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LAWTON – Cameron University students who have earned some college credits may enroll in a degree completion program through two upcoming Reach Higher: Reconnect sessions.
The virtual sessions will run from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Oct. 21 and from 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 22.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
The Oklahoma City University School of Law has developed a part-time online program to teach the law for “non-lawyers”
OCU to teach ‘law for non-lawyers’
Staff Reports
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City University School of Law has developed a part-time online program to teach the law for “non-lawyers,” Dean Jim Roth announced.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Book looks at mystery, controversy surrounding Spiro Mounds
Andrew W. Griffin
Relics buried in eastern Oklahoma may have gone unnoticed had it not been for the efforts of a few outraged academics who successfully saved what was left of the Spiro people who lived there hundreds of years earlier.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
OU switches to online classes
Michael Kinney
The University of Oklahoma has decided to cut its school year short. Well, at least the parts that have do with on-campus education.
OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. sent an email to parents and students on Oct.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Norman ranked among top affordable suburbs
Staff Reports
NORMAN – A mix of indoor and outdoor space, affordability and a big-city atmosphere make Norman one of the top U.S. suburbs, according to the real estate website Zillow and the crowd-sourced review site Yelp.
Norman was ranked ninth in the companies’ new Cityness Index, which identified the U.S.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
National Federation of Independent Businesses State Director Jerrod Shouse, left, presents the Guardian of Small Business award to State Rep. Terry O’Donnell at the Oklahoma state Capitol in Oklahoma City.
Rep. O’Donnell receives small-business award
Staff Reports
CLAREMORE – State Rep. Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, has received the Guardian of Small Business award from The Oklahoma office of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. NFIB State Director Jerrod Shouse, presented the award to O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, in his Capitol office.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Crop report : Planted winter wheat reaches 69%
Staff Reports
Six of Oklahoma’s nine districts reported highs over 90 degrees Sunday, with two districts reporting highs in the triple digits. The state had virtually no rain last week, averaging just 0.01 of an inch.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Continental to announce results Nov. 5
Staff Reports
OKLAHOMA CITY – Continental Resources Inc. will announce results for the third quarter of 2020 on Nov. 5, after trading closes on the New York Stock Exchange.
A conference call to discuss the results is scheduled for 10 a.m. Eastern (9 a.m. Central) Nov. 6.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Bison acquires Woody Creek Midstream
Staff Reports
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma-based water technology company Bison has acquired Woody Creek Midstream, in the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province.
The acquisition is anchored by a 15-year gathering agreement with Casillas Petroleum Resource Partners, Bison stated in a news release.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Oklahoma Insurance Department has approved a 9.6% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2021. The new loss costs will go into effect for new and renewing policies effective January 1, 2021.
Employers’ workers’ compensation costs go down again
Staff Reports
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Insurance Department has approved a 9.6% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2021.
The new loss costs will go into effect for new and renewing policies effective January 1, 2021.
Thursday, October 15, 2020