Former employees of Mustang, Hulbert schools admit stealing funds

Former payroll officials in Mustang and Hulbert schools have admitted they fiddled with payrolls to illegally increase their paychecks Kim Weinrich, 67, of Mustang, pleaded guilty to stealing nearly half a million dollars from Mustang schools.Weinrich was charged Dec.

Rig Report: No change in state’s oil, gas rig numbers

From staff reports Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig activity held steady in the past week with a count of 43 rigs, unchanged from the previous reporting period by Baker Hughes.It compared to Texas where the count grew by one to 285 rigs. New Mexico fell one to 103 and North Dakota held at 35 rigs.

State veterinarian issues alert about HPAI

From staff reports Dr. Rod Hall, D.V.M.

Preventing tar spot, southern rust in Oklahoma crops

Kim Tutor, BASF technical marketing manager for corn and wheat fungicides, recently discussed two diseases that are most prevalent in the Oklahoma-Kansas areas: tar spot and southern rust.“We saw tar spot in Kansas in May this year; it is the earliest tar spot has ever been documented in the U.S.

Stockyards calf auction benefits U.S. military personnel

OKLAHOMA CITY–The Oklahoma National Stockyards auctioned a calf for the All American Beef Battalion (AABB) last week.National Livestock and the AABB crew prepared a ribeye lunch for those in attendance.

Energy/Business Briefs

National• Kinder Morgan reached a final investment decision Dec. 19 for its $1.4 billion Mississippi Crossing Project (MSX) as the company pushes forward with plans to move more natural gas to the Southeast. MSX will be a 206-mile, 42- and 36inch pipeline with an initial capacity of up to 1.

Enel Green Power, subsidies ordered to remove wind farm in Osage Co.

By Jerry Bohnen OK Energy Today Not only did a Tulsa federal judge rule last week that Enel Green Power has to remove 84 wind towers it installed on Osage land in northeast Oklahoma years ago, the firm and two of its subsidiaries owe more than $36 million in attorney fees.

Ceremony to honor Lawton’s first Black firefighter

From staff reports A street dedication ceremony is scheduled to honor Lawton’s first Black firefighter, Raymond L. Gates.The event will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 3 in the Ranch Oak Addition to celebrate Gates’ trailblazing legacy.As part of the tribute, two honorary “Mr. Raymond L.