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Water pouring out of pipe

Water pouring out of pipe

EPA Honors 2 Oklahoma Water Projects

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Saturday, January 9, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Two Oklahoma water projects, one in the northeast and one in a southwest Oklahoma community, were singled out for national recognition recently. The South Delaware County Regional Water Authority was an “Exceptional Project” recipient in the U.S.
COVID-19 relief benefits can be offered by employers

COVID-19 relief benefits can be offered by employers

Attorney: Employers can offer COVID-19 relief benefits to workers

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 7, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Employers can choose to offer extended leave benefits in 2021 for workers who are sick with the COVID-19 virus or need to care for children whose schools or daycares have shut down, an Oklahoma City employment lawyer confirmed.
Nearly one-third of survey respondents indicated they have experienced non voluntary employment changes, including reduced work hours, layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts, or their employers going out of business.

Nearly one-third of survey respondents indicated they have experienced non voluntary employment changes, including reduced work hours, layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts, or their employers going out of business.

Where consumers feel effects of pandemic most

Steve Sichterman Data Journalist
Thursday, January 7, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The COVID-19 pandemic has spared few Americans in some way or another, but renters, minorities, and lower-income households have been disproportionately more severely impacted.
Sen. David Bullard R-Durant

Sen. David Bullard R-Durant

Report would help schools train students for jobs

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 7, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill pending in the Oklahoma Senate would require a state agency to develop a report that educators could use to create targeted curriculum which would train students for “highly marketable professions” in this state. Senate Bill 82 by Sen.
Grant spending

Grant spending

Olustee awarded REAP grant

News Staff
Thursday, January 7, 2021
The Olustee Town Board of Trustees learned recently that the town was awarded a $75,000 Rural Economic Action Plan grant to buy a new backhoe/loader. Town officials told the board during its Dec. 7 meeting that the grant, which does not require a local match, had been awarded.
This cut- up balsam evergreen Christmas tree ended up in a Lincoln County pond recently where it will be placed in deeper waters and provide a haven for freshwater fish and other life. Ledger photo by Andrew W. Griffin

This cut- up balsam evergreen Christmas tree ended up in a Lincoln County pond recently where it will be placed in deeper waters and provide a haven for freshwater fish and other life. Ledger photo by Andrew W. Griffin

Repurpose that old Christmas tree- for the planet

Andrew W. Griffin
Thursday, January 7, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – It was 30 years ago this past Christmas season that a Time magazine reporter went to Colorado to do a profile on legendary gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson at his bucolic home – Owl Farm.
The Comanche County Detention Center in Lawton.

The Comanche County Detention Center in Lawton.

Safety stressed in Comanche County jail

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 7, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A surge of coronavirus infections and deaths has stricken local jails and state prisons throughout the U.S., prompting officials to shut down some institutions completely and transfer their inmates elsewhere.
Ledger photo by Andrew W. Griffin A motorist travels on the newly opened Kickapoo Turnpike.

Ledger photo by Andrew W. Griffin A motorist travels on the newly opened Kickapoo Turnpike.

Kickapoo Turnpike opens

Andrew W. Griffin
Thursday, January 7, 2021
HARRAH – At just over 20 miles in length, the brand new Kickapoo Turnpike – connecting the Turner Turnpike to the north with Interstate 40 to the south through eastern Oklahoma County – officially opened Tuesday and your humble Southwest Ledger correspondent was there to drive the full length of...
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