Sean Roberts sued for libel, slander

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn’s campaign manager sued her GOP challenger, state Rep. Sean Roberts, for libel and slander, eight days after Roberts sued another legislator for slander.

Russ defeats Jolley in GOP primary bid

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Republicans chose a former banker and state representative as their party’s nominee for state treasurer during last Tuesday’s primary runoff election. Todd Russ, the former president of the Washita State Bank in Burns Flat, earned 150,431 votes (55.

State Labor Dept. moving to new site

OKLAHOMA CITY – The state Labor Department is moving to a new location effective Sept. 1. The new office will be at 409 NE 28th Street, 3rd floor, Oklahoma City 73105 The Labor Department office at 3017 N. Stiles, Suite 100, will close to the public at noon Wednesday, Aug.

Health departments partner with OU, OUHSC to monitor wastewater for pathogens in Okla.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health, the Oklahoma City-County Health Department and the Tulsa Health Department have partnered with researchers at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center to monitor for several pathogens through wastewater...

Chickasha man faces 6 embezzlement counts; forgery, stolen property charges pending, too

OKLAHOMA CITY – A Grady County contractor already named in five counts of defrauding Oklahomans in four counties of thousands of dollars for home repair work he never completed, had another criminal charge added to the list last week.

State Aeronautics Commission awards 56 aerospace/aviation education grants

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma aeronautics has become a national model for aerospace and aviation education, enabling young Oklahomans to know that a career in aeronautics is not out of their reach. In the spirit of NASA astronaut Dr.

SW Oklahoma schools developing aviation ed programs

LAWTON – Lawton High School is one of at least six schools in southwest Oklahoma that are developing aviation education programs for their students.

Part of state sees minor relief from drought

Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 1.09 inches for the week of Aug. 15-21, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Services. The Aug. 16 U.S.

DA declares Gill winner of Ward 4 race

LAWTON – District Attorney Kyle Cabelka has declared Lawton City Council candidate George Gill as the councilman-elect for Ward 4. A real estate developer and construction manager, Gill finished first in a three-way race in the Aug.

Using SMARTER Goals to Land Where You Want

Most of us know where we want to go, we sometimes just don’t know how to get there or which steps to take first. This is a common challenge many professionals face. Day-to-day tasks slowly overwhelm us, crowding out our dreams.