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Ex-Okla. teacher pleads guilty in child porn case
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — A former Oklahoma schoolteacher who pleaded no contest to child pornography and exploitation charges changed her plea to guilty Friday and agreed to accept a 45-year prison sentence. Former third-grade teacher Kimberly Crain, 50, pleaded guilty midway through a sentencing hearing in which she could have been sentenced to life in prison on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child under 12 and possession of ...
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Golf Tournament to benefit Families Feeding Families
The Silverado Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) will be hosting its first ever Charity Tournament. The tournament is in memory of recently lost SMGA member Virgil Holland. Holland passed away on November 14, 2012 at 70 years old. He was a Vietnam veteran and was retired from SE Electric Coop. “He was a longtime member and a longtime member of Durant,” said fellow member Mike Gibbons. Holland was involved in several Durant organizations such a...
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Small earthquakes recorded in central Oklahoma
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports two small earthquakes have been recorded in central Oklahoma. There are no reports of injuries or damage as a result of either quake. The largest was a magnitude 3.0 quake recorded just before 11 a.m. Thursday about 2 miles northeast of Midwest City. The first was recorded six miles south of Chandler at 9:23 p.m. Wednesday and was measured at magnitude 2.3. Geologists say...
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James Reinecker and Colby Murray receive the 2013 OHP Buckle Down Awards for their work in accident reduction and occupant safety.
OHP recognizes troopers
Two Oklahoma Highway Patrol Officers were given the 2013 Buckle Down award this week. The award is given to officers who excel at reducing traffic accidents and securing occupant safety on the road. Trooper James Reineker graduated from the fifty-first Academy in 1999. He has been with OHP for 14 years. Reinecker is receiving the award for his efforts in Accident reduction. Trooper Colby Murray graduated from the fifty-seventh Academy in ...
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Kenneth Chaffin
Truck stolen by teen found after two killed in Texas
DALLAS (AP) — Two suspects were dead after an attempted home invasion Wednesday afternoon in north Texas, and police said the pickup truck stolen by a wanted 17-year-old Oklahoma boy was found nearby. Authorities said that when a woman in the small town of Maypearl, 35 miles southwest of Dallas, noticed someone was trying to open her home’s back door Wednesday afternoon, she looked out the window to find a camouflage-clad male armed with a ...
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Early voting begins
April 2, 2013 registered voters that live within city limits will vote at the polls for the Municipal General Elections of Achille, Bokchito, Caddo, Calera and Durant. These voters also have the opportunity to vote early on Friday, March 29 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Monday, April 1 from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. Voting location will be at the Bryan County Election Board at 217 North 16 th Avenue in Durant.
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MCSO is named A Certified Healthy Oklahoma Award Winner
Durant, OK – On February 28, 2013 the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma was a recipient of a Certified Healthy Oklahoma award. As part of an effort to create healthy places in Oklahoma to live, work, learn and play, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), along with the Oklahoma Academy, The State Chamber, and the Oklahoma Turning Point Council announced the annual award winners for the state Certified Healthy Oklahoma programs....
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Immunization Clinic receives low turnout
The Bryan County Health Department held a Back to School Immunization Clinic all day on Wednesday March 20 but few showed up. All vaccines were free for birth to 18 years of age from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., that day. As of 3 p.m. only eight children had received vaccinations during the clinic. The event was planned for the Wednesday of Spring Break so that students would not have to miss class to get immunizations. Schools would also not have...
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Officials: Okla. teen had history of running away
MAYPEARL, Texas (AP) — A teen who stole medication and a cache of weapons and ammunition from his parents’ home in Oklahoma had a history of running away, but authorities still don’t know why he and a friend may have been trying to break into a Texas home where they ultimately died after a botched break-in. Authorities believe Kenneth Chaffin, 17, ran away from his home in Bethel Acres, Okla., on Monday. A national alert was issued Wednesda...
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NARFE President Paul May presents a check donation to Alvina Ralls for the Texoma Arts Assosiation.
Local groups recieve donations
Reported last month, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Durant chapter gave four donations to local organizations after their Thursday meeting on Feb. 14. Two of those organizations were the Texoma Arts Association and The Three Valley Museum. Both organizations received a check in the amount of $900. NARFE makes donations to help local groups who help the community. None of the organizations who received donations knew pri...
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Oklahoma House panel eyes sex offender penalties
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Convicted sex offenders who fail to register with law enforcement would face a minimum of five years in prison under a bill approved by a House committee on Tuesday over the objections of opponents who say it will only make state prison overcrowding worse. The House Judiciary Committee voted 10-3 for the bill, which already passed the Senate and now heads to the full House for consideration. “Most people who have ...
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Area teachers energize education at free workshop
Durant teachers fueled up on free supplies recently while attending energy education workshops hosted by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board. According to OERB, the workshops will help them energize their students’ knowledge about the oil and natural gas industry. The OERB is in its 17th year of offering these free workshops. The workshop offered educators the opportunity to enhance their understanding of the petroleum industry and receiv...
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County Commissioners review last minute jail proposals
Bryan County Commissioners held a special meeting on Tuesday March 19 to discuss additional proposals for the Bryan County Jail project. With the project near completion and public tours already held, commissioners approved five proposals for last minute details to the jail. The first proposal discussed was the placement of stainless steel splash guards in the jail kitchen. This proposal was suggested by health inspectors. Upon inspecti...
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Brecheen says legislation modifying State Water Resources Board will guarantee representation for southeastern Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY –A bill changing the makeup of the State Water Resources Board has been approved by the full Senate. Sen. Josh Brecheen said Senate Bill 965 would reconfigure how members are chosen. He said under current law, the way the board members are selected can leave some areas of the state, like southeastern Oklahoma, without representation. “Current law says the governor must select members by congressional district,” Brecheen, R-Coa...
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Man charged with setting vacant house on fire
An arson charge has been filed against a Durant man following an investigation by the Durant police and fire departments into a fire that burned a vacant house. Samuel Joe Taylor, 39, Durant, is charged with second-degree arson. According to an affidavit by Durant Police Detective Rocky McDaniel, the fire department asked police to assist in the investigation of an arson fire at a vacant home at 215 S.E. Fifth Ave. The house did not hav...
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Voters who want absentee ballots mailed should apply now
Voters in Bryan County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 2, Bryan County Regular Municipal General Elections for City of Durant, (Council Member Ward #2),Town of Achille,(2 Board of Trustees), Town of Bokchito,(3 Board of Trustees, and 1 unexpired Term seat for Board of Trustee), Town of Caddo(2 Board of Trustees), and Town of Calera,(2 Board of Trustees) should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Linda Fah...
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Firefighters respond to house and trash fires
A house burned early Sunday morning, according to the Durant Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched at 1:22 a.m. to 1023 Grand Ave. and upon arrival two minutes later, the home was engulfed with flames coming out all sides. Firefighters were on the scene for two hours and eight minutes fighting the fire, plus conducting salvage and overhaul operations. The house was a total loss, according to a fire department report. James Manle...
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Sunday crash injures one
A Mead woman was injured Sunday after losing control of her vehicle and rolling it, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Donna Hedgecock, 36, was taken by Bryan County EMS to the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma where she was listed in stable condition with head, leg and internal injuries. According to the patrol, Hedgecock was driving her Explorer at a high rate of speed at 7:06 p.m. northbound on Leavenworth Trail south of Church Ro...
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Ex-Oklahoma QB killed in plane crash in Indiana
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A former University of Oklahoma starting quarterback was one of two people killed when a small aircraft smashed into a house in northern Indiana, officials said Monday. St. Joseph County Coroner Randy Magdalinski identified the victims of Sunday’s crash in South Bend as 60-year-old Steven Davis and 58-year-old Wesley Caves, both of Tulsa, Okla. It was the same Davis who played quarterback for the Sooners in the...
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Okla. legislators take look at decorum problems
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Flaring tempers, profanity on the floor and flippant remarks during debates highlighted recent breaches in decorum at the Oklahoma Legislature, prompting the Senate to go into a rarely used closed-door session to discuss chamber rules and one member to deliver a public apology in the House. Uncivil behavior isn’t unprecedented — no one got shot as in a session 66 years ago — but when it happens it turns heads. “I ...
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