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COALGATE — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has opened an investigation into Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith following a reported domestic dispute in Coalgate and multiple allegations of workplace misconduct, including sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.

Laura Jo Hardin, 50, Lehigh, was charged August 1 with misdemeanor uttering a forged instrument after she was arrested for paying for items at Family Dollar Store in Coalgate with a counterfeit $100 bill.

7/1/25 thru 8/3/25 Joe Dale Eaves, Coalgate, OK Violation of city code; unlawful to obstruct unduly sidewalks and streets. Nathaniel James Estes, Coleman, OK - Failure to pay taxes due state.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of 49-yearold Roy Douglas Compton, Jr. of Stratford, OK, who was charged July 30 with conning a Coal County woman out of $3,661 for jobs she hired him to do that were never done.

Wichita State University has announced the names of 3,710 students who were on the WSU Dean’s Honor Roll for spring 2025. To be included on the dean’s honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Jennifer A.

FeloniesRoy Douglas Compton, Jr., Stratford, OK – Felony value-false pretenses/ con game after former conviction of two or more felonies. (Coal County Sheriff) Phillip Vice, Ada, OK – Burglary in the second degree.

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CivilMidland Credit Management vs Wesley Don Tow - Indebtedness.TRAFFIC OHPCorado Salazar, OKC -Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license.April L. Johnson, Hugo, OK - Speeding.Clarissa Chairez, Sachse, TX – Expired registration; speeding.Ellynn Gatewood, Amarillo, TX - Speeding.

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