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Hendrix man pleads guilty to federal charge
MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced Thursday that Andrew Duane Sloan, 25, of Hendrix, pleaded guilty to failure to fegister as sex offender. Charges arose from an investigation by the United States Marshal’s Service. Sloan was indicted in April, 2013. The indictment states that from aoproximately December 2012 until March 22, 2013, in the Eastern Distr...
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Man arrested for shooting at person
Police arrested a man they say fired a shot at a person after a loud exhaust set off a car alarm. James Clifford Thomas, 29, Durant, was charged Thursday with assault with a dangerous weapon. He was arrested Wednesday evening after police responded to a call in the 1000 block of North Second Avenue about a shot fired. Ernesto Devora told an officer that his brother, Julio Devora, had just left the residence, and that Julio’s vehicle has a...
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Attorney files legal challenge to Okla. tax cut
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A bill celebrated by Republican leaders that slashes the state’s income tax rate and provides funding to repair the crumbling state Capitol violates the state Oklahoma Constitution because it addresses more than one subject, an Oklahoma City attorney alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday. Jerry Fent, an attorney with a long track record of successfully challenging legislative actions as unconstitutional, asked the sta...
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Tribal Council elections to be held
The Choctaw Election Board would like to notify the public of an upcoming election to be held July 13: Tribal Council Members : Joe Coley, District 6 (Unopposed) Jack Austin Sr., District 7 (Unopposed) Anthony Dillard, District 10 (Unopposed) James Frazier, District 12 (Unopposed) District 4 Delton Cox - incumbent Richard Box Polling places Poteau Summerfield Spiro Heavener District 9 Ted Dosh - Incumbent ...
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Okla. agency launches state employee pay study
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State officials announced Wednesday that they’re launching a study to determine how state employees are compensated, an analysis Gov. Mary Fallin has said is a critical first step before workers can receive a pay raise. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services began the study this week to determine the appropriate level of pay for an estimated 33,000 state workers. “The state needs the ability to recruit, ...
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For Rice, Libya brought success and disappointment
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Libya brought Susan Rice her biggest success and, ultimately, caused her greatest professional disappointment. Rice, who was appointed national security adviser Wednesday by President Barack Obama, has been a bold and blunt U.S. ambassador at the United Nations, successfully pushing for tougher sanctions against Iran and North Korea and for international intervention in Libya. But her accomplishments were oversha...
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Treasurer: Okla. revenue collections keep growing
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s economy continues to move in a positive direction, with overall collections to the state treasury continuing to grow in May compared to the same time last year, state Treasurer Ken Miller reported Wednesday. Gross receipts last month totaled nearly $884 million, a 2.9 percent increase over May 2012. That compares to an average month-over-month growth rate of 2.3 percent during the last 12 months, Miller r...
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Deputies investigate thefts
A sheriff’s deputy has investigated several thefts during the past few days. Deputy Tim Harwood was dispatched Tuesday to the 2200 block of South Lone Oak Road to investigate a barn burglary. Upon arrival, Bobby Robinson and Gary Colpas said someone entered the barn and cut the lock off the tack room. Two saddles, an English style”and a Silver Dollar Arena trophy saddle were stolen. A Winchester 20 gauge youth model shotgun was also stolen....
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Pastor’s sons recall Durant’s marriage mill days
Mark Estus is the oldest son of the late “Rabbi” Wayne Estus. Wayne Estus was the pastor at the First Christian Church of Durant in the 1960s and 70 during, Durant’s time as a Marriage mill. Now Mark and his bother Jimmy share their experiences of the Marriage Mill times through the eyes of the preacher’s sons. The Estus family moved to Durant in 1963 and Wayne Estus took the position of Preacher at the First Christian Church. Mark took a...
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Okla. Supreme Court invalidates civil justice law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A civil justice reform measure hailed in 2009 as the most comprehensive bill to ever affect Oklahoma’s legal system was declared unconstitutional Tuesday by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. In a 7-2 decision, the state’s highest court declared that the law, known as the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009, violated the single-subject rule in the Oklahoma Constitution and amounted to unconstitutional logrolling, or t...
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Deadly Okla. tornado widest on record, rare EF5
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The deadly tornado that plowed through an area near Oklahoma City last week was even larger and more powerful than previously estimated — a record 2.6 miles wide with winds that reached nearly 300 mph, just shy of the strongest winds ever measured. The National Weather Service on Tuesday announced that the twister that hit El Reno was a top-of-the-scale EF5 twister — the second to strike the area in less than two we...
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Commissioners discuss courthouse security
Bryan County Commissioners held their regular June meeting Monday and during the meeting, commissioners discussed possibilities for increasing security in the Bryan County Courthouse. Commissioner Monty Montgomery said that he would like to take the next step in securing the building. Commissioners discussed the use of a walk-through metal detector at the east door as well as hiring a security officer under the authority of the commission...
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School board holds June meeting
The Durant Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting Monday, June 3. During the meeting, the board discussed the renewal of several organization memberships. These include memberships to the Oklahoma State School Board Association, Oklahoma Technology Association, United Suburban Schools Association, Texoma Association of Public School Improvement, Bryan County Superintendent’s Organization and Oklahoma Public Schools Unemployme...
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Boswell man dies from injuries in crash
A Boswell man who was hospitalized from a crash last month has died from his injuries, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Monday. Major Vansickle, 83, died Saturday at Plano Medical Center, Plano, Texas, according to the patrol. Vansickle was flown to the hospital after a crash on May 20 three miles east of Durant that occurred when a 55-gallon barrel fell off of a trailer. According to the patrol, Mr. Vansickle and his wife Martha Vansic...
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Storm chasing critical, profitable and dangerous
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — While most people take shelter when a tornado approaches, a growing throng heads for the prairies, be they scientists hoping to protect the public from a twister’s fury or amateurs armed with little more than a smartphone, a digital camera and a desire to sell 15 seconds of video to the nightly news. But the deaths of three respected researchers near Oklahoma City have renewed questions over whether the risk of dash...
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Jarvis Dobbs Named District No.17 Superintendent of the Year
OKLAHOMA CITY – Jarvis Dobbs, Superintendent of Colbert Public Schools, has been named the 2013 District #17 Superintendent of the Year by the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA). Mr. Dobbs is one of twenty superintendents selected for this award from twenty regions across the state. These administrators will be recognized at the OASA awards banquet on Wednesday, June 5 during the Annual Cooperative Council for Oklahoma S...
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John Reese holds the CASI trophy after winning 1st place in the 30th annual Southwest Open Chili Cook-off at the Choctaw RV Park.
Chili Cook-off brings hot competition
The Choctaw Casino & Resort KOA recreational vehicle park hosted the 30 th annual Southwest Open Chili Cook-off last weekend. There were 138 chilies entered in the cook-off and people traveled from as far as Canada to be at the competition. This competition is no joke according to Chili Appreciation Society International, Inc (CASI) representative Jim Enzell. Any competitor who purposely makes a chili not fit for a CASI competition wil...
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Frightened residents opt to flee tornadoes
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It’s a warning as familiar as a daily prayer for Tornado Alley residents: When a twister approaches, take shelter in a basement or low-level interior room or closet, away from windows and exterior walls. But with the powerful devastation from the May 20 twister that killed 24 and pummeled the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore still etched in their minds, many Oklahomans instead opted to flee Friday night when a violent torn...
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Dustin Metcalf
Metcalf sentenced to 25 years for role in murder
The final defendant in the murder of a former Denison High School football player was sentenced Friday. During a sentencing hearing, Bryan County District Judge Mark Campbell sentenced Dustin Metcalf to 25 years in prison with the last three years suspended for his involvement in the shooting death of Dresean Jaron Jones, 19, in August 2011. Metcalf, 29, was originally charged with first-degree murder. He entered a blind plea last month t...
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City Council hopes to bring in new homes
Durant City Council held a special meeting Thursday May 30. The council had one agenda item that could help bring new homes to the area. In the meeting the council approved a resolution supporting Chambrooke Homes of Durant to apply for a grant from Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) that would put 40 new homes in Durant. The homes built with this grant would be designated for people with low income and a disability. The homes would b...
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