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Join Rock And Roll HOF Inductee In OKC This September
By leveraging long-standing efforts to bridge gaps and achieve positive change across the political spectrum, LiveFree OKC is collaboratively pursuing a more inclusive ecosystem for policy creation. Join us September 26th-28th in downtown OKC for a convergence of proven peacemaking strategies across community organizing, art, education, dialogue, and advocacy. Learn...
Ardmore superintendent set to retire
After nearly four decades of serving in various roles with Ardmore City Schools, Superintendent Jill Day has made the decision to retire. After nearly four decades of serving in various roles with Ardmore City Schools, Superintendent Jill Day has made the decision to retire.
Former Sooner Alondes Williams throws down monster dunk in Summer League
Former Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball player Alondes Williams is making quite the impression on the NBA this summer. The former OU guard is taking part in the NBA2K Summer League as a member of the Miami Heat. He threw down perhaps the dunk of the summer in Las Vegas on Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
Oklahoma favored to land 2025 defensive lineman out of Florida
After a fantastic 2024 defensive line haul that netted David Stone, Jayden Jackson, Nigel Smith, Danny Okoye and Wyatt Gilmore, the Oklahoma Sooners have done a nice job adding talent upfront in the 2025 recruiting class. With five months until the early signing period, the Sooners have commitments from C.J. Nickson, Trent Wilson, Ka'Mori Moore and Alexander Shieldknight. They will bolster a deep unit when they arrive in Norman. It doesn’t look like Todd Bates is through by any stretch of the imagination. The Sooners have been in pursuit of Rivals four-star defensive lineman Floyd Boucard and, on Wednesday evening, earned a...
The Oklahoman's Super 30: Checotah's Elijah Thomas' confidence, dedication led to OU
Checotah’s Elijah Thomas has known from a young age where he’s headed in life. That was never as evident as when he respectively declined a camp invite from Alabama, arguably the most prestigious college football program of all time, after receiving an offer to play football for the Crimson Tide. His family raised him in a town of just over 3,000 people two hours east of Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and are lifelong Sooners fans.
One tough cowgirl: Local girl recovering from brain surgery
The horseshoe-like imprint of stitches on Ainsley Turner’s head are nearly unnoticeable now though it might be considered fitting for the cowgirl. The Comanche seven-year-old, who is scheduled to start second grade at Comanche Elementary School next month, is back home after undergoing brain surgery in late June. It...
Blackwell Fire Department will face off against Ponca F.D. for a good cause.
Blackwell Fire Department will be going grill-to-grill against two teams from Ponca CIty Fire Department to raise money for a good cause,. The Fire and Life Safety Council (FLSC) announces their upcoming fundraiser “All Fired Up” to be. held Saturday, July 27, at the Pioneer Tech Conference Center...
Six Incoming Sooners Earn All-America Honors at Junior Nationals
FARGO, N.D. — Incoming University of Oklahoma wrestler Koufax Christensen competed for a national title at the Junior Nationals Freestyle Championships on Wednesday at the FargoDome. The Sooners had a total of six incoming wrestlers earn All-America honors. Oklahoma's nine wrestlers in attendance posted a 50-17 record during the...
Dryden tabbed new Friends women's head coach
WICHITA, Kan. -- Friends University VP of Athletics & Strategic Expansion Dr. Rob Ramseyer has announced the hiring of Boo Dryden as the school's new women's wrestling head coach. "We are excited to welcome Boo as our new women's coach," said Ramseyer. "He had a successful and decorated career as...
Tulsa City Council Passes Controversial Land Rezoning Item Amid Corruption Allegations
A contested land zoning item on Wednesday's Tulsa City Council agenda is the center of corruption allegations against a city councilor by the person he replaced. That land rezoning item did pass in council, but not after a lengthy discussion by the council on that property, its history, and the potential conflicts of interest held by District 6 Councilor Christian Bengel, who denies them.
New hospital in Ardmore making impact after one month
Located right off Interstate 35, Ardmore's new Exceptional Community Hospital has a full service emergency department for trauma and acute care, along with an inpatient hospital, onsite lab and radiology services. New hospital in Ardmore making impact after one month. Located right off Interstate 35, Ardmore's new Exceptional Community Hospital...
Live updates: Why are there flight delays at Will Rogers? What we know about outage
A faulty system update from Crowdstrike, a major cybersecurity firm, has led to widespread outages and delayed flights, including in Oklahoma. According to USA TODAY, Crowdstrike said one of its recent content updates had a defect that impacted Microsoft's Windows Operating System, adding that the incident was "not a security incident or cyberattack."
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