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LEDGER PHOTO BY CURTIS AWBREY

LEDGER PHOTO BY CURTIS AWBREY

Turnpike Authority starts new account blitz

Motorists lined up August 12 at an Oklahoma Turnpike Authority “PikePass” trailer parked at the rest stop near Chickasha on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike. The OTA moves the trailer “all over the state to help people open accounts,” agency spokesman Jack Damrill said.
Oklahoma City man is suing Sprouts Farmers Market

Oklahoma City man is suing Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts slip spawns suit

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City man is suing Sprouts Farmers Market over an accident that occurred at its 63rd Street and May Avenue location. James Lowe II filed the suit in Oklahoma County District Court.
Spectators use their smartphones to take photographs of Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg as he speaks during a rally in Oklahoma City Saturday. Photo by Curtis Awbrey

Spectators use their smartphones to take photographs of Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg as he speaks during a rally in Oklahoma City Saturday. Photo by Curtis Awbrey

Bloomberg visits Okla. City

OKLAHOMA CITY – Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg spoke to more than 1,000 Oklahomans at a rally in Oklahoma City last Saturday, bypassing the traditional trek to New Hampshire made by candidates and, instead, focusing on states in the Super Tuesday primary.
Olympic movement is alive in Oklahoma City

Olympic movement is alive in Oklahoma City

Olympic movement is alive in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY - The 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom for both men and women will be held in Oklahoma City. The two-round competition is set for spring at Riversport’s Rapids. This is the second time in four years Oklahoma City has been selected to host the U.S.
Panhandle Oil and Gas

Panhandle Oil and Gas

Panhandle Oil and Gas announces dividend payment

OKLAHOMA CITY - Panhandle Oil and Gas, an Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas mineral company approved a payment of the regular four cents per share quarterly dividend. The dividend will be payable on Dec. 6, 2019, to shareholders of record on Nov. 20, 2019.
OHCA Logo

OHCA Logo

Trae Rahill to head OHCA strategic innovation team

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Health Care Authority CEO Kevin Corbett named Trae Rahill chief of strategic innovation. Rahill most recently was a director of operations at Mercy and has worked in clinic operations for six years.
BancFirst

BancFirst

BancFirst sees 3Q profit of $33.4M

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – BancFirst Corp. (BANF) on Thursday reported a third-quarter profit of $33.4 million. The bank, based in Oklahoma City, said it had earnings of $1 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to $1.07 per share.
 Five members of the Oklahoma Legislature have been honored for their efforts to improve safety in workplaces throughout the state.

Five members of the Oklahoma Legislature have been honored for their efforts to improve safety in workplaces throughout the state.

Legislators Honored for Workplace Safety Efforts

OKLAHOMA CITY - Five members of the Oklahoma Legislature have been honored for their efforts to improve safety in workplaces throughout the state. Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City, Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, and Rep.