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U.S. Army Photo By Marion Jo Nederhoed The joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office is heading an effort to develop training for soldiers to counter drone threats, which includes establishment of a school at Fort. Sill

U.S. Army Photo By Marion Jo Nederhoed The joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office is heading an effort to develop training for soldiers to counter drone threats, which includes establishment of a school at Fort. Sill

Fort Sill academy to train soldiers how to defeat threats from drones

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, July 15, 2021
FORT SILL – Training soldiers how to defeat threats from unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – is being developed under the oversight of the Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, in conjunction with the Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Academy at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
Foster care, criminal justice and health care are among the 10 interim studies that will be conducted this summer and fall.

Foster care, criminal justice and health care are among the 10 interim studies that will be conducted this summer and fall.

Lawmakers to study foster care health policies

Tim Farley
Thursday, July 15, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Foster care, criminal justice and health care are among the 10 interim studies that will be conducted this summer and fall at the request of state Sen. Jessica Garvin.
PHOTO PROVIDED The Southwest Shockers, with seven teams ranging from under-10 to college, compete in a number of tournaments each year.

PHOTO PROVIDED The Southwest Shockers, with seven teams ranging from under-10 to college, compete in a number of tournaments each year.

Shocker system gives players the chance to hone baseball skills

Tim Farley
Thursday, July 8, 2021
LAWTON – Businessman and baseball enthusiast Perry Warren has given players the chance to excel on the diamond and move to the next level for the past 15 years.
PHOTOS PROVIDED Old-style gas pumps in front of Foggy Bottom Kitchen at Beavers Bend State Park near Broken Bow.

PHOTOS PROVIDED Old-style gas pumps in front of Foggy Bottom Kitchen at Beavers Bend State Park near Broken Bow.

Good old-fashioned food coming to another state park

Tim Farley
Thursday, July 8, 2021
QUARTZ MOUNTAIN – State park guests can soon avail themselves of fine Southern dining at Foggy Bottom Kitchen restaurant which is owned by Swadley’s Bar-B-Q. Foggy Bottom Kitchens already have opened at four other state parks – Roman Nose, Lake Murray, Sequoyah and Beavers Bend.
Grace, Cox file to run for state superintendent.

Grace, Cox file to run for state superintendent.

Grace, Cox file to run for state superintendent

Staff Reports
Thursday, July 8, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The superintendent of Shawnee Public Schools announced Tuesday she plans to seek the Republican nomination for Oklahoma state superintendent in 2022. April Grace is a longtime educator who has been superintendent in Shawnee since 2016.
Evictions in Oklahoma

Evictions in Oklahoma

Legislators request studies on Oklahoma eviction law

News Staff
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Two Oklahoma lawmakers, one Republican and one Democrat, have requested interim legislative studies on the state’s Residential Landlord Tenant Act, which governs a range of issues, including how evictions in the state are carried out. Rep.
Funeral Board

Funeral Board

Sanders appointed to Funeral Board

Staff Reports
Thursday, July 8, 2021
KINGFISHER — Former state Rep. and House Majority Leader Mike Sanders was recently tapped to serve a five-year term on the Oklahoma Funeral Board. The board is the state licensing and regulatory authority for the funeral service profession.
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