Chickasha council approves plat for subdivision phase 1

The final plat for Phase 1 of Enclave Estates, a housing addition of 40 lots on almost nine and a half acres in southwest Chickasha, was approved by the City Council.The subdivision is located south of West Grand Avenue and west of South 29th Street.

Fraud, financial-crime prosecutions continued during federal funding lapse

OKLAHOMA CITY – During the recent lapse in government funding, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma continued prosecuting fraudsters and other financial criminals, including a former Carnegie banker.

Hearing set for McCurtain County employees

IDABEL – A preliminary hearing is scheduled next year for the manager of the McCurtain County Solid Waste Authority and one of his employees who are accused of embezzling more than $200,000 of public funds.Director James Allen Womack, 53, of Millerton, and his secretary, Shae D.

State boards reduce 2026 assessments for banks, credit unions

OKLAHOMA CITY – The State Banking Board approved the largest-ever reduction in assessments paid by Oklahoma state-chartered banks, State Bank Commissioner Mick Thompson announced last Thursday.

Tatum named to post at National Governors Association

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An Oklahoma man has been named interim director of National Governors Association.Brandon Tatum, who recently served as chief executive officer of the Regional University System of Oklahoma and who, before that, served as Gov.

Lankford files legislation to get Hochatown a ZIP code

OKLAHOMA CITY – Hochatown, the small, wildly popular tourist spot in southeastern Oklahoma, could be much closer to getting its ZIP code back after two U.S. senators stepped in to help.On Wednesday, Republican U.S. Sen. James Lankford said he filed legislation to direct the U.S.

Mary Sue James

Mary Sue James, 77, moved to Chickasha in May 2023 and is a self-appointed litter picker-upper. “You can find me in Shannon Springs Park most mornings, picking up trash,” she said recently. “This is our children’s park. Let’s not trash it.”

Rig Report: Oklahoma’s rig count rebounded last week

From staff reports Western Oklahoma remains the center of the state’s oil and gas rig activity with a gain of one rig over the past week, according to the most recent Baker Hughes Rig Count.The total grew to 42 rigs, just two shy of the 44 rigs active in Oklahoma one year ago.

State orders OptumRx to stop ‘illegal clawbacks’

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY –The Attorney General’s Office has issued a cease-and-desist letter to OptumRx concerning reports that the pharmacy benefit manager attempted to engage in illegal, retroactive reimbursement clawbacks from Oklahoma pharmacies.