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Libertarians at top of Oklahoma ballot this year

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Libertarian Party will be at the to p of the ballot in this year’s general election.A public drawing was held July 16 by Paul Ziriax, Secretary of the State Election Board, to determine the ballot order for political parties and Independent candidates for the Nov.

Rig Count Report

eport As the nation’s latest Baker Hughes report released on Friday showed a slight rebound in the number of active oil and gas rigs, it also revealed another drop in Oklahoma’s list of rigs still in the patch.Oklahoma’s count fell one in the past week, leaving 33 active rigs in the various plays.

Energy / Business Briefs

• A proposed hydrogen pipeline that would stretch 200 miles across the Navajo Nation is an environmental threat and a safety concern due to lack of regulations, a Navajo grassroots group argues in an educational campaign about the project.
A westbound 18-wheeler crosses the narrow two-lane Roosevelt Memorial Bridge on U.S. Highway 70 just east of Kingston. Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation received a $124M grant from the federal government to help replace the 80-year-old bridge honoring the 32nd U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt with a four-lane bridge that will also cross Lake Texoma, ODOT reported earlier this month. Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger

A westbound 18-wheeler crosses the narrow two-lane Roosevelt Memorial Bridge on U.S. Highway 70 just east of Kingston. Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation received a $124M grant from the federal government to help replace the 80-year-old bridge honoring the 32nd U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt with a four-lane bridge that will also cross Lake Texoma, ODOT reported earlier this month. Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger

Feds give $124M to help replace bridge over Lake Texoma

OKLAHOMA CITY– A $124 million grant from the Federal government will allow Oklahoma to replace a bridge built in 1947 spanning Lake Texoma.

Oklahoma’s dry spell continues

From staff reports Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.41 inches for the week of July 8-14, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.The July 9 U.S.

How $13.41 returns fuel future of cattle industry

From staff reports President and CEO of CattleFax Randy Blach and Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board Chairman Andy Bishop recently gave their reactions to the 2019-2023 Beef Checkoff Return on Investment study.For these studies, Dr.