History of American Political Parties, Part V: An Era of Good Feelings

By James Finck, Ph.D. Over the years I have written about the election of 1800 many times in my columns; it is my favorite election because it is the most important.

Death from unsecured plywood results in manslaughter charge

LAWTON – A local truck driver faces a trial next year for causing the death of a motorist when an unsecured sheet of plywood slipped from his truck and smashed into the victim’s windshield.

Federal grants to finance programs targeting abuse of tribal members

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A dozen Native American tribes in Oklahoma shared in grants the U.S. Justice Department awarded recently to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

High interest rates, strong U.S. dollar taking toll on ag and rural economies

High interest rates and a strong U.S. dollar are beginning to take a disproportionate toll on rural industries such as agriculture, forest products, mining and manufacturing. Most international transactions are still conducted in dollars, and a strong dollar makes U.S.

Enid man sentenced for threats to kill 4 government officials

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoman who admitted threatening the lives of three state governors and a United States senator via the social media platform Twitter (now called “X”) was sentenced last Friday to a year and a day in federal prison. Tyler Jay Marshall, 37, also was ordered by U.S.

New York marijuana licensing in limbo

From staff/wire reports “Forty percent of the marijuana that is consumed in New York City is grown in Oklahoma.” State Attorney General Gentner Drummond made that statement in June while speaking to the Oklahoma Press Association. A recent Associated Press story lends credence to that claim.

OBN officer arrests Chinese national with 268 lbs. of marijuana, $100,045

TULSA – A Chinese national was arrested last month in northeastern Oklahoma in possession of 268 pounds of marijuana and $100,045 in cash. Jin Kai Chen, 51, was indicted in Oklahoma’s Northern District federal court here Oct. 2 on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

Chickasha Public Library to host Riders on Orphan Train program

CHICKASHA – Few people today know much, if anything, about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929, more than 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America.

Chickasha man sentenced to federal prison for distribution of fentanyl that caused overdose

OKLAHOMA CITY – A Grady County man was sentenced recently to 10 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that caused a near-fatal overdose. According to court records, on or about Dec.

Rainfall averages less than an inch in early October

Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.92 inches for the first week of October, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The Oct. 3 U.S.