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Okla. schools fear loss of intangible property tax
TULSA (AP) — School finance officials say they are growing increasingly alarmed by dramatic new estimates of tax revenue losses from the intangible tax ban amendment approved by Oklahoma voters last fall. The Oklahoma Tax Commission initially estimated the new tax break for more than 250 companies centrally assessed by the state, including AT&T, Cox Communications, American Airlines, and various utility and railroad companies, at $50 mi...
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Three Valley Museum to host members only event
Three Valley Museum will be hosting “Estate Matters” on Tuesday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. This will be an estate management seminar for museum members and guests. There will be no charge for members and their guests attending the event, said Three Valley Museum Curator Nancy Farris. This will be a seminar covering estate management and planning. The speaker for the evening will be Leah Anne Brooks of Landmark Bank. Brooks describes estate m...
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Polls will be open from 7 a
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, for the Bennington I-40 and Durant I-72 Special Election, and Linda Fahrendorf, Secretary of the Bryan County Election Board, offered voters some tips on how to make their votes count. In Durant, voters will be voting to renew a $5,380,000 bond for constructing, remodeling and equipping school facilities, and also another $480,000 bond to purchase transportation equipment. Benn...
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Okla. justice panel unveils recommendations
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Innocence Project ranks the state among the top 10 for wrongful convictions, which a report issued Friday said could be lowered by law enforcement officers, attorneys and judges. The Oklahoma Justice Commission, formed by the Oklahoma Bar Association, unveiled its recommendations following a two-year study into convictions of people for crimes they didn’t commit. The 33-member group’s suggestions follow...
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Citizens for Silo’s Future ready for board approval of bond election
DURANT – The Citizens for Silo’s Future group made its last preparations for starting a bond election campaign before the Silo School Board will decide whether or not the school may hold another bond election. The committee formed subcommittees so that if and when the board approves the election at its March 11 meeting, the campaign can officially begin. “After that, the talk will be over,” said Silo middle and high school academic adviso...
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Kenefic man charged with rape
A Kenefic man has been charged with sexually abusing a child. Matthew Charles Davis, 25, was charged Thursday with first-degree rape. According to court papers, Davis engaged in forced sexual intercourse with the victim during the summer of 2006. An affidavit by Sheriff’s Investigator Nathan Calloway states the abuse was reported to law enforcement last month. On Feb. 27, Calloway arrested Davis in Kenefic on two outstanding warrants, inc...
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Okla. texting ban derailed in House committee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Republican-controlled House committee derailed a bill Thursday to ban texting while driving in Oklahoma, citing concerns that it would be difficult to enforce and jeopardizes personal freedoms. One day after supporters of the ban rallied at the Capitol, the House Calendar Committee tabled the bill by Rep. Curtis McDaniel, D-Smithville. “It’s not dead,” McDaniel said. “What we’ve got to do now is rally the troops...
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Junior Livestock Show to be held this weekend
The 2013 Bryan County Junior Livestock Show and Premium Sale will be hosted at the Bryan County Fairgrounds this weekend. Bryan County FFA and 4-H members will gather at the Bryan County Fairgrounds to show their goats, sheep, swine and cattle. Entry fees are $10 per head. Half of the entry will be applied to a scholarship fund. The show kicks off Friday at 11 a.m. with goats and sheep being shown. Swine will be shown Saturday at 1 p.m....
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Victims in fatal fire named
A space heater was the cause of a house fire Wednesday that claimed the lives of two people, according to the Durant Fire Department. Durant Police tentatively identified the victims as Troy Lee Coburn, 18, and Kathleen Marie Jolly, 23, pending positive identification from the State Medical Examiner’s Office. Durant firefighters were dispatched to the home, located in the 200 block of West Tennessee Street, at 4:33 a.m., and upon arrival,...
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Southeastern looks to expand programs to Grayson College’s Van Alstyne campus
DURANT – Thanks to a new agreement signed Monday, Southeastern Oklahoma State University may soon be expanding many of its academic programs to Grayson College in Denison and Van Alstyne, Texas. In 2005, Southeastern established a higher education teaching center at Grayson’s main campus in Denison. Through this means, Southeastern has offered its Elementary Education program, allowing students to earn four-year degrees from Southeastern wh...
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Okla. voters could decide legislator state job ban
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters would decide whether to ban legislators from working for the state for two years after leaving office under a bill passed by a House committee. The House Rules Committee on Wednesday passed a joint resolution to place the issue on the 2014 general election ballot. The bill still must clear the House Calendar Committee before being considered by the full House. The Oklahoma Constitution already bans...
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Okla. panel approves charter school overhaul bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma state senator pointed to Oklahoma charter schools’ low national rankings and a lack of statewide standards Wednesday to convince the Senate Appropriations Committee that the state should take over the charters’ authorization. Sen. Clark Jolley, an Edmond Republican and the committee’s chairman, told his colleagues the bill is meant to improve charter school quality by creating a statewide commission that...
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Oklahoma safety officials rally behind texting ban
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The mother of a teenager killed in a traffic accident while using a cell phone delivered a tearful plea to legislators Wednesday to approve a bill that would ban texting while driving in Oklahoma. Gina Harris, whose 19-year-old daughter Brittanie Montgomery was killed in a crash in Oklahoma City in 2006, was among a group of health and safety officials, legislators, teenagers and insurance industry officials who r...
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REI Oklahoma Announces Scott Dewald as New CEO
DURANT – REI Oklahoma (REI) announces Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice-President Scott Dewald as its new President and CEO, effective April 1, 2013. “We are thrilled to have Mr. Dewald on board as the new leader of this organization,” said Board Chair Karen James. Incoming Board Chair Martin VanMeter said “Scott brings extensive knowledge and experience in working with businesses and stakeholders as a part of the Oklahoma...
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Authories rule man who shot two men to death acted in self defense
No charges will be filed against a man who shot and killed two men who entered his Bennington home last week. According to Bryan County Sheriff Ken Golden, Rodney Steven Andrews, 55, acted in self defense when he shot Gary Michael Robison, 66, and Bradley Wayne Rader, 35. The shootings happened Thursday afternoon at a home on Highway 70 east of Bennington. According to the sheriff’s office a woman said she had been assaulted earlier in th...
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Oklahoma balanced budget bill likely dead for session
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma bill that would call for a convention to propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution is likely dead for this year’s legislative session, the measure’s sponsor said Tuesday as the latest deadline for automatic federal budget cuts nears. Rep. Gary Banz’s bill called for Oklahoma to support a proposal by conservatives that the federal government not be able to spend more each year than it t...
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Okla. officials: Federal defense cuts will hurt
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Broad government-wide spending cuts set to take effect on Friday could slash an estimated $137 million in federal funding from education, health, environment and other programs in Oklahoma, but state finance officials are worried more about the potential impact of defense cuts. With five major military installations in the state and an array of federal contractors who work with those bases, the impact of mandatory s...
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Report: Indian casinos revenue up slightly in 2011
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Indian casinos brushed off weak consumer spending in a sluggish U.S. economic recovery to post a modest increase in revenue in 2011, an industry study reported Wednesday. Not only did revenue rise 3 percent, to $27.4 billion, but Indian casinos are holding on to their share of total casino gambling revenue, competing closely with commercial casinos, according to the report, “Casino City’s Indian Gaming Industry Re...
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Separate accidents injury girl and motorcycle rider
A motorcyclist was injured Sunday after crashing into a fence, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Michael K. Parker, 28, Durant, was flown to Plano Medical Center to be treated for head and leg injuries. He was listed in serious condition. According to the patrol, Parker was northbound at 3:22 p.m. on a county road north of Durant when his cycle left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a pipe fence. Parker was wearing a helmet, ...
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Bill would let Okla. voters decide on appointees
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters will decide whether to increase the governor’s appointment powers under a bill that sailed through a Senate committee Monday, despite concern about consolidating too much power in the executive branch. The Senate General Government Committee voted 6-1 for the bill that would ask voters in 2014 to decide whether the governor should appoint the state superintendent of public instruction, labor commissi...
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