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Oklahoma group warns about ATV dangers
ATV: Ride Safe Oklahoma held a press conference Friday March 15 to kick off Spring Break safely. With warm weather arriving, the concern of ATV injuries rises. The Organization said that they to make sure families know the risks associated with riding all-terrain vehicles especially for children under the age of 16. In 2011, there were close to 60 deaths of children under 16 due to ATV accidents, about half were younger than 12. Dr. Jas...
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Durant Main Street Program offers Wifi
Through the support of the community, the board of directors and the countless number of volunteer hours, Durant Main Street had much success this past year. The Durant Main Street Program would proudly like to announce that phase 1 of their project to bring WiFi to the downtown district has been completed. Durant Main Street will be offering free WiFi access within the downtown district to all community members that are visiting the distri...
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Okla. legislators to increase tempo in week ahead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Last week brought few bills and even fewer votes in the Oklahoma Capitol, but both the House and Senate are set to ratchet up the legislative tempo this coming week. The pause — informally dubbed “spring break” by many around the Capitol — was a kind of political reset, as proposals that have cleared the chamber they started in now have moved over to the other, where members may never have seen them before. “Basic...
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Two teenagers critically injured while ‘car surfing’
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Two 15-year-old boys suffered critical injuries when they fell from the hood of a vehicle on which they were riding in an Edmond neighborhood. Police say the accident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Friday when a sport utility vehicle with several other teenagers inside was going about 40 mph. Police spokeswoman Jennifer Monroe told The Oklahoman the boys were standing on the hood and fell to the roadway when the vehi...
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Oklahoma State Senator Nathan Dahm is set to speak at a Liberty Rally at Market Square in Durant on March 30.
Liberty Rally to be held in Durant
The Bryan County Republicans Conservatives Club and Guns Across America Bryan County Oklahoma will hold a Pro Liberty Rally Saturday, March 30. The rally will be held at Durant’s Market Square at 10 a.m. These rallies have been prevalent in the area since mid-January beginning with the nation-wide Guns Across America rally at state capitals. At the time of this rally Bryan County second amendment advocates decided to hold a rally in Duran...
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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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