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High winds were to blame for some problems in the Seminole area late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, including damaged power lines that left some residents without power for a short time.
Read moreThe westbound lane of I-40 was closed Tuesday evening at mile marker 213, one mile east of the Cromwell exit after a car hauler semi caught fire. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the road was closed at 6:29 p.m. Konawa Fire Chief Tim Coffey, current Chairman for the Seminole County Fire Chiefs, stated that the Cromwell fire department responded to the call and, once they were on scene to extinguish the fire and assist with traffic control, they requested a tanker truck from the Strother Fire Department and another tanker from the Okemah Fire Departments. The tanker truck from Okemah was cancelled before it reached the scene. The OHP reported the inside lane only was opened to traffic at 7:30 p.m. The OHP announced that I-40 westbound was clear of the semi and trailer and all westbound lanes were open at 11:40 p.m. after being closed for a total of 5 hours and 11 minutes. —Photo Courtesy OHP
Read moreA Lincoln County rancher and businessman has thrown his hat in the ring for the office of Oklahoma Senate District 28.
Read moreCandidate filing is scheduled for April 13, 14, and 15, Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced Wednesday. Candidate filing hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the three-day period.
Read moreApril is National Safe Digging Month. Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Dana Murphy is reminding Oklahomans that any outdoor digging project this spring should start with a phone call.
Read moreMarch Gross Receipts to the Treasury point to accelerating economic expansion in Oklahoma, pushed along by wage growth and rising inflation, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced Wednesday.
Read moreOn Wednesday, March 30th, Payton Irick of the Seminole Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter, competed for State Star Farmer at the Careertech Headquarters in Stillwater.
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