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Voter registration deadline is Oct. 11

From staff reports The deadline is Oct. 11 for voters who have not previously registered and would like to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.Voters can check if they are registered by visiting elections.ok.
Markwayne Mullin

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Service academy nomination applications due Oct. 11

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s office is accepting applications for service academy nominations to four of the five service academies: the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S.

PSO seeks OCC, FERC approval to buy Jenks power plant

TULSA – Public Service Co. of Oklahoma inked an agreement to buy a natural gas combined-cycle power generation plant in Jenks for $730 million.PSO agreed in June to buy the facility from J-Power, a 50/50 joint venture between a Tokyo-based entity and John Hancock Infrastructure Fund.
Oklahoma’s CareerTech schools set a goal to increase enrollment 15% by fiscal year 2029. The Metro Tech Aviation Campus, a CareerTech institution, at the Will Rogers World Airport is pictured during an open house on June 21. Emma Murphy | Oklahoma Voice

Oklahoma’s CareerTech schools set a goal to increase enrollment 15% by fiscal year 2029. The Metro Tech Aviation Campus, a CareerTech institution, at the Will Rogers World Airport is pictured during an open house on June 21. Emma Murphy | Oklahoma Voice

CareerTech aims to raise enrollment 15% by 2029 budget year

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s career and technical schools has set a goal to increase enrollment across its campuses by 15% by fiscal year 2029.This would increase enrollment to just under 600,000 students across Oklahoma’s CareerTech institutions.Systemwide, enrollment at CareerTech increased 6.

Chickasha looking for a city manager – again

CHICKASHA – For the eighth time in nine years, the City of Chickasha is looking for a new city manager.Keith Johnson, the city’s chief executive officer for almost two years, announced his resignation last week. He is moving back to Washington state for personal and professional reasons, he said.