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OPH troopers presented awards

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Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop E troopers were presented Troop Commander Awards during a meeting last week at the Troop E Headquarters in Durant. Trooper Seth Leyba received Overall Top Impaired Driving Enforcement for taking more than 80 impaired drivers off of the roadways.

Commissioners approve agreement with architect for new county building

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Bryan County Commissioners approved an agreement with Theorem architecture to design a new building for Bryan County offices. During a recent meeting, Commissioners Scott Goad, Tony Simmons and Brandon Carr approved the $157,100 agreement with Theorem LLC for architecture design for a building to be constructed at 301 N.

Elderly woman killed in wrong-way crash

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An elderly woman died after a head-on crash after driving the wrong way on Highway 69/75, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Eighty-four-year-old Saba Braswell of Terrell, Texas, was taken by Bryan County EMS to Texoma Medical Center after the 2:38 a.m.

First Lady of Wrestling

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Just over five years ago, girls wrestling was not even an inkling in the eyes of Durant head coach Jim Taylor. Then along came Addison Polk and the rest is history.