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Six McCurtain Co. lawsuits still active

Monday, May 1, 2023

MUSKOGEE — Eight lawsuits against the McCurtain County Board of Commissioners, the county jail trust and/or Sheriff Kevin Clardy and his deputies have been filed in Muskogee’s Eastern District federal court in the past eight years.

This is the location of the commercial building owned by Beau Barnes in the Bishop School District. DAVID B. HALE | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Property owner couldn’t vote in bond election

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Monday, May 1, 2023

American colonists opted to break away from their mother country and dared to wage war against what was then the mightiest military on the planet, in no small measure because of “taxation without representation.

Okla. joins states challenging EPA’s new emission standard

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Monday, May 1, 2023

Oklahoma and 14 other states, the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma, and six other oil and natural gas associations contend the federal government has exceeded its authority in trying to compel carmakers to manufacture electric vehicles.

Court orders woman back to prison to complete her 107-year sentence

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, April 27, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY – A woman freed erroneously two years ago after serving 14 years of a 107-year prison sentence for multiple manslaughter convictions is back behind bars because of a state appellate court ruling.

Police: Don’t give money to panhandlers

News Staff

Thursday, April 27, 2023

LAWTON – The Lawton Police Department is reminding residents not to give money to panhandlers. A recent case involved the arrest of a man named Gheorghe Hogi for panhandling near Northwest 67th Street and Quanah Parker Trailway, according to a news release from the Lawton city manager’s office.

Storms bring some rain, lower temperatures

News Staff

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Most of the state experienced severe storms recently, which brought some rain and cooler temperatures. Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.12 of an inch for the week of April 17-24, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The April 18 U.S.

Tribal bank rebrands

News Staff

Thursday, April 27, 2023

SHAWNEE – The largest tribally owned bank in the U.S. announced its new brand recently, officially becoming Sovereign Bank. The new identity reflects the bank’s Native American ownership. Formerly known as First National Bank and Trust Co., the institution is owned by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

Steve Largent

Steve Largent joins Oklahoma-based Native American telecom company

News Staff

Thursday, April 27, 2023

OWASSO – Pro football Hall of Famer, former congressman and one-time gubernatorial candidate Steve Largent of Tulsa will join coreNOC, a Native American-owned telecommunications equipment, design and deployment company, as executive strategic adviser.

The frozen daiquiri drive-through opened for business at 115 W. Walker St., in Altus on March 29. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

From stay-at-home mom to business owner

Tim Farley

Thursday, April 27, 2023

ALTUS – Kenya Villarreal’s transition from stay-at-home mom to business owner has been a “surreal experience” since opening Bayou Booze two weeks ago. Bayou Booze, located at 115 W. Walker St., is the first drive-through daiquiri outlet in Oklahoma, Villarreal said.

Think Ability Executive Director Robin Arter discusses the programs the nonprofit is operating, including the newly opened Garden Café at 805 W. Main St. in Duncan. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Think Ability expands programs with Garden Café

Tim Farley

Monday, April 24, 2023

DUNCAN — Think Ability kicked off its newest endeavor with the Garden Café last week, which will eventually have six people with disabilities working there. “We’ve had glowing reports about the café so far,” said Robin Arter, executive director of Think Ability Inc.

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