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Sales at Heritage Place, Spence Kidney, general manager of Heritage Place in Oklahoma City said, are open to the general public. This week, Heritage Place hosted the Bases Loaded Elite Angus Sale, which was previously held at Coors Field as part of the National Western Livestock Show in Denver. OKLAHOMA FARM REPORT

Sales at Heritage Place, Spence Kidney, general manager of Heritage Place in Oklahoma City said, are open to the general public. This week, Heritage Place hosted the Bases Loaded Elite Angus Sale, which was previously held at Coors Field as part of the National Western Livestock Show in Denver. OKLAHOMA FARM REPORT

Heritage Place ‘Where Champions are Sold’

By Reagan Calk  | Oklahoma Farm Report   OKLAHOMA CITY — Spence Kidney, general manager of Heritage Place in Oklahoma City, recently spoke about the facilities and events that have taken place there.
This is an artistic rendering of the Town’s End Coffee House that California developer Chet Hitt envisions for the Mill Building. The Chickasha Municipal Authority voted to sell the vacant, aged building to Hitt, an Anadarko high school graduate who said he plans to invest perhaps $5 million on redevelopment projects in Chickasha. PROVIDED

This is an artistic rendering of the Town’s End Coffee House that California developer Chet Hitt envisions for the Mill Building. The Chickasha Municipal Authority voted to sell the vacant, aged building to Hitt, an Anadarko high school graduate who said he plans to invest perhaps $5 million on redevelopment projects in Chickasha. PROVIDED

Chickasha officials vote to sell Mill Building to developer who proposes major investment

CHICKASHA — The first hurdle was cleared recently in what is envisioned to be a multimillion-dollar investment in downtown Chickasha by a California resident who formerly lived in Oklahoma. The Chickasha City Council, wearing its alternate hat as the Municipal Authority, voted Jan.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt speaks Monday afternoon after being sworn into this second term. Stitt told the crowd he would continue his efforts to “make Oklahoman a top 10 state.”  The governor also pledged to build a stronger state economy and a more sustainable Oklahoma. RIP STELL | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt speaks Monday afternoon after being sworn into this second term. Stitt told the crowd he would continue his efforts to “make Oklahoman a top 10 state.” The governor also pledged to build a stronger state economy and a more sustainable Oklahoma. RIP STELL | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Stitt sworn into second term Monday

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican Governor Kevin Stitt was sworn in to his second term Monday afternoon, surrounded by his wife and five of his six children. Stitt, a native of Tulsa, took the oath of office on the south steps of the State Capitol building.
Keshonna Davis

Keshonna Davis

12:10: Keshonna Davis

When the wind chill advisory expired at noon Dec. 23 and some community warming centers were shutting their doors, Keshonna Davis had already begun navigating between phone calls and text messages to help find transportation and shelter for those in need.
Ottawa County precinct worker Kay Boman Harvey helps Ronnie Barnes feed his ballots into the voting machine at the Miami Civic Center in this 2020 file photo. Ottawa County, located in Oklahoma’s northeast corner, gets its TV news from the Joplin, Mo. market. It ranked 74th among the state’s 77 counties for voter turnout, with less than half of its registered voters casting a ballot in the 2022 gubernatorial election. KAYLEA HUTSON-MILLER | FOR OKLAHOMA WATCH

Ottawa County precinct worker Kay Boman Harvey helps Ronnie Barnes feed his ballots into the voting machine at the Miami Civic Center in this 2020 file photo. Ottawa County, located in Oklahoma’s northeast corner, gets its TV news from the Joplin, Mo. market. It ranked 74th among the state’s 77 counties for voter turnout, with less than half of its registered voters casting a ballot in the 2022 gubernatorial election. KAYLEA HUTSON-MILLER | FOR OKLAHOMA WATCH

Oklahoma news deserts: Data shows voting sagged in ‘orphan counties’

Tucked away in the southeast corner of the state, McCurtain County residents receive television news from Shreveport, Louisiana. Shreveport is a slightly closer drive than Oklahoma City or Tulsa, and its stations rarely delve into Oklahoma politics.