‘Lose-lose situation’: Sexual abuse settlement inflates Ninnekah property taxes, infuriates residents
NINNEKAH — Community members left Monday night's Ninnekah Public Schools board meeting disappointed and irritated over a tax hike arising from the $7.5 million...
Sean Burrage appointed chancellor of Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Sean Burrage has had an eclectic career as a lawyer, state senator and university president, and now he adds a new gig to the...
CIVICS
Judge advances terms of mental health lawsuit settlement, but Stitt administration still opposed
Although a federal judge has advanced an amended consent decree to settle a class-action lawsuit dealing with Oklahoma’s competency restoration system for those accused...
Legal battle between Hiett, Anthony continues as OCC considers electricity rate cases
(Update: The Monday meeting of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission discussed below was postponed until 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. Late Monday afternoon, the Oklahoma...
Edmond GO bond proposal gets chilly reception at Mitch Park meeting
For supporters of Edmond's upcoming GO bond proposal, walking into the senior center Thursday evening at Mitch Park may have felt like playing an...
Birthday Rant: Edmond City Council, EPS Board should avoid overlapping meetings
An old editor of mine once shared a quote with me: "Has anyone ever said, 'I wish I could go to more meetings today?'"
For...
‘We love the community’: Enid event provides time to reflect, discuss city challenges
ENID — I find it intriguing to get out of town, and especially so when the destination is somewhere I once lived.
As a result,...
School accreditation, budget request, teacher certification define State Board of Education meeting
In a marathon meeting that lasted more than four hours, members of the Oklahoma State Board of Education accredited school districts for the 2024-2025...
CULTURE
Opponents try to send Norman arena proposal into OT
To build or not to build a new north-Norman arena for OU basketball, gymnastics and other events? That question has been on the minds of...
Lavash at First Sight: Armenian-American writer serves rom com as second dish
(Editor’s note: NonDoc’s Author Umbrella interviews up-and-coming writers, particularly authors of color, authors of disability and LGBTQ+ authors. The interviews have been transcribed and lightly edited for...
Birthday Rant: Animal welfare is a community problem
In the words of Seinfeld's Frank Costanza, I've got a lot of problems with you people, and you're going to hear about it!
As I...
Series: 'Home is where the heart is'
