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Award goes to Pakistani girl shot by Taliban
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Pakistani human rights activist who founded an all-girls school said the Taliban was “more afraid of the books than bombs” as he and his 15-year-old daughter, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban late last year, were honored Monday at the memorial for Oklahoma City bombing victims. Ziauddin Yousafzai decried political violence during a ceremony held to honor him and his daughter, Malala Yousafzai, ...
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National Hospital Week puts spotlight on people
DURANT – A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community that fosters health and represents hope. From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospitals are central to a healthy and optimistic community. That’s the message organizers are touting with the 2013 National Hospital Week theme “A Guiding Light for Changing Times.” The event theme, announced this week,...
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Police investigate possible attempted abduction
The Durant Police Department is investigating a possible attempted kidnapping that happened Friday. According to police, a 9 year-old girl said she was approached by a stranger while she was walking to school. The man asked her if she wanted and ride and she told him no. The girl said that the man then exited his vehicle and chased her briefly before returning to his vehicle and fleeing. The man is described as a white man in his mid ...
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Silo Schools bond election to be held Tuesday
The Silo Schools bond election will be held Tuesday and those who wish to vote early may do so Monday at the Bryan County Election Board Office. The office, located 217 N. 16th Ave., will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. to accommodate voters who wish to vote early. The bond is for improvements to the school and this is the fifth time the proposal has been on the ballot. The break down lays out the cost as such: $200,000 for safety and ...
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<p>Richard Harmon</p>
Man charged with possessing child pornography
A convicted sex offender is facing child pornography charges after authorities said he shared pornographic images with an undercover officer. Richard Alan Harmon, 64, Durant, is charged with distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. He came under investigation after Lt. Mark Bruning, a Guthrie police investigator with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) sponsored Internet Crimes Against Children (I...
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Report: Oklahoma should expand insurance program
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A consulting firm hired by Oklahoma to help answer the question of how to insure 200,000 people without health coverage told the state’s Medicaid board Thursday that an existing program could be used to build a broader system by 2015. Utah-based Leavitt Partners gave the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board its preliminary report at Thursday’s regular monthly board meeting. The full report isn’t expected until June,...
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Mullin announces hiring of new field rep
MUSKOGEE – Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) announced Thursday the hiring of Trevor Shanklin as the new field representative for the southern portions of the 2nd Congressional District. Shanklin, a combat veteran, husband and father will replace Jonathan Moyer, who is leaving Mullin’s staff to pursue other opportunities. “I am very pleased that Trevor is joining our team in the district,” Mullin said. “He brings a strong work ethic, a ...
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Several charged with possessing marijuana with intent to distribute
Several people have been arrested this week for suspicion of possessing marijuana with intent to sell. Lester Jermaine Taylor, 31, and Lela Marie Adams, 27, both of Cartwright, have been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The charges are the result of a recent investigation by the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office. According to an affidavit, deputies arrested a person at 311 Denison St. residence in Cartwright and...
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Summer Community Band to begin rehearsals May 14
DURANT - Southeastern Oklahoma State University bands, with the support of the Department of Music, will reinstate a summertime favorite: the Summer Community Band. This group, which is open to Southeastern students, staff, faculty, and any Durant area community member, is a way for instrumental musicians of all abilities to have an opportunity to perform as part of a concert band. Rehearsals will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 14, 21, ...
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Okla. Democrats say absent lawmaker voted on bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma House Democrats say an improper vote was cast for a $7.1 billion budget bill on behalf of a Republican legislator who had left the building. House Democratic Leader Rep. Scott Inman said Thursday that Tulsa Republican Rep. Terry O’Donnell had left the Capitol when two votes were cast on the general appropriations bill. O’Donnell was shown voting yes on both votes. It is a violation of House rules for a vo...
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Shannon Lynn Hutcherson
Man charged with possession and distribution of child porn
An investigation by Durant and Guthrie police led to child pornography charges being filed against a local man. Shannon Lynn Hutcherson, 22, Durant, is charged with aggravated possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. He is accused of possessing more than 100 separate materials depicting child pornography, court papers state, and also possessing shared files from the Internet that show minors in sexual and lew...
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<p>Kari Walker has been named Citizen of the Year by the Durant Kiwanis Club. She is shown with Kiwanian John Hoefer. Walker is an employee of First United Bank and she helped start the Boys and Girls Club in Durant.</p>
Walker named Citizen of the Year by Kiwanis
First United Bank CEO Greg Massey is pleased to announce that First United employee Kari Walker was recently honored by the Durant Kiwanis as Citizen of the Year. Walker has more than 13 years of banking experience. She began her career with First United in 2005 in the Corporate Risk Management Department. Prior to joining First United, Walker was employed by The Bank NA in McAlester. Walker holds a degree in Business Administration from Ea...
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Feds say Insure Oklahoma program must change
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma program that uses Medicaid funding to provide health insurance to 30,000 low-income Oklahomans must change in order to keep its funding, the federal government said this week, even as a legislative plan that tries to make those changes seems stalled. The Insure Oklahoma program needs a renewed waiver to use Medicaid funding to help some people pay for private insurance, which the Centers for Medicare and...
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Man charged with threatening witness on Facebook
The father of a man who was shot to death during a recent altercation has been charged with using a computer to threaten a witness in the case. Clinton Lee Tyson Sr. 53, is charged with using a computer to put another person in fear of physical harm or death. According to court papers, Tyson sent Amanda Wright harassing and threatening messages by text and on Facebook during March, April and May. Tyson Sr. is the father of Parker Allen Ty...
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Firefighters rescue boy stuck in tree
Durant firefighters rescued an 8-year-old boy who had climbed up a cedar tree and could not get down. Someone called the fire department at 4:17 p.m. Tuesday after the boy climbed approximately 20 feet up the tree in the the backyard of a 500 Meadowlark Lane residence. Firefighters brought the boy down in several minutes. In other fire-related calls Tuesday, firefighters were dispatched at 12:24 p.m. to an apartment at 815 Gerlach Drive...
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Sample ballots available for Silo bond election
A Sample ballot for the Silo School Bond Election is now available at the Bryan County Election Board office for voters who want to get a preview of what will be at stake in the Special Silo Bond Election on May 14. Linda Fahrendorf, Secretary of the County Election Board, said that sample ballots can be viewed at the Election Board office, located at 217 N. 16 Ave. during regular office hours, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The bond is for improvem...
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Okla. Highway Patrol troopers push for pay hike
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Dozens of current and retired state troopers visited the state Capitol on Tuesday and urged legislators to revive a bill that would give them a pay raise. The House and Senate unanimously approved a bill earlier this session that would give a roughly 16 percent pay hike to all Department of Public Safety employees, including about 750 troopers. But funding for the raise, which would cost about $7.3 million, was not ...
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Okla. Gov. signs building repair bill, 15 others
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma could make $160 million in repairs to the crumbling state Capitol without using a bond issue to pay for them under a bill Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill Tuesday. The bill creates an eight-year infrastructure improvement plan and builds on an existing program for state building improvements by adding more ways to generate funding. The measure was one of 16 bills Fallin signed Tuesday. House Speaker T. W. S...
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Fallin signs Okla. workers’ compensation overhaul
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system, a top priority for Republican legislative leaders who say the state’s current system is a detriment to business and industry in the state. Fallin signed the bill on Monday that changes Oklahoma’s current court-based system to an administrative structure, saying it will dramatically reduce the costs to businesses. The bill wa...
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Okla. Senate OKs fee hike for driver’s licenses
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma drivers would have to pay an extra $12 for a license under a bill given final approval by the Legislature on Monday and sent to Gov. Mary Fallin. The Senate voted 30-15 for the bill that would increase the cost of issuing or renewing a standard driver’s license from $21.50 to $33.50. The cost of various commercial drivers’ licenses also is going up by $10. The new rates will be effective Nov. 1. The fee h...
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