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Apache Casino to hold Heroes of America Fireworks Show

News Staff

Thursday, June 18, 2020

LAWTON – Heroes of America Fireworks Show will light up the night sky at Apache Casino Hotel on Saturday, July 4, 2020. “We want to celebrate the birth of our great nation and recognize the essential Heroes of America that are so vital to our country,” said Lee Bayless, Event Center Manager.

OESC urges claimants to set up meetings at local office

News Staff

Thursday, June 18, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – The interim executive director of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC), Shelley Zumwalt, advises claimants for jobless benefits to make an appointment at a local office.

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Duncan incumbent to face two challengers

M. Scott Carter Okc Bureau Reporter

Thursday, June 18, 2020

DUNCAN – A Republican state Senator will face two opponents in the June 30 primary election. State Senator Paul Scott, R-Duncan, has held the Senate District 43 since 2016. Scott, 50, is being challenged by fellow Republicans Kaity Keith of Purcell and Jessica Garvin of Duncan.

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OESC paid more benefits in last 2 months than it paid on claims in the last 2 years

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, June 18, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – The state processed more than $1 billion in unemployment claims in the last two months – more than the total of all claims paid in 2018 and 2019 combined, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission announced. The OESC paid almost twice as much in claims in April ($413.

Weightlifting inside HIT (Heavy Intense Training) Gym, 613 SW Sheridan Rd. in Lawton.

Gym owner fights to keep business alive

Michael Kinney

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Ray Ortiz knows what it means to overcome imposing obstacles. A year ago, as a 56- year old, he bench pressed 601 pounds at the Mr. Olympia competition in Las Vegas. It was a new world record for his age group.

Airlines launch legal action against UK’s quarantine plan

News Staff

Thursday, June 18, 2020

LONDON (AP) – Three airlines have launched legal action against the British government, describing the country’s plan to quarantine most incoming travelers as “flawed.

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Tribal woman sentenced for grandson’s death in hot car at Harrah casino

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, June 18, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City woman was sentenced to 171⁄2 years in federal prison for causing the death of her 5-year-old grandson by leaving him in a hot car with no air conditioning while she gambled for six hours at an eastern Oklahoma County casino. Alanna Jean Orr, 50, was sentenced by U.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.Pilgrim’s Pride CEO takes leave to focus on his legal defense

News Staff

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Sunday that Jayson Penn, its president and CEO, is taking a leave of absence to focus on his defense in a price fixing indictment. Penn is one of four current and former executives at chicken companies who were indicted earlier this month on charges of price fixing.

Feds extend eviction moratorium

News Staff

Thursday, June 18, 2020

WASHINGTON – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced Wednesday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the Enterprises”) will extend their single-family moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until at least Aug. 31.

The entrance of Walt Disney World near Orlando.

Not magic? Disney sues Fla. county over property taxes

News Staff

Thursday, June 18, 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – One thing that is not magic to Walt Disney World is the property taxes it must pay to a Florida county. Disney is once again suing the Orange County property appraiser over 2019 tax assessments for its theme parks, resorts, employee buildings and other structures.

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