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No one was injured after a car struck three buildings on Main Street in Coalgate on Friday, August 7.
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When a man or woman becomes a police officer, they swear an oath to protect and serve the citizens they represent. They arrest criminals, they detect, prevent and investigate crimes, and they enforce traffic laws.
Read moreA 38-year-old Lehigh man was injured in an early Monday morning vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Midwest City woman. The accident occurred at approximately 12:40 a.m. on I-35 just north of the I-40 Ft. Smith junction in Oklahoma City.
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KEEPING OUR ROADWAYS CLEAN — Came across these guys last week on SH 3 west of Coalgate and couldn’t resist stopping to tell them how nice and clean the highway looked. Regardless of how hot the weather gets, the Coal County inmate work crew is usually out working five days a week picking up litter, mowing cemeteries, cutting and chipping brush along roadways, or clearing illegal trash dumps. These workers are (L-R) Oscar Dean Campbell, Robert Buckley, Jose David Muniz and Tom Hart (names used with permission). The voluntary inmate work program was implemented by Sheriff Bryan Jump in February 2013. On July 1, 2013, it officially became the DIRT (Daily Inmate Roadside Task) Program.
Read moreThe Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Tuesday, August 4, that Coal County has had 31 total cases of COVID-19, with 23 of those cases recovered. According to those numbers, Coal County currently has eight active cases. Coal County has had zero deaths due to the virus.
Read moreKiowa man facing criminal charges
Read moreThe following citations were issued by the Coalgate Police Department from July 27 through August 2.
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