OKC man on 2 suspended sentences gets prison for assault on mail carrier

An Oklahoma City man has been convicted in federal court and sento prison for attacking a mail carrier.Kantrell Dawan Henderson, 34, will serve a year and a half in federal prison for an assault on a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier.

Former Carnegie bank president sentenced to prison for fraud

The former chief executive officer of a bank in Caddo County has been sentenced to federal prison for committing bank fraud.Aaron D. Johnson, 43, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to six months in federal prison, followed by one year of home confinement and two years of supervised release.

EV lobbying battle underway on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A partisan battle is shaping up as part of the massive highway policy bill that is rewritten every few years is in the works.

Rig Report: Nation’s oil, gas rig numbers take huge drop

The latest Baker Hughes Co. Rig Count report showed a slight decline of numbers in Oklahoma but a much larger drop nationally over the past week. The U.S. total fell by 10 rigs, leaving 544 still active in the oil and gas plays.

Energy/Business Briefs

National• El Paso, Texas’ municipal electric utility seeks a rate increase from state regulators to pay off $1.55B in capital investments, while gas and water utilities also seek rate hikes that could lead to city residents paying an additional $45 in monthly utility bills.

Attorney described Bradley as ‘a mess’; resident filed petition to dissolve the town

During an interview with Brenda Holt of the State Auditor and Inspector’s office in July 2021, Chickasha lawyer David Perryman, then the attorney for the Town of Bradley, described the Grady County community as “a mess” and said he had no indication that any of the warring factions “want to get...

Shawn Black named executive director of OETA

OKLAHOMA CITY – Shawn Black was promoted earlier this month by the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority governing board to the post of executive director. The office had been vacant for several months following the retirement of Polly Anderson effective March 31.