District Attorney Eddie Wyant said Tuesday that the county is pursuing its insurance company in order to get payment on half of the $13.5 million settlement reached in a federal civil suit alleging sexual abuse of female inmates in the Delaware County jail. “][/caption]With zero dollars in reserve, Delaware County Commissioners Tuesday continued to look [...]
With zero dollars in reserve, Delaware County Commissioners Tuesday continued to look for funding options to pay off a $13.5 million court settlement, hearing from representatives of two public finance firms. Jeff Raley, an attorney with the Floyd Law Firm in Norman, Okla., who previously helped the county form its Educational Facilities Authority, told the [...]
Felonies Gibson, William Charles – Reckless distribution of pseudoephedrine Holder, Billy Joe – Second-degree burglary after former felony conviction Miller, Kimberly Rae – Endeavoring to manufacture CDS, methamphetamine, after former felony conviction Newby, William Franklin Jr. – Aggravated assault and battery after former felony conviction Reece, Jerry Michael – Second-degree burglary Misdemeanors Davis, Bryce Ray [...]
Miami, Oklahoma — Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) and the NEO Activities Council are proud to present performer Aaron Squirrel in a ‘Café Concert.’ Squirrel will perform on Monday, Dec. 5 at 11:30 a.m. in the atrium of the Bruce Carter Student Union. By creating a lush soundscape to elevate and stimulate listeners’ state of [...]
Miami, Oklahoma/ The American Indian Center for Excellence, (AICE) at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, (NEO) welcomes Claudia Little Axe, who has been appointed as the Center’s Cultural Specialist. Little Axe is originally from Tulsa, Okla., where she graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. She then attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan. [...]
Santa and his friends will be serving breakfast on Saturday, December 10, at the Grove Community Center, 104 W. 3rd Street, from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. For a donation of $6 per person, scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee will be served. All donations will benefit the Humane Society of Grove [...]
The Miami Fire Department (MFD) has taken on a labor of love or at least a love of antiques and public education! When Miami Fire Chief Ronnie Cline hired on at the City of Miami in 1989, one of his duties was to wipe down and maintain a 1949 Seagrave City fire truck. The vehicle, [...]
Communities along the Grand River rightfully lay claim to being “the cradle of Oklahoma.” The founding of Salina, first as a trading post, then a community, followed shortly after by settlement at Three Forks near the confluence of the Grand, Arkansas and Verdigris Rivers, is confirmation. But, while these eastern settlements were emerging, groundwork was [...]
PRO REPORT PGA 2011 Recap Compare your personal numbers to these and see how good or bad you are. Remember though, the pro’s are hitting from the tips on the hardest courses in the world. Driving Distance: Longest: J.B. Holmes average at 318.4; Middle: Chad Campbell (ranked 92nd) at 291.1; Shortest: Brian Gay (ranked 186th) [...]
It seems lately every time you look at a newspaper or watch the latest news on television there is another horrible story about the sexual abuse of children. The latest stories are coming out of Syracuse University. Before that it was Penn State. Of course scandals have rocked various religious denominations and youth organizations as well. Certainly, the [...]
