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DEQ places advisories on six SW Okla. lakes

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Six out of 10 lakes in southwest Oklahoma have been tagged with consumption advisories by the State Department of Environmental Quality because of mercury levels discovered in fish. The DEQ cleared four other area lakes in the agency’s latest round of testing.
Sig Sauer

Sig Sauer

A pistol-packin’ 6-figure payout

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gunmaker Sig Sauer charged a customer $280 to fix his P320 pistol after it was damaged in a “cartridge failure event” that the company blamed on ammunition the owner used. A few months later the same mishap occurred again.
Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray This aged mill at Richards Spur quarry has crushed a lot of limestone in its day. The mill is destined for replacement, but the project may take several years.

Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray This aged mill at Richards Spur quarry has crushed a lot of limestone in its day. The mill is destined for replacement, but the project may take several years.

Dolese quarry still rock solid after a century-plus

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
RICHARDS SPUR – Virtually everything at Dolese’s rock quarry here is B-I-G!  The tires on one front-end loader used to scoop up stones of various sizes are approximately 7 feet in diameter. A reservoir at the quarry encompasses several acres and is more than a hundred feet deep.
Dr. Nancy Hector University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Dr. Nancy Hector University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

USAO scholarship created by professor

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
CHICKASHA - A Chickasha college professor and her husband have pledged $50,000 to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma to create a new scholarship for the community’s high school graduates. Dr.
Ledger photo by Chris Martin

Ledger photo by Chris Martin

Pot entrepreneurs flocking to the Bible Belt for low taxes

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – From their keen taste for sun-ripened pot to their first meeting at a pro-marijuana rally in college in the 1990s, everything about Chip and Jessica Baker fits the stereotype of cannabis country in Northern California, where they lived for 20 years.
Stealing trade secrets worth $1B

Stealing trade secrets worth $1B

Chinese national sentenced for stealing trade secrets worth $1B

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
TULSA - A former associate scientist was recently sentenced in federal court for stealing proprietary information worth more than $1 billion from his employer, a U.S. petroleum company. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Hongjin Tan, 36, a Chinese National and U.S.
Lawton sheriff ’s department give free rides

Lawton sheriff ’s department give free rides

Felon gets free ride from Lawton sheriff ’s department

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – A quip that has made the rounds for years claims that “no good deed goes unpunished.” Comanche County Sheriff Kenny Stradley can relate to that assertion. A Comanche County deputy, with Stradley’s, bless- ing, used his official Sheriff’s Department vehicle on Feb.
Gulfport Energy

Gulfport Energy

Gulfport Energy reports a fourth-quarter loss

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Gulfport Energy Corp. (GPOR) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.81 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Oklahoma City-based company said it had a loss of $11.36 per share.
Dillard's

Dillard's

Dillard’s quarter results miss Street forecasts

News Staff
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Dillard’s Inc. (DDS) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $67.7 million. On a per-share basis, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $2.75. The results missed Wall Street expectations.
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