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Car Allen Living Trust to Isaiah Lee Allen, quit claim deed covering lands in Searight. Diane Sue Bailey to Diane Sue Bailey Trust, quit claim mineral deed covering lands in 1-8-5. Pamela Anne Best to Patricia Kaye Johnson, quit claim deed covering lands in original township Seminole.

Carrie Isaacs, speeding, plea of guilty, $146. Yunxing Lian, speeding, plea of guilty, $146. Josiah Buckley, driving while suspended, plea of guilty, $320. Kamryn Shay Lydens, failure to obey official traffic control device, plea of no contest, $200.

Today is the 36th day of 2023 and the 47th day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1917, Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson’s veto in passing the Immigration Act of 1917, banning persons from an “Asiatic Barred Zone” from entering the country.

Oklahoma Baptist University’s Division of Music will host its second Music Artist Series concert for 2023. They welcome the Miró Quartet, who will perform Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Yarborough Auditorium inside Raley Chapel on the OBU campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

According to NFIB’s monthly jobs report, 57% of owners reported hiring or trying to hire in January, up two points. Of those hiring or trying to hire, 91% of owners reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill.

The University of Oklahoma has named Jim W. Morrison its new chief strategy officer. In this role, Morrison will serve as a senior leader at OU, overseeing the coordinated implementation of OU’s strategic plan to ensure university-wide alignment and progress across all three OU campuses.

University of Oklahoma researchers are developing a “Networked Community of Practice” in collaboration with dozens of education-focused organizations to train 64 school-based behavior analysts, counselors and social workers.

Today’s birthdays include Dave Aeder, Shannon Babb, Emmy Barnhart, Lance Bloomer, Rita Butler, Tom Byrd, Jimmie Choate Jr, Colleen Courtey, Racketa Crawford, Hugh Gallagher, Herb Gunter, Sheri Griffin-Hull, Rick Hall, Winfred Harjo, Zac Jennings, Blake Johnson, Bob King, Shay Lewis, Andrea Palmer,...

Aformer Oklahoma governor is leading an effort to defeat a proposition to legalize recreational marijuana in the state.

Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, has filed legislation to ensure Oklahoma’s approximately 290,000 veterans get their rightful military benefits, including those earned through combat, from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA).