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Higher Ed reviews low-producing degree programs, retains those at CU, USAO, and WOSC

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

To ensure Oklahoma’s college graduates are prepared for jobs today and tomorrow, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have completed a comprehensive review of degree programs across all public institutions.

Attorneys General expand crackdown on illegal robocalls to 4 voice providers

News Staff

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorneys General throughout the nation have expanded their campaign to rein in illegal robocalls by targeting four of the largest voice providers in the country.

New report takes aim at CWIP laws, calling them a ‘hidden tax’

Jerry Bohnen Ok Energy Today

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

A new blistering report from the Manhattan Institute targets the growing use of CWIP — Construction Work in Progress — and takes the policy to the woodshed.

Rig Report: Oklahoma’s rig count holds steady as U.S. sees increase

News Staff

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

From staff reports While Oklahoma’s rig activity was unchanged in the past week, the nation saw a gain of five oil and gas rigs to reach a total of 549, according to the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count released on Friday.

Energy/Business Briefs

News Staff

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

National• U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says New England and California are to blame for their own high electricity rates because of policies that drove fossil fuel power plants to close, and also says the states’ use of imported oil makes them national security risks.

Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger The former chief executive officer of a failed Lindsay bank was indicted in federal court on 18 counts alleging bank fraud.

Former Lindsay bank executive indicted on 18 federal counts of bank fraud

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — The former president and chief executive officer of a failed Lindsay bank is accused of 18 crimes outlined in a 19-page indictment issued Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Western District federal court here.Danny W.

Kyle Jarman

Jarman named director of CU-Duncan

News Staff

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Staff reports Kyle Jarman has been appointed director of Cameron University-Duncan, effective Jan. 1, 2026. He has served as interim director of the campus since July 1.

Gerrid Kendrix

Area lawmaker praises changes to administrative rules

M. Scott Carter Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – An area lawmaker, who has pushed for changes in the state’s administrative law system, said the last of four major reforms to the process when into effect in November.State Rep. Gerrid Kendrix, R-Altus, said House Bill 2729 when into effect on Nov. 1.

Town of Bradley vote in 2021 ‘turned into a riot’; trustee meetings attracted armed attendees

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Interviews conducted by state auditors indicate the town election held four and a half years ago in Bradley, Oklahoma, resembled a college fraternity kegger.The event “turned into a riot,” ex-Mayor Donna Thornburg said.

Chickasha LPN seeking details about cancer cases in Grady County for state research project

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

A licensed practical nurse is collecting data for an official research project into “numerous” cases of cancer among children and adults alike in the Amber-Pocasset area.

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