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Arkansas man arrested for DUI following vehicle accident Darcy Pfortmiller, 51, Lowell, AR, is facing charges in Coal County for driving under the influence of alcohol and transporting an open container of liquor following a twovehicle accident on SH 3 the afternoon of October 16.
Read moreOctober 24, 2022 (Oklahoma City, Okla.) – Governor Kevin Stitt blasted Democrat Superintendent Joy Hofmesiter today after the Nation’s Report Card showed Oklahoma’s test scores have had one of the steepest drops in the nation: “This is a direct result of my Democrat opponent’s failure to improve education in Oklahoma during her eight years as Superintendent,” said Gov. Kevin Stitt. “Instead of putting students first, Hofmeister has sided with liberal unions to keep classroomlearning closed, pushed radical liberal agendas in classrooms, and called the first-ever State audit of her agency an ‘attack.’ Funding has gone up, but test scores have gone down every year she’s been in charge. Parents, students, and teachers already have had to suffer the consequences of Joy Hofmesiter’s failed leadership overseeing our public schools. Instead of seeking a promotion, Hofmeister owes Oklahomans an apology.”
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Read moreEarly voting begins Wednesday, November 2, for the November 8 General Election. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.
Read moreJames Andrew Nelson, Dallas, TX – Plan/attempt/conspire to perform act of violence; battery/ assault and battery on police officer.
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Criminal charges were filed October 20 against a Texas man who threatened to kill persons attending his mother’s funeral at the Coalgate Cemetery on September 28.
Read moreCoalgate native Steve Hudson has joined Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee as an OBU men’s basketball assistant coach. The coaching staff includes Head Coach Jason Eaker, Steve Hudson, and Mitch Hollis.
Read moreOn October 8 at approximately 7:55 a.m., Deputy Jacob Peebles responded to a motorist assist call involving a vehicle out of gas blocking a driveway on US Hwy. 75. When he arrived, property owner Mark Thomas told him that he had driven to the end of his driveway and saw a subject, later identified as Erik Allen Ceniceros, 29, of Alva, sitting in a vehicle.
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