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Senate Bill 415 to stop fraudulent Veteran tax exempt usage.

Senate Bill 415 to stop fraudulent Veteran tax exempt usage.

Bill to protect disabled vets’ tax exemption clears Senate

Staff Reports
Thursday, March 11, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – In a move to stop the fraudulent use of the sales tax exemption extended to Oklahoma’s 100% disabled veterans and their spouses, Senate Bill 415 was endorsed Monday by the state Senate. The measure is authored by Sen.
Upcoming children’s musical will go virtual

Upcoming children’s musical will go virtual

Upcoming children’s musical will go virtual

Tim Farley
Thursday, March 11, 2021
As entertainers say, “the show must go on.” That’s the case of the children’s production “The Rainbow Fish Musical,” which will be filmed and then made available on-demand for anyone from school students to families starting March 24 through April 2.
A grant from the Oklahoma Historical Society was awarded to the Lawton Public Library to finance a digital conversion/memory lab.

A grant from the Oklahoma Historical Society was awarded to the Lawton Public Library to finance a digital conversion/memory lab.

Grant to fund library ‘memory lab’

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 11, 2021
LAWTON – A $20,000 grant from the Oklahoma Historical Society to finance a digital conversion/memory lab at the Lawton Public Library was accepted Tuesday by the City Council.
Photo provided An Native American woman walks down a street during a Cherokee National Holiday parade in Tahlequah.

Photo provided An Native American woman walks down a street during a Cherokee National Holiday parade in Tahlequah.

Ida’s Law moves to House

Tim Farley
Thursday, March 11, 2021
The mother of a slain Native American woman fully supports passage of a legislative measure that would bring law enforcement agencies together to investigate cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey The Lawton/Duncan “wye” south of Marlow, shown facing west, has been the scene of at least eight wrecks in the past two years, records of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation show.

Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey The Lawton/Duncan “wye” south of Marlow, shown facing west, has been the scene of at least eight wrecks in the past two years, records of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation show.

8 wrecks in 2 years at Lawton/Duncan ‘wye’

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 11, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Lawton/Duncan “wye” has been the scene of at least eight wrecks in the past two years, Oklahoma Department of Transportation records reflect. The T-intersection of US- 81 and SH-7 three miles south of Marlow is the focus of a $248,245 contract awarded to Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Oklahoma’s economy continued to grow last month.

Oklahoma’s economy continued to grow last month.

Business index rising; Okla. 6th in region

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 11, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Business Conditions Index climbed to 69.6 in February, its highest level since October and second-highest since April 2004, but is still about 3.5% below pre-COVID levels. And inflation has begun to appear in the construction industry and at the fuel pump.
Drought levels stay unchanged

Drought levels stay unchanged

Crop report: Drought levels stay unchanged

News Staff
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Rainfall totals averaged 0.16 of an inch across Oklahoma the week of March 2-7, with the north-central district recording the highest totals at 0.51 of an inch. Drought conditions were rated 31% abnormally dry to exceptional drought, the same as the previous week, according to the March 4 U.S.
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