Completion of the new $6.5 million Pottawatomie County Administration Building is getting closer as crews plan to begin landscaping and other final touches. Construction of the new complex is nearing completion next door to the original 1930s-built county courthouse at 325 N.
60 projects total $1.87 billion OKLAHOMA CITY – The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding on Tuesday advanced a comprehensive slate of projects to the full Legislature for consideration in an upcoming special session. The committee’s approvals, combined with previously approved projects, resulted in recommendation of over 60 projects totaling nearly all of Oklahoma state government’s $1.87 billion share of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.
WASHINGTON – A congressional subcommittee investigating the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned decades of Native American law was told Tuesday that the court ignored tribal sovereignty to reach its decision.
DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Before a food product reaches a shelf or freezer section of a grocery store, the manufacturing process transforms raw ingredients into consistent products for consumption. But what if the gourmet ice cream created from a blend of dairy products such as cream and condensed milk resulted in a food recall?
STILLWATER, Okla. – Drought conditions are still a major factor right now as producers strategize when and how much wheat to sow over the next few weeks.
Bids vary from $2 to $4 million; city plans to re-evaluate project Project bids received for lake dam improvements at Shawnee Twin Lakes have all been rejected as city of Shawnee staff plans to re-evaluate the project. Seth Barkhimer, City of Shawnee Director of Engineering, said bids for the lake dam improvement project were opened at the Sept.
Bison Metals Technologies LLC has just announced the appointment of Chris W. Wilhite as CEO effective Oct. 1. He succeeds James Burton, who served as CEO/President since Bison’s formation Jan. 1,2020.Wilhite has been at Bison Metals since September 2020, serving as Sr. Vice President of Sales and COO.
The Associated Press Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, in a measure that appeared to be an admission that Moscow’s war against Ukraine isn’t going according to plan after nearly seven months of fighting. It’s the first mobilization in Russia since World War II and comes amid recent battlefield losses for the Kremlin’s forces.
The Associated Press 58 bison relocated from Grand Canyon National Park North Rim; some end up with Oklahoma tribe GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Wildlife managers say 58 bison have been successfully relocated from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.