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This is the headquarters of Bordwine Development Inc. at 1102 Pikes Peak Road south of Chickasha. KYLETTA RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Bordwine’s $6.65M DEQ fine is unpaid; fires investigated by OSBI, Fire Marshal

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Monday, March 27, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — A record $6.65 million administrative fine which the executive director of the state Department of Environmental Quality assessed against a Chickasha company that was storing large volumes of hand sanitizer in Grady County where fires erupted last year remains unpaid.

Trespasser loses lawsuit against ODOT

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Monday, March 20, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — A lawsuit filed by a 59-year-old Tulsa woman who trespassed on state Transportation Department property and fell into a hole while riding a bicycle in a restricted highway system drainage area late at night has been dismissed.

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Customers across U.S. griping about public utility price increases

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Monday, March 20, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — Public utilities’ customers in Oklahoma and several other states are roundly criticizing electricity and natural-gas providers for repeated price hikes over the past two years. Two state regulators and leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature have waded into the fray.

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China restricts foreign land ownership, we should do the same, speakers contend

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Monday, March 20, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sending balloons aloft, allegedly to spy on the United States, trafficking in illicit fentanyl, and Chinese nationals buying large tracts of land for marijuana farming operations.

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority located in Oklahoma City. RIP STELL | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

AG Drummond requests investigative audit of Turnpike Authority

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief

Monday, March 20, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond requested an investigative audit of the state’s Turnpike Authority last Wednesday. Drummond, elected attorney general last fall, made the request in a letter to State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd.

Okla. banks at no risk of collapse, officials say

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — Although two banks on the West Coast and one on the East Coast went belly up recently, Oklahoma’s financial institutions are on sound footing, banking officials said Monday.

Oklahoma required to accept waste from Ohio train wreck, EPA contends

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spokesperson claims Oklahoma is contractually and legally required to accept for disposal a shipment of contaminated soil from the train derailment in Ohio. Oklahoma Gov.

House approves Education Scholarship Bills

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation that would increase college scholarships for future teachers and a proposal that encourages individuals and businesses to make donations for scholarships sailed through the House of Representatives last week.

House passes correction reform measures

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma House of Representatives endorsed two bills last week to give tribal law enforcement officers more authority and help control a county’s inmate population. Both measures were written by state Rep. Justin Humphrey, a Republican from Lane.

Goldsby receives $1.2M grant for transportation projects

News Staff

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — The town of Goldsby recently received a $1.2 million transportation grant from the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments. ASCOG, which is the metropolitan planning organization for central Oklahoma, recently approved $43.

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