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Orbcomm wins Army contract to provide devices, connectivity

News Staff

Thursday, December 17, 2020

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – Orbcomm Inc., which provides Internet of Things solutions, has won a U.S. Army contract of up to $45.6 million for its Next Generation Tag program, which will extend through Dec. 9, 2024, the company announced Friday.

Southwest Oklahoma Head Starts get federal funds

News Staff

Thursday, December 17, 2020

A $1.3 million federal grant for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs in seven southwest Oklahoma counties was “absolutely necessary,” the organization’s executive director said.

U.S., states sue Facebook for ‘predatory’ conduct

News Staff

Thursday, December 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal regulators recently sued to force a breakup of Facebook as 48 states and districts accused the company in a separate suit of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors.

Nigerians convicted in internet romance scam

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, December 17, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – Three Nigerians convicted of participating in an internet romance scam involving several victims throughout the United States have been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $4.6 million in restitution.

Ryan Utilities Authority received a grant.

Ryan gets $99,999 REAP grant

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, December 17, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Water Resources Board awarded the Ryan Utilities Authority a $99,999 Rural Economic Action Plan grant Tuesday. The funds will be used to rehabilitate two water wells, including instrumentation and controls, OWRB records indicate.

Grocery Stores

Grocers group reaffirms priorities for pandemic relief

Staff Reports

Thursday, December 17, 2020

ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Grocers Association, the trade organization representing the independent supermarket industry, has reaffirmed its members’ priorities in a letter to congressional leaders as legislators continue to negotiate a pandemic relief package before year’s end.

Renderings show the exterior of the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, above, and its full-service Mokara Spa.

Highly-anticipated Omni OKC opening next month

Andrew W. Griffin

Thursday, December 17, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – In a little over one month, the highly-anticipated Omni Oklahoma City Hotel will open to the public, with more than 600 rooms and 29 suites, which will have dramatic views of the 70-acre Scissortail Park and the unique Oklahoma City skyline.

Lawton Commercial Building Permits

LAWTON COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS

KaraLee Langford

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Listed below are commercial building permits currently under review since December 7. 50 NW Sheridan Rd. American Freight Furniture applied for a building permit on December 7 for a new $4,500 sign. 501 SW B Ave.

Panhandler ordinance in Oklahoma City - Unconstitutional?

OKC Council votes to appeal McCraw in SCOTUS case

Andrew W. Griffin

Thursday, December 17, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – After a closed-door executive session lasting approximately an hour, the City Council of Oklahoma City voted 5-4 in favor of appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a circuit court ruling that the city’s anti-panhandling ordinance is unconstitutional.

Is LPS looking at a school quarantine program?

Health Dept. program allows students to quarantine in schools

Michael Kinney

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Mustang Public Schools voted to allow students who have been exposed to COVID-19 to quarantine on school premises as part of a program through a partnership with the Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Canadian County Health Department.

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