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Catalytic converter thefts increasing

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 18, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Catalytic converter thefts have been increasing nationally in recent months – because two of the metals from which they are manufactured are worth more per ounce than gold.
All photos by Kim Keller/Town of Olustee: Children use playground equipment in Olustee’s town park. Over the past 16 years, the town has made several upgrades to its park.

All photos by Kim Keller/Town of Olustee: Children use playground equipment in Olustee’s town park. Over the past 16 years, the town has made several upgrades to its park.

Olustee upgrades town park

Eric Swanson
Thursday, March 18, 2021
OLUSTEE –Over the past 16 years, Olustee officials have taken steps to upgrade the town’s park. When Town Clerk Kim Keller started working for Olustee in 2005, the park’s amenities included a library, swings, basketball courts and a small A-frame pavilion.
Ledger photo by David B. Hale 207 SW Park Ave.

Ledger photo by David B. Hale 207 SW Park Ave.

Lawton demolishing dilapidated dwellings

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 18, 2021
LAWTON – The City of Lawton is in the process of eliminating hundreds of dangerous and dilapidated structures throughout the city. The city has $3.5 million in Capital Improvements Program funding earmarked for the program.
The Oklahoma medical industry don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA)

The Oklahoma medical industry don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA)

Analyzing and Stirring the Pot: The fight over Managed Care for Medicaid Expansion is serious business

News Staff
Thursday, March 18, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone paying attention already knew – they don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov.
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is seeking applications for its 2021-22 Teen Leaders class

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is seeking applications for its 2021-22 Teen Leaders class

OMRF accepting applications for Teen Leaders program class

Staff Reports
Thursday, March 18, 2021
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is seeking applications for its 2021-22 Teen Leaders class, which are due April 1. The program is open to high school students entering their sophomore, junior and senior years, the foundation said in a news release.
Four Star Leadership

Four Star Leadership

Four Star Leadership conference set

Tim Farley
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Tori Booker took the lessons she learned from the Four Star Leadership conference she attended two years ago and immediately began using them at Altus High School and now at Oklahoma State University. The conference was named after four-star U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, of Hobart.
Data breach settlement

Data breach settlement

Settlement reached in data breach case

Staff Reports
Thursday, March 18, 2021
The law firm Federman & Sherwood recently announced that the United States District Court for the District of Kansas has entered an order granting preliminary approval to a proposed settlement in the data breach lawsuit Michael Bahnmaier v. Wichita State University.
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