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Capital Perspectives: ORMCA meeting highlights shifting economic and labor trends
On July 13th I had the pleasure of providing the Market & Economic Update at the Oklahoma Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (ORMCA) summer meeting. Having covered “Markets” in a previous submis...
Oklahoma Bridge HORROR: Man Bound, Forced to LEAP into Traffic by Trio of Suspects!
OKMULGEE, OK – Three people are facing charges after an Oklahoma man was allegedly bound in duct tape and forced to jump off a bridge into traffic, authorities said. The Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded on July 25 to a report of someone jumping into traffic near the Deep Fork River bridge on Highway 266.
DeVuyst selected as CattleWoman of the Year Sheperd named Honorary CattleWoman
NORMAN – Dr. Cheryl DeVuyst has been named CattleWoman of the Year by the Oklahoma CattleWomen’s Association’s. DeVuyst received the honor at the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Convention held July 19 at Norman’s Embassy Suites Hotel. DeVuyst and her husband Eric own DeVuyst Ranch, a cow-calf...
PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL – Melvin Childs and Presidential THC have become the Sooner State’s unflinching Cannabis Brand
Melvin Childs is nothing if not resourceful. Born and bred in Oklahoma City, he is a man who has learned, through trial and error, to scale all sorts of walls—from radio advertising to theater and movie production to memoir writing. His latest endeavor is the production of a cannabis brand called Presidential THC—“home of the world’s strongest cannabis products.”
An Oklahoma district court is among the slowest in the nation. It's led to delayed justice
Kamrin Green’s middle school students were supposed to research an injustice and find a solution. That assignment was put on hold as Green wondered whether the assignment would run afoul of House Bill 1775. It took 2 ½ years to get an answer, as an injunction that would temporarily bar implementation of the...
A Fetus Doesn't Need Its Own Medical Marijuana License, Oklahoma Court Says
Oklahoma resident Amanda Aguilar was arrested after using marijuana while pregnant. Though Aguilar had a medical marijuana prescription, prosecutors reasoned that her fetus did not. They charged the mother of five with child neglect, a felony. Now, the state's highest criminal court says prosecutors had no basis to do that.
Oklahoma family needs help after three different hospital visits
HOOKER, Okla. (KVII) — An Oklahoma panhandle family who was desperately seeking answers for the reason behind their child's stomach pain now find themselves in a financial hole after going to three different hospitals in two states. "And when you hear Crohn’s, you think that happens to older people....
Governor Stitt ceremonially signs Poultry Producer Protection Bill
OKLAHOMA CITY — I attended a ceremonial bill signing earlier this month for Senate Bill 1424, which protects state poultry producers from civil lawsuits if they already are following a state-approved waste disposal plan. If producers are found in violation of their nutrient management plan, they could face increased...
Oklahoma Will Soon Begin Losing Daylight
As summer turns into fall, Oklahoma will soon begin to lose hours of daylight. In the summer, Oklahomans see the sun rise in the early hours of the morning after 6 a.m. and setting after 8 p.m. But as summer ends, Oklahoma slowly starts having less and less hours of daylight.
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