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LEDGER PHOTO BY KYLETTA RAY

LEDGER PHOTO BY KYLETTA RAY

For those who served

News Staff
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Honoring those buried at Fort Sill National Cemetery during a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony are John McNeal, longtime volunteer and current volunteer coordinator; Michael Wilson, automotive worker; J.
Credit card debt drops

Credit card debt drops

Credit card debt drops, retail sales grow in 2020

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, June 3, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Americans apparently used some of their federal stimulus payments to erase credit card debt last year. A record $82.9 billion in credit card debt was paid off in 2020. That was a notable achievement, considering U.S. consumers have amassed an average of $54.
Randy McDaniel

Randy McDaniel

State Treasurer says he will not seek re-election

News Staff
Thursday, June 3, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election next year to a second four-year term, but plans to continue serving as treasurer until his current term ends on Jan. 9, 2023.
Court affirms manslaughter conviction

Court affirms manslaughter conviction

Court affirms manslaughter conviction

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, June 3, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The state Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the first-degree manslaughter conviction of an Indiahoma man with a lengthy record of traffic violations who was involved in a fatal crash west of Lawton less than a month after he pleaded guilty to a second drunken-driving charge.
Mark Liotta

Mark Liotta

Liotta resigns Worker’s Comp chairmanship

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, June 3, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Mark Liotta has offered an early resignation from his chairmanship of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. “With the expiration of my term as commissioner, there will be a need for you to appoint a new chairman,” Liotta informed Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Gov. Kevin Stitt issued the order May 28 – the same day he signed into law a bill that prohibits state schools and colleges from adopting mask mandates or vaccination requirements.

Gov. Kevin Stitt issued the order May 28 – the same day he signed into law a bill that prohibits state schools and colleges from adopting mask mandates or vaccination requirements.

Stitt order bans agency mask, vaccine mandates

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, June 3, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – An executive order that bans state agencies from mandating masks or imposing vaccine requirements for people entering their buildings went into effect Tuesday, June 1. Gov.
Okla. City attorneys ranked by USA Guide

Okla. City attorneys ranked by USA Guide

Okla. City attorneys ranked by USA Guide

News Staff
Thursday, June 3, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY— The Oklahoma City-based law firm Crowe & Dunlevy was recently recognized as the only Oklahoma firm ranked in all 10 practice areas in the 2021 USA Guide, produced by the international legal research and analysis provider Chambers and Partners, the law firm said in a news release.
Ten Robs Bank

Ten Robs Bank

Teen admits robbing four Okla. City banks

News Staff
Thursday, June 3, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A teenager has admitted robbing four banks in northwest Oklahoma City in three and a half months. Reuben Ondra Ellis, 19, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty in OKC’s Western District federal court to robbing one bank, but as part of his plea, he admitted robbing three others, as well.

Republican Women to meet

News Staff
Thursday, June 3, 2021
The Great Plains Republican Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 17 at the Comanche County Fairgrounds, Prairie Building. The scheduled speaker is Charley Meadows from OCPAC, who will speak on “Where Do We Go From Here?
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