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2025 NFL Draft first impression: Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma
Deion Burks is one of the top transfers in the country at wide receiver. Moving from Purdue to Oklahoma for the 2024 season could really raise BUrks’ draft profile, provided he can continue to produce and demonstrate the skills that make him appealing already. Burks led Purdue in receptions...
Pawhuska voters to decide on sales tax extensions in August
Pawhuska voters will be able to cast ballots Aug. 22, Aug. 23 and Aug. 27 on two city sales tax questions. The ballot questions ask whether one-quarter of a penny of sales tax to pay for an economic development program should be continued through Dec. 31, 2029, and whether three-quarters of a penny of sales tax to pay for street, curb and sidewalk improvements as well as water and sewer improvements should also be continued through Dec. 31, 2029.
Rural Oklahoma county to break ground on hospital after losing its facility in 2016
A rural county in Southwest Oklahoma is one step closer to bringing a hospital back to its residents, who have had to drive about 40 miles to receive hospital-level care since it lost its facility in 2016. Tillman County is set to break ground on a critical access hospital Aug....
Oklahoma County judge overseeing Epic embezzlement case rejects call to recuse
OKLAHOMA CITY — A judge presiding over the major embezzlement case against the co-founders of Epic Charter School faces a call to recuse, with a defense attorney accusing her of being an “advocate for the prosecution.” District Judge Susan Stallings denied the request for her disqualification during a hearing Thursday at the Oklahoma County Courthouse. […]
Cherokee Nation EMS launches paramedic education program
Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Services is launching a new paramedic education program to train new paramedic providers and help address the shortages being experienced across the United States, including within some Cherokee communities. The comprehensive education program spans approximately 18 months and includes both didactic and clinical opportunities. Students will...
Dewey water system to shut off Thursday night during fire hydrant replacement
DEWEY, Okla. — The City of Dewey's water system will be shut off starting at 9 p.m. Thursday night for crews to replace a fire hydrant. City Manager Kevin Trease said the entire system will be shut down for two to three hours. "The need to shut the water...
100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma 2024: #15 Brenen Thompson
Brenan Thompson began his time in college on the wrong side of the Red River; the 2022 receiver with blazing speed played for Texas his freshman season. Although Thompson had shown interest in the Sooners during his recruitment process, he didn’t end up as part of the OU recruiting class. After just one year with the Longhorns, however, Thompson revisited that idea and transferred to Norman.
City of Lawton increases fines for not adhering to bulk waste guidelines, overgrown yards
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The City of Lawton is getting the word out about some recent code changes regarding trash and overgrown yards. On July 23, Lawton City Council passed an emergency ordinance to help keep the community clean. It increases the fines for citizens not adhering to bulk waste...
Pencil Box Holding Rock, Paper, Scissors Gala To Benefit Students And Teachers
As kids head back to school, there's an organization whose mission is to make it easier for students and teachers to get what they need in the classroom. Heather and Stephen Earl are co-chairs for the Pencil Box's biggest gala of the year: Rock, Paper, Scissors. The event is on...
The City of Lawton Continues to Blame Citizens for Trash Problems
In the latest episode of Lawton, OK's saga dubbed 'Mayor Booker's Blunders,' the fines the city announced last year aren't having the effect on cleaning up our town your elected leaders thought, so they're increasing the costs. Long story short - having less trash pickup isn't leading to less trash...
Greer County provides trauma kits for classrooms in Mangum and Granite
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Authorities in Greer County are taking steps to provide potentially life saving care for countless students. The county sheriffs office, along with Greer County emergency management have provided trauma kits for every classroom in Mangum and Granite. The kits are aimed at providing critical support in...
GoFundme set up by Ponca City church repeatedly targeted by vandals
PONCA CITY — St. John Baptist Church, 1009, south 11th Street, has been targeted by vandals at least times since August of 2023. St. John Baptist Church has been in the community for nearly 100 years and is on the National Register of Historic Places in the State of Oklahoma and US Department of the Interior. It was built by the congregation in 1927.
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