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Bryan County organizations collect donations for Moore disaster
In the wake of the tornado that struck the community of Moore Monday, the Bryan County United Way has been asked to be the organizer and drop-off location for disaster relief donations. Agency Director Pam Robinson said that she was contacted early Tuesday morning by a group of young Bryan County citizens and asked to be a drop-off point for donations to the Moore community. This group, who Robinson did not name, has received permission f...
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Re-count shows no changes in Silo bond election results
A hand re-count of the May 14 Silo bond election revealed no changes in the tally, meaning Silo school bond supporters will have to wait and try again to put the issue before the voters. The Bryan County Election Board tallied all 1,281 votes on Tuesday, resulting in the same percentages as the machine count from May 14. The results of 761 Silo voters in favor of the recent bond package (59.4 percent) and 520 against the bond (40.6percent...
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Re-count underway in Silo bond election
A re-count was underway this morning of the votes in the recent Silo School Bond election, held at the request of Silo Superintendent Bill Caruthers. The May election – Silo’s fifth attempt within a year to pass a school improvement bond – attracted 1,281 voters. The bond failed by just eight votes, with 59.4 percent of voters (761 total) approving the measure and 40.6 percent (520 voters) rejecting it. The bond requires a 60 percent “sup...
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Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister
MOORE (AP) — Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb. As the sun rose over the shattered community of Moore, the state medical examiner’s office cut t...
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Boswell couple injured in crash
A Boswell couple was injured Monday after a barrel came off a trailer and struck their vehicle and then caused a collision on Highway 70 three miles east of Durant, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Major Vansickle, 83, and Martha Vansickle, 82, were taken to the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant and then flown to Plano Medical Center, Plano, Texas, where they are being treated for trunk and head injuries. Their conditio...
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Joe Chesnut and Elizabeth Maxey were named the 2013 Mardi Gras Prince and Princess during Calera Manor's Nursing Home Week Celebrations. Maxey was also awarded the Oldest Mother Award during the Mother's Day party.
Nursing Home Week is celebrated in Bryan County
Nursing homes all over Bryan County celebrated National Nursing Home week this past week. National Nursing home Week was started in 1996 by the Agency for Health Care Association (AHCA). It is celebrated by nursing homes across the country. The theme for the 2013 National Nursing Home Week was “Everybody Pitches In.” According to the American Health Care Association’s website, www.ahcancal.org, “the observance is an opportunity to invol...
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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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