislation would dramatically change state education board, secretary

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY – Two bills awaiting a House vote would dramatically change how Oklahoma selects its State Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education members.Both measures, House Joint Resolution 1055 and House Bill 3327, were written by Rep.

Mullin’s shift to Trump administration alters Oklahoma’s 2026 election

M. Scott Carter

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY – Until Thursday morning, Oklahoma’s 2026 election was pretty much developing as expected. The candidates – from the U.S. Senate down to the state House of Representatives – were ramping up their campaigns, raising money, and preparing for the April filing period.

Town hall meeting about property taxes scheduled March 13

From Staff Reports

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

CHICKASHA — The Chamber of Commerce invites business owners, property owners, and community members to attend a town hall meeting focused on current property tax legislation at the State Capitol.The event will be held Friday, March 13, at 9 a.m. in City Hall, 117 N. 4th Street.

Henryetta man admits threats to frame ATF agent for rape, ‘feed him to his fish’

Mike W. Ray

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

MUSKOGEE — A Henryetta man facing multiple charges of violence in Okmulgee County District Court pleaded guilty in Muskogee’s federal district court to a charge of threatening to kill a federal agent and “feed him to his fish.

Walmart to pay $100M for deceptive practices within Spark Driver service

From Staff Reports

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oklahoma was one of 11 states to join the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit brought against Walmart for deceptive pay practices within its Spark Driver program.The suit alleged the large U.S.

ATMs in Lawton, Elgin, Chickasha, Moore, Norman targeted by thieves

Mike W. Ray

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY – Two Hispanic men photographed breaking into automated teller machines in Chickasha and Moore and stealing $232,500, and photographed while attempting to do the same at an ATM in Norman, were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury here.

Chickasha nears maximum limit on water from Fort Cobb Lake

Mike W. Ray

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Chickasha buys water from Fort Cobb Lake, and the quality of the water processed in the city’s aged treatment plant is marginal. “Our water is good, but not that good,” City Manager Jim Crosby acknowledged.

Landlord Friendliness Index shows division among states

From Staff Reports

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

State landlord-tenant statutes, compiled into a Landlord Friendliness Index, revealed a sharp divide between states that encourage housing investment and those that hinder it.

Road funding formula skewed toward counties with oil/gas production

Mike W. Ray

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

If residents of rural Comanche County ever wonder why their road is rutted or a bridge is dilapidated, they might want to call their state legislators — who control the state’s purse strings and established the county road funding mechanism.

Construction on Chickasha water plant to start soon; application for another OWRB loan filed

Mike W. Ray

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

CHICKASHA — A $71,759,090 contract with Wynn Construction Co. to build a new 6 million gallons per day water treatment plant was executed Monday night by the City Council and the Municipal Authority.

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