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Rig Report: Rig counts bounced back last week

Rig Report: Rig counts bounced back last week

Rig Report: Rig counts bounced back last week

News Staff
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
From staff reports Oklahoma gained back an oiland- gas drilling unit in the past week to record a total of 41 active rigs, according to the latest Baker Hughes Co. rig count released Friday.The 41 compared to 37 rigs reported a year earlier.

Sustainable farming in Oklahoma cotton fields

News Staff
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
From staff reports Oklahoma Cotton Council Vice Chairman Mark Nichols spoke last week about Oklahoma’s cotton field conditions and sustainable farming.Nichols, an Altus cotton farmer, said cotton conditions have been bleak in most areas across the state.
Kyletta Ray | Southwest Ledger The exterior of the new Kiowa County Election Board office is shown in this photo taken Oct. 11 in Hobart. Construction of the building is nearly complete, but Election Board Secretary Terri Meinert and her staff will not move into their new office until after the November election.

Kyletta Ray | Southwest Ledger The exterior of the new Kiowa County Election Board office is shown in this photo taken Oct. 11 in Hobart. Construction of the building is nearly complete, but Election Board Secretary Terri Meinert and her staff will not move into their new office until after the November election.

Kiowa County nearing completion of new election board office

Eric Swanson Southwest Ledger
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
HOBART – The days when the Kiowa County Election Board shared a building with the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office are nearly over.Construction of the county’s new election board office will be finished in late October or early November, Election Board Secretary Terri Meinert said in an Oct.
Jacob Finck | Southwest Ledger Red Rock Town Hall was closed for Monday, Oct. 14 for Indigenous People’s Day. Agenda items for the Oct. 9 council meeting for Red Rock, a small town in Noble County, included read and approve minutes for June, July, August and September’s meetings and discuss the findings of the forensic audit performed by the State Auditor and Inspector’s office.

Jacob Finck | Southwest Ledger Red Rock Town Hall was closed for Monday, Oct. 14 for Indigenous People’s Day. Agenda items for the Oct. 9 council meeting for Red Rock, a small town in Noble County, included read and approve minutes for June, July, August and September’s meetings and discuss the findings of the forensic audit performed by the State Auditor and Inspector’s office.

State audit uncovers $336K misappropriated in Noble County town

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – A state forensic audit of the municipal records of Red Rock, a Noble County community of approximately 250 residents, raised the definition of “dysfunctional” to a new level.
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