Local News

Joining the Pauls Valley City Council officially for the first time during Tuesday’s meeting, Patrick Grimmett was sworn in by acting Mayor Billy Riddle that evening. He joins the council after defeating former Mayor Tim Gamble in the elections held on April 2.

• New Councilman Swear In

        

  May 16, 2013 1 Photo

• Authority close to hospital loan
• Theft trio leads to one suspect

Sports

Gavin Nation

• Nation has great year on track field

  Gavin Nation, a 5th grader at Whitebead Elementary, has just completed a great season at the track.

  May 14, 2013 1 Photo

• Lady Panthers 2nd at regionals
• Panthers capture 4A district title

Obituaries

• Blanche Opal Daley Teel

  Blanche Opal Daley Teel, 97, formerly of Lindsay, passed away May 12, 2013 in Lincoln, Neb.

  May 14, 2013

• Donald Radden

  Donald Radden, 85, was born to C. Radden and Overa Robertson on Jan. 12, 1928 and entered eternal life on May 12, 2013 in Ardmore, Okla.

  May 14, 2013

• Jack Leland Nabors

  Jack Leland Nabors of Elmore City passed away May 10, 2013 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 79 years.

  May 14, 2013

• Michael Phillip Moore

  Michael Phillip Moore, 68, of Cox City passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at his home.

  May 9, 2013

Community News

• Blevins earns slim council win

  The difference could be counted on one hand as a Pauls Valley incumbent councilman won another term this week by the narrowest of margins.

  May 16, 2013

• Location for celebration in limbo

State News

• State Senate unveils $80M plan for 2 new museums

  The Oklahoma Senate unveiled a new plan on Thursday to divert $80 million in state sales and use taxes over a four-year period to pay for the completion of an American Indian museum in Oklahoma City and build a new popular culture museum in Tulsa.

  May 17, 2013

• State lawmakers on verge of taking on high school sports association

  An interim legislative study is being proposed regarding recent actions by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA), a state legislator who asked to remain anonymous said this week....

  May 16, 2013

Business

Koch Nitrogen announced plans to build a new urea plant at its Enid facility and revamp its existing production plant. (Staff Photo by BILLY HEFTON)

• Expanding: Koch investing $1 billion in Enid

  Officials are expecting up to 800 new construction jobs and 20 to 30 new permanent employees for the plant.

  May 16, 2013 1 Photo

• U.S. Hay production low
• Medieval Fair returns to Norman for 37th year
• Jeep takes a radical new turn with Cherokee
• Cherokee business unit says it’s healthy

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