OK County seat hotly contested, OKC Ward 7 draws quartet, OKCPS’ Lewis challenged
After the departures of former OKC Ward 7 Councilwoman Nikki Nice and former Oklahoma County District 1 Commissioner Carrie Blumert, open seats in the...
Tulsa-area school board incumbents largely reelected by default, some races contested
The majority of Tulsa County's school board elections concluded Wednesday with only one candidate filing for office, and one school board seat had no...
CIVICS
Property ownership requirement bars Edmond renters from holding city office
When the Edmond City Council announced an application process for filling its vacant Ward 1 seat, one eligibility requirement caught the eyes of onlookers....
Corporation Commission advances ‘huge’ PSO, OG&E rate increases
Despite an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision looming on whether Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett may vote on cases involving companies with direct knowledge of his...
After prior battery plea, OKCPS teacher Kiera Smith arrested as ‘horseplay’ injures student
An Oklahoma City Public Schools educator who previously pleaded to resolve a 2018 criminal charge for grabbing a co-worker's crotch was arrested again Tuesday...
‘Very unusual’: Spurlock suggests OSBI Commission reform, spurs special meeting
Following a trio of new gubernatorial appointments with connections to Department of Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton, the commission overseeing the Oklahoma State Bureau...
Legal roundup: Teacher impersonator pleads, OKC settles Bennie Edwards lawsuit, recusal rules amended
Within this roundup of recent legal happenings in Oklahoma, you'll find new details about the prosecution of a double homicide involving an anti-government organization...
Bonds away: Ideas, conversations highlight Oklahoma City ‘GO bond’ process
The sun had just set, but the Pete White Wellness Center in southwest Oklahoma City buzzed with activity on a fall Tuesday night.
While the...
CULTURE
Melvin Moran: Seminole’s oil man with a heart of gold
SEMINOLE — Melvin Moran has spent a lifetime proving true riches lie not in the black gold beneath the earth, but in the philanthropy...
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OMC’s news literacy campaign promotes local reporting
When I left the newspaper industry, a local business owner told me a secret.
His confession? This fellow citizen knew how to read the local...
Bye week blues underscore a world without Bedlam
The 2024 college football season has been less than ideal for Oklahoma's two largest universities.
The Sooners and Cowboys are struggling, to put it mildly....
Series: 'Home is where the heart is'
