Company hired to dispose of hand sanitizer was led by a professional chef

A company which won a lucrative contract in July 2022 to dispose of 7,402 pallets of personal hygiene products that included hand sanitizer containing a high concentration of ethyl alcohol, and some contaminated with methanol, was founded six months earlier in Wyoming and was led by a professional...

Deere & Co. settles ‘right to repair’ lawsuit with FTC, 5 states

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the latest national ‘right to repair’ legal case, Deere & Company settled an antitrust lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission and five states earlier this month.A 37-page complaint was filed on Jan.

ODVA exceeds outreach goal for ‘untethered’ veterans

The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs exceeded its outreach targets for untethered veterans, Executive Director James Bynum informed the Oklahoma Veterans Commission at its July meeting.

Despite overwhelming lack of trust, AI usage increases

TAMPA, Fla. – 5W Public Relations, an independent PR and digital marketing agency, recently identified a 99-point favorability gap between daily artificial intelligence users (+57) and everyone else (-42) – the widest behavioral divide in American public opinion.

SW Okla. woman accused of spending dead dad's retirement benefits

A Southwest Oklahoma woman was indicted recently for depositing and spending her father’s federal retirement benefits for almost four years after his death.Whitney Jamico Brewer, 51, a resident of Lawton and Altus, is charged with theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft.

Study shows regional differences across housing market

The U.S. housing market’s shift toward buyers is most pronounced in the South, where 18 of the 19 identified buyer markets are located, according to Realtor. com. Meanwhile, the Northeast contains all five balanced-tightening markets, signaling areas where sellers are beginning to regain leverage.

Century-old gypsum plant in Blaine County to close

Blaine County was rocked with an economic slap recently when U.S. Gypsum, one of the county’s biggest employers, announced it plans to shut down its mining operation before the end of the year.

Legislators, power companies await FERC competition decision

A decision by federal regulators has yet to be made on the request of a dozen utilities, including two that serve thousands of Oklahomans, to be able to build new transmission projects in Midwestern power grids and do so without competitive bidding.

Mexican convicted of Texas murder back in U.S. again

OKLAHOMA CITY – Jose Olalde-Caminoreal, a Mexican national found in Kay County, was sentenced to serve more than seven years in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States after two previous deportations.Olalde, 49, was arrested Aug.