Know Before You Go!

What: Altus Legislative Luncheon Date: Thursday, June 12 Time: Noon Where: WOSC Pioneer Heritage Center 2801 N. Main St. AltusAdmission: $10 per person (at door) Hosts: Altus Chamber of Commerce, Altus Kiwanis Club RSVP: www.altuschamber.com or (580) 482-0210

Corporation Commission ALJ to hear public comments on ONG’s $41.5M rate hike request

Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. has asked the state Corporation Commission to approve its fifth rate hike in five years: a request for a $41.5 million increase.Company officials contend that ONG’s earned return on equity for calendar year 2024 was lower than the 9.

Of all the banks and all the tellers, he picked the wrong ones

OKLAHOMA CITY – When Jerry Ray Brown reached middle age, his life apparently went off the rails.Around that time the former Tulsa Fire Department captain decided bank robbery would be a good way to get some money. But that hasn’t worked out so well.

Blanchard man admits defrauding bank

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – A Blanchard man recently admitted conspiring in a bank fraud to finance construction of his home.According to public records, Jerry Wayne Noles, 61, previously was the managing partner of Coil Chem LLC, a chemical manufacturing company based inWashington, Oklahoma.

Chinese national admits operating backroom gambling site

Oklahoma has 39 federally recognized Native American tribes, most of which operate gambling casinos. And in 2004 Oklahoma voters approved two state questions that created the state Education Lottery Act and an education trust fund financed from lottery proceeds.

Energy/Business Briefs

National• Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin are part of a group that traveled to Alaska’s North Slope Borough on Monday, promising to undo the Biden administration’s restrictions on crude oil development.

Legislative session was good for Oklahoma’s energy industry

OKLAHOMA CITY – From an energy standpoint, Oklahoma Energy and Environment Secretary Jeff Starling believes the just-concluded legislative session “went really well,” adding, “There’s always some shenanigans here and there, but I’d grade it as a pretty good session.

Oklahoma retail electricity market fares poorly in new nationwide study

Oklahoma may have some of the lowest electricity rates across the country, but a new study of retail electricity markets across the U.S. doesn’t give Oklahoma a high mark when it comes to fostering customer choice and market-based electricity options.

Rig Report: Nation, state’s rig counts see slight decline

From staff reports The U.S. saw a decline of another three oil and gas rigs over the past week, according to the most recent Baker Hughes rig count.Oklahoma joined the list of states where there were declines in rig numbers. The state count declined by one to 52 rigs.

State’s Collaborative Approach Tackles Rural Veterinary Shortage

OKLAHOMA CITY – The veterinary workforce in rural Oklahoma is facing a critical inflection point, as outlined in a recent assessment presented by Todd Greenwood of the Farm Journal Foundation.