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Vietnam vets to be recognized during Magnolia Festival
Vietnam veterans will be honored during the “Celebrate the Sacrifice” event to be held during the Magnolia Festival. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Choctaw RV Park. Mary Frank, a member of the board of directors for the festival, said the event will include a free lunch and each veteran will also receive a citation. Last year, the focus was on Korean War veterans and in 2011, World War II veterans were honore...
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Tornadoes level homes in Okla., hit other states
EDMOND (AP) — One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter. The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota. At least four separate tornadoes touched down in...
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Fallin urges health care fix in Okla. Legislature
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a last-minute legislative change Friday to the state’s Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 people who are expected to lose their health insurance under the program. Insure Oklahoma currently uses federal Medicaid funding, state tobacco tax revenue and payments from workers and employers to provide health insurance to about ...
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Time waning for Okla. lawmakers to tackle credits
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Despite calls by several Oklahoma legislators to address hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax credits and exemptions for businesses and industries, little has been done as another session approaches its end. And at the same time, other legislators are trying to write even more tax giveaways into state law for things like tickets and hospitality suites to sporting events and the sale of helicopters. “Once a...
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Magnolia Festival is now under the umbrella of the Chamber of Commerce
The original committee of the Magnolia Festival of Oklahoma voted unanimously to move the event under the direction of the Durant Area Chamber of Commerce. Co-chairs of the Magnolia Festival, James Dry and James Dunegan both agree the move will allow the event to move forward in growth and participation under the umbrella of the chamber. Committee members for the Magnolia Festival are a combination of strong partnerships from the bu...
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Aaron McCoy will serve as Durant Intermediate School Principal beginning in July 2013. (Photo compliments of durantisd.org)
New Durant Intermediate School principal named
Durant ISD School Board held a special meeting on Wednesday May 16 to hire four employees for the upcoming school year. Among the positions to be filled was the position of Durant Intermediate School Principal. Current principal Todd Harrison will be taking a position at Hugo High School after the 2012-13 school year. “Hugo’s an opportunity for me and my family,” said Harrison. He said his goal at Hugo is to become the Superintendent when...
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Okla. Senate unveils $80M plan for 2 new museums
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Senate unveiled a new plan on Thursday to divert $80 million in state sales and use taxes over a four-year period to pay for the completion of an American Indian museum in Oklahoma City and build a new popular culture museum in Tulsa. A Senate budget committee approved both measures, which next must be considered by a similar committee in the House, where the proposals are likely to face strong resistan...
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Police arrested a man Thursday they said led officers on a chase in rainy weather that began in Durant and ended near Caddo
Police arrested a man Thursday they said led officers on a chase in rainy weather that began in Durant and ended near Caddo. Jerry Brackett was arrested on two counts of assault and battery on a peace officer, eluding police and reckless driving, Durant Police said. Durant Police were dispatched at 9:19 a.m. to North First Avenue and West Mulberry Street to assist a sheriff’s deputy with a man in a Ford Taurus who was possibly armed with ...
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Calera council names new mayor
CALERA – Recently elected councilman Michael Hearon was named mayor of Calera on Tuesday after a vote of the new-look town council. Brian Norton will remain vice-mayor. Other members of the council are David Westbrook, Vicki Barkley and the recently elected Eric Pyle. Former Mayor James Eaton attended Tuesday’s meeting and helped on a few routine matters. The mayoral election was just one sign of big changes coming to Calera. Developer Ja...
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At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornadoes
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. The violent spring storm scattered bodies, flattened homes and threw trailers onto cars. In Granbury, the worst-hit city, a tornado tore through two neighborhoods around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Resident Elizabeth Tovar described the fist-sized hail that heralde...
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Calera Police to participate in seat belt campaign
Law enforcement agencies across the state, including Calera Police, will be taking part in the annual “Click It or Ticket” mobilization May 20 through June 2, cracking down on drivers and passengers who are not buckled up according to state law. “Those who choose not to wear a seat belt will feel the heat during this campaign,” said Calera Police Chief Don Hyde. “Motorists should buckle up every time they go out, both day and night – no war...
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Local letter carriers participate in food drive
DURANT – On May 11, letter carriers worked to stamp out hunger by collecting non-perishable donations from residents on their mail routes. In Durant, 6,137 pounds of food were collected to benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s partner agencies St. Catherine’s, Victory Life Church and Families Feeding Families. While donations are still coming in organizers say, nearly 750,000 pounds of food in central and wes...
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National Police Week memorial is tonight
A brief memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. today (May 16) to honor the fallen law enforcement officers of Bryan County as part of National Police Week. The Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary Lodge 113 is organizing the event, to be held at Market Square in downtown Durant. All local law enforcement agencies will be participating. During National Police Week citizens and businesses are also encourage to participate in “Project Blue ...
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Health care law changes could affect Okla. tribes
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As a policy advisor for the Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority, Melanie Fourkiller knows that documented Native Americans can access the tribe’s health care services even if they are not members of the Choctaw Nation or any other federally recognized tribe. But changes in how the government defines a Native American that are part of the Affordable Care Act could force some who are served by the Choctaw Nation ...
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Morning crash critically injures Texas woman
A Dodd City, Texas, woman was injured Wednesday when she drove her car into a tree, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Kimberly Fleck, 44, was flown to Plano Medical Center where she was listed in critical condition with head and trunk injuries. According to the patrol, Fleck was driving southbound at 4:40 a.m. on Highway 78 two miles north of Achille when she drove 300 feet of the roadway before striking a tree. Unsafe speed was cited i...
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City Council members receive an award from Renee Wyrick and Pat Fowler of the State Health Department for Community Safety during Tuesday's council meeting.
Durant city council celebrates safety in the city
Durant City Council celebrated safety in the city during the May council meeting on Tuesday. The city itself received an award from the state health department for city safety and the mayor signed a proclamation declaring May as Building Safety Month. During the meeting, The City of Durant was presented the 2013 Certified Healthy Community Award by the Oklahoma State Health Department. The award was presented by Renee Wyrick and Pat Fowle...
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Durant Industrial Authority meets
The Durant Industrial Authority held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday May 14 at 7 a.m. The authority discussed the budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year which every member will receive a copy of for review. The budget is still in the processing stages at city hall and a formal draft will be available for authority review in June. The budget must be approved by July. The authority also reconsidered proposals for job retention possib...
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Silo School bond fails by less than one percent
A Silo Schools bond election failed by less than one percent, according to unofficial elections returns released Tuesday evening by the Bryan County Election Board. The election carried 59.41 percent of votes for it with 761 voting yes and 520 voting no, however the bond required a 60-percent “super majority” to pass. The $2,350,000 bond was for improvements to the school and this is the fifth time the proposal has been on the ballot. S...
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Income tax receipts fuel Okla. revenue boost
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A surge in income tax collections last month helped boost Oklahoma’s revenue collections over those from last year and over expectations, state finance officials reported Tuesday. Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger (DOR’-fling-ur) said collections to the state’s General Revenue Fund last month totaled more than $700 million, an increase of nearly $90 million, or 15 percent, from the same month last year. That ...
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Fallin signs law to slash income tax rate in 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill into law Monday that cuts Oklahoma’s top income tax rate to 5 percent in 2015 and provides $120 million for improvements to the state Capitol. A top priority for the first-term Republican governor, the cut to the state’s income tax provides Fallin with a political victory more than two years in the making. “We want to cut taxes responsibly,” Fallin said in a statement. “No one wants ...
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