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COURT RECORDS

Felonies filed Stacy Ladale Brown, 36, third-degree burglary. William Ernest Hartshorn, 46, Murphy, Texas, identity theft, unlawful use of personal identifying info.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Story Starter Properties to Brayden Phillips and Sarah Phillips, warranty deed Ryan Narocki Yandell and Kari Nicole Yandell to Joshua Bogue and Britney Bogue, warranty deed Gateway Homes and Design to Timothy Corn, warranty deed Randall J.
Michael S. Wright, grand marshal of The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, speaks during a cornerstone dedication ceremony Sept. 19 at the Bryan County EMS building that is under construction. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Michael S. Wright, grand marshal of The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, speaks during a cornerstone dedication ceremony Sept. 19 at the Bryan County EMS building that is under construction. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Masons dedicate cornerstone at new Bryan County EMS building

The M.W. Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, along with Durant Masonic Lodge No. 45, had a cornerstone ceremony Sept. 19 at the Bryan County EMS building that is under construction and will be completed next year.
The sign for the Allied Stone Deana F. Ogle Building was unveiled during a ceremony last Friday to celebrate the company’s expansion. The late Ogle was Allied Stone’s first employee. Shown are Ogle’s granddaughter, Shelby Gardner, and Jerry Lim, Allied Group president. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

The sign for the Allied Stone Deana F. Ogle Building was unveiled during a ceremony last Friday to celebrate the company’s expansion. The late Ogle was Allied Stone’s first employee. Shown are Ogle’s granddaughter, Shelby Gardner, and Jerry Lim, Allied Group president. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Allied Stone celebrates expansion

Allied Stone celebrated last Friday the grand opening of its new building, the Deana F. Ogle Building, named after the late Ogle who was the company’s first employee in Durant in 1999.
Mark McCloskey speaks at Fairview Baptist Church during a recent meeting of the Bryan County chapter of the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association. McCloskey confronted protesters with an AR-15 when they were walking through his St. Louis neighborhood in 2020. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Mark McCloskey speaks at Fairview Baptist Church during a recent meeting of the Bryan County chapter of the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association. McCloskey confronted protesters with an AR-15 when they were walking through his St. Louis neighborhood in 2020. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Man who pointed gun at St. Louis protesters speaks in Durant

A husband and wife who pointed guns at protesters walking through their St. Louis neighborhood visited Durant recently.

Okies in the Field at a hard rock concert

On Sept. 7, I went to a hard rock concert. While that may not seem like unusual behavior for the masses, those who know me know that I’m a die-hard Jazz fanatic and have been since childhood. The arguments I had in school with fellow students who were rock fans over the years could fill a novel.

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