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Shift in command: Retired admiral to take over embattled Oklahoma veterans department
The Oklahoma Veterans Commission announced Monday the selection of another retired admiral to head the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, an agency embroiled in controversy since 2023. Retired Rear Adm. James (Jay) Bynum will assume his duties Aug. 1, succeeding retired Rear Adm. Greg Slavonic, who will be leaving after leading the veterans...
Senators say they weren't involved in prison contract negotiations despite DOC claim
Although Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Steven Harpe told members of the corrections board last week that several state lawmakers were part of the team that helped negotiate a new contract with the GEO Group, at least two of those lawmakers said they had no knowledge of any meetings and were not involved in any negotiations with the GEO Group. ...
Young Oklahoman leaves behind a legacy of understanding, joy
If you think of a spokesperson, it’s hard not to hear a voice. After all, it’s right there in the word itself: spoke, the past tense of “to speak.” But every once in a while, there’s someone who becomes a spokesperson without ever saying a word. That was Sam Weyrich. ...
OU's SEC move decades in the making
🌞 Temperature check: Today's heat could be record-setting with a high of 103, low of 79, according to AccuWeather; a heat advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. 📅 Today in History: In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law in a nationally televised event at the White House. Inheriting the call from former President John F. Kennedy to enact sweeping civil rights reform, the landmark legislation prohibited racial discrimination in public places, businesses, education and employment.
Dozens of new laws take effect July 1
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 80 laws signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt went into effect on Monday. A law that targets undocumented immigrants in Oklahoma was intended to go into effect on Monday, but has been blocked by a federal court. The law creates a new crime called “impermissible occupation” for willfully entering Oklahoma without […] The post Dozens of new laws take effect July 1 appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
With Valley in cone of uncertainty, NWS says don’t wait on storm preparation
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While it’s still too early to predict what, if any, impact Hurricane Beryl will have on the Rio Grande Valley, the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV is urging residents to prepare for the worst now instead of procrastinating. Flood insurance, for instance: NWS Warning...
New bills spell bright future for industry in Blackwell ; rural communities
Two bills that rethink the way Oklahoma approaches and executes economic development were signed into law earlier this month, changing the way that rural Oklahoma can benefit from business opportunities in the state. SB 1447 creates two divisions within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce: one focused on. community development and...
Two county youth return from D.C. trip
Danielle Blankenship and Emily Faulkenberry, students from Turner and Marietta, respectively, recently returned from the Oklahoma Youth Tour trip to Washington, D.C. The duo was sponsored by Red River Valley Rural Electric Association. Each year, the cooperative sponsors a contest for high school juniors in their service area, and two...
What we know: Suspect dead after shooting officer during barricade situation in NW Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — A police officer was shot while responding to a disturbance Tuesday morning in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood, prompting a standoff situation and the suspect eventually being killed. Below is what we know about the situation that unfolded in the northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood. The Officer...
AAA, TSA Warns Of Heavy Traffic For Fourth Of July Travels
Millions of Americans across the country will be traveling for the Fourth of July holiday. Tulsa International Airport is encouraging all travelers to arrive at least 90 minutes before your flight. TSA said workers screened more than 11 million people just last week alone, and that number is expected to...
Retail expansion in the works again where Academy Sports backed out
The Bartlesville Development Authority (BDA) is injecting new life into revitalizing a long-dormant development project in town. On Monday, the BDA board voted to execute a purchase contract and provide $95,000 in non-refundable earnest money for approximately 15.52 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Adams Boulevard and Lake Village Trail, also known as Silver Lake Village Phase II.
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