Lawmaker files brief with Oklahoma Supreme Court to challenge PSO rate hikes
News Staff
In a brief filed recently with the Oklahoma Supreme Court, State Rep.
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Overall reaction positive to governor’s clemency decision; Wood found unresponsive in cell and taken to hospital
M. Scott Carter Southwest Ledger
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to grant clemency to Tremane Wood, an inmate who has been on death row for more than 20 years, is drawing a largely positive response from both sides of the political aisle.Wood, 46, was set to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. on Nov.
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PSO customers to receive monthly bill reduction
Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger
Customers of Public Service Co. of Oklahoma will get a reduction in their electric bills for the next few months, because of lower natural gas prices.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
A.G. says game wardens subject to ‘personal liability’ for issuing tickets to tribal hunters
Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation was cautioned recently by the state Attorney General about pursuing criminal charges against tribal members hunting and fishing in Indian Country.“These enforcement actions are not merely ill-advised – they are unlawful.
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The Chickasha Chamber of Commerce received the 2025 Event Marketing Award for their promotion of the Oklahoma Food Truck Championship, an event that draws thousands of visitors to Chickasha each year. The award was presented during the recent Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executives’ annual conference and awards celebration in Ardmore. Provided
Chickasha Chamber celebrates marketing award, executives honored
News Staff
From staff reports Jacie Stinson, marketing director and brand ambassador for the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce, graduated from OCCE’s Chamber Management Institute during the 2025 Conference and Awards Celebration in Ardmore.
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OKC Will Rogers International Airport connects Oklahoma to the world
Secrett Taylor Southwest Ledger
OKLAHOMA CITY – When American Airlines launched Oklahoma’s first nonstop international passenger flight in decades last week, the milestone extended far beyond the Flight 655’s Cancún, Mexico, destination.
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Increased New Mexico oil spill list identifies OKC firm
News Staff
From staff reports A new report by the environmental group WildEarth Guardians claims the number of oil and gas spills that occurred in the third quarter of this year in New Mexico quadrupled – and an Oklahoma company was identified one of the most frequent offenders.
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Saltwater flowing into this pit in Caddo County is pumped into this hose, which is connected to several semi-trailer tanker trucks each day and hauled away to a saltwater disposal well north of Hydro in Blaine County. Five Mile Creek was contaminated when highly concentrated saltwater began discharging from this site in mid-September. Kyletta Ray | Southwest Ledger
OCC seeks reimbursement from Nject Disposal for expenses incurred in controlling ‘purge’
Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission filed an enforcement action recently against Nject Disposal LLC, seeking fines and reimbursement of “various costs” arising from a saltwater “purge” flowing in Caddo County for the last two months.In his “Complaint for Contempt of Rules and Regulations” filed Nov.
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Stillwater data center final plat approved by planning commission
Jerry Bohnen Ok Energy Today
Construction will soon begin in earnest on Google’s new data center in Stillwater, marking a major step in the company’s $9 billion investment in Oklahoma’s artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, according to The Stillwegian.
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Missouri passes rules, costs for data centers and large power users
Morgan Chilson Kansas Reflector
Missouri utility regulators last week approved a tariff to ensure large power users on its system are responsible for paying their fair share of the effect their usage has on the power grid and other customers.
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