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Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger Construction of a new 12-inch diameter sanitary sewer line in Chickasha on Colorado Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets is underway on Epworth United Methodist Church property. The new line will replace a broken clay pipe. The City Council awarded a $164,497 contract on the project to Leetech Services from Tuscola, Texas.

Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger Construction of a new 12-inch diameter sanitary sewer line in Chickasha on Colorado Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets is underway on Epworth United Methodist Church property. The new line will replace a broken clay pipe. The City Council awarded a $164,497 contract on the project to Leetech Services from Tuscola, Texas.

Provided Multiple changes in speed zones along 4.1 miles of Oklahoma Highway 36, in Tillman and Comanche counties in the vicinity of Chattanooga’s school, were approved recently by the state Transportation Commission as shown in this artistic rendering from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

Provided Multiple changes in speed zones along 4.1 miles of Oklahoma Highway 36, in Tillman and Comanche counties in the vicinity of Chattanooga’s school, were approved recently by the state Transportation Commission as shown in this artistic rendering from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

Safety improvements authorized by state Transportation Commission

OKLAHOMA CITY – Several public safety improvement projects in Chattanooga and Hobart, and near Apache, Cement, Cooperton, Corum and Granite, were approved recently by the state Transportation Commission.

Investment fund partners with Oklahoma Farm Bureau

NEW YORK – The Generation Food Rural Partners Fund, an investment fund designed to boost economic growth in rural communities, will provide financial assistance for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s accelerator program to invest in start-up companies in Oklahoma, fund officials announced recently.
Rig Report: Nation records big jump in oil, gas rigs

Rig Report: Nation records big jump in oil, gas rigs

Rig Report: Nation records big jump in oil, gas rigs

As Oklahoma’s rig count slipped by one in the past week, from 44 to 43, the nation saw a significant gain of seven rigs to a total of 589.The latest Baker Hughes rig count report compared the Sooner State’s current rig numbers to 38 a year ago.

Energy/Business Briefs

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