http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ok-news/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:57:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285694/posts Thunderous Okla. Applause Greets Bush on July 4 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: July 4, 2009 WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush spoke amid thunderous applause in a rural Oklahoma town to celebrate the Fourth of July, calling the U.S. the ''greatest nation on the face of the earth.'' Bush was given six standing ovations as he spoke Saturday inside a remodeled rodeo arena in Woodward, a town of about 12,000 residents in northwest Oklahoma. About 9,200 tickets were sold for the event, which would be the biggest crowd for Bush since he left office in January.... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285694/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:57:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283642/posts OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Today, BRYAN ROSS BENTON, 24, and TYSON CHARLES MARTIN, 20, both of Stillwater, Oklahoma, have each been sentenced to ten months in federal prison for stealing money from a City National Bank branch in the Country Mart East Supermarket at 4510 Southeast Lee Boulevard in Lawton, announced John C. Richter, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. BENTON was sentenced on June 17; MARTIN was sentenced this morning. On May 27, 2009, a third defendant, TODD VINCENT RUDISILL, 22, of Lawton, was sentenced to 27 months in prison in connection with the theft and his embezzlement... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283642/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:40:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283536/posts Ticket sales for Bush’s Saturday evening speech have been "fantastic,” said Landon Laubhan, a Woodward promoter who is handling arrangements for this weekend’s activities. The way sales are going "we will be sold out for Saturday by Thursday,” Laubhan said. The former president’s appearance, his first in Oklahoma since he left the White House earlier this year, is part of a July 4 celebration to mark improvements at Crystal Beach Park and the park’s 80th anniversary as well as the Fourth of July holiday. Bush is scheduled to speak at 6:20 p.m. Saturday in the park’s rodeo arena, which can... newsok.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283536/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282969/posts The House passed a sweeping energy and global warming cap and trade bill Friday. This bill, titled “America’s Clean Energy and Security Act,” or better known as Waxman-Markey, is the Democrats’ answer to the worst recession in decades: a national energy tax -- a tax designed to impose economic pain through higher energy prices and lost jobs. ..... The fact is that the Waxman-Markey bill is just the latest incarnation of costly cap-and-trade legislation that will have a devastating impact on the economy, cost more American jobs by pushing them overseas and drastically increase the size and scope of the... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282969/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:32:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281669/posts Inhofe just interviewed live on Fox. Fox is running with the suppressed EPA report challanging manmade global warming as a major story. Inhofe says the Cap and Trade bill is "DOA" in the Senate. There will be an investigation into the EPA suppressing valid science. He said "I'm kind of rejoicing", and that he's finally vindicated after years of pointing out the poor science. The Fox anchor: "This is huge!" Victory!!! Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281669/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:48:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281086/posts Lahoma Sue Smith was arrested for reportedly offering sex for a box of chips. Read more about the chips for sex story, and see photos and video here. Lahoma Sue Smith Chips For Sex Lahoma Sue Smith was arrested and charged with prostitution in Oklahoma City last week after she allegedly agreed to perform a sex act on a man in exchange for a case of chips. The box of Frito chips was worth an estimated $30. Fritos? C’mon…now Funions I could understand, but Fritos just don’t seem worth it. The John in this case was cruising an area known... RightTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281086/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:29:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279906/posts Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents arrested two suspected white supremacists Thursday after a raid at a northern Illinois home, during which agents seized assault weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and purportedly racist materials. Twin brothers Dennis and Daniel Mahon, 59, were taken into custody by agents on firearms violations after arrest and search warrants were served at the Davis Junction, Ill., home. Dennis Mahon was frequently mentioned as a possible suspect but never charged in connection with the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279906/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:11:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279522/posts The University of Oklahoma athletic department will boost its assistance to the school's academic programs by $3 million, it was announced Wednesday. Oklahoma president David Boren announced the increased financial assistance when he presented his annual budget Wednesday to the Oklahoma Board of Regents. ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279522/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:26:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278398/posts THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2009 The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by record snow and near record snow during the period of March 27-28, 2009. The President's action makes Federal funding available to the State and eligible local governments in the counties of Beaver, Ellis, Woods, and Woodward. Assistance is available to State and eligible local governments on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures that were undertaken to... White House Press Office http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278398/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:38:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278392/posts A woman pleaded no contest last week to prostitution charges, accused of agreeing to be paid for services with a box of chips by a man who said he was a Frito-Lay employee. Lahoma Sue Smith, 36, was ordered to pay a fine of $1,142 in municipal court from charges from a February arrest. www.newsok.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278392/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:28:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276165/posts A new nationwide study released by the nonpartisan Bay Area Center for Voting Research (BACVR) ranks the political leanings of every American city and finds that Detroit, Michigan is the most liberal and Provo, Utah the most conservative. In all, the BACVR researchers examined voting patterns of 237 American cities with populations of over 100,000 and ranked them each on liberal and conservative scales. The list of Americas most liberal cities is dominated by cities with large African American populations that are concentrated in the Northeast, Midwest and California. Conversely, the study found that the staunchest conservative cities are clustered... Live Leak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276165/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275629/posts A judge ruled Thursday for a second time that prosecutors can get the military records of a pharmacist charged with first-degree murder. Attorneys for Jerome Jay Ersland have until Wednesday to appeal. Oklahoma County District Judge Tammy Bass-LeSure ruled June 10 and again Thursday that prosecutors can subpoena Ersland’s military records. Ersland served in the Army and Air Force. Ersland, 57, of Chickasha is accused of going too far when he fatally shot a robber May 19 at Reliable Discount Pharmacy in Oklahoma City. Killed was Antwun "Speedy” Parker, 16. newsok http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275629/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:22:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274941/posts GOP's Coburn likes plan to require birth certificates. BY BOB UNRUH Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says it's the responsibility of the states to make sure political candidates are eligible for the offices they seek, but he's in favor of both state and federal demands that future presidential candidates have a formal procedure to document their qualifications. The relatively strong statement from Coburn on the issue of the eligibility of a president came in a recent letter to a constituent who contacted WND. WND has reported on a federal plan in the U.S. House by Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., that would... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274941/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:59:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274808/posts OKLAHOMA CITY – A man in Oklahoma City said he was attacked for his bologna and cheese sandwich. Police say 24-year-old Roger Hamilton told them he was sitting on a bus station bench Wednesday, about to put mayonnaise on his sandwich, when another man began staring at him. Hamilton told police that the man then punched him in the mouth and grabbed his sandwich and left. Police said Hamilton has a swollen lip and his face was covered in blood. The police report listed the value of the sandwich at 76 cents. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_fe_st/odd_bologna_robbery Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274808/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:52:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273945/posts OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Today, a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned an indictment charging DAVID GROSE, 56, of Edmond, Oklahoma, with three counts of wire fraud stemming from an alleged scheme to defraud Quest Energy Partners, L.P., of $1 million, announced John C. Richter, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. Grose formerly served as the chief financial officer for Quest Energy Partners, L.P. ("Quest"), a publicly-traded oil and gas exploration and production business based in Oklahoma City. According to the indictment, Grose's responsibilities included supervising Quest's financial accounting and books, coordinating quarterly reviews and annual audits by... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273945/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:48:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273260/posts An Oklahoma state trooper who pulled over an ambulance with a patient inside and then scuffled with a paramedic had every right to make the stop since the vehicle did not have its emergency lights and sirens on, an attorney said Monday. Chicago Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273260/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:32:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273005/posts OKLAHOMA CITY — The paramedic who scuffled with an Oklahoma highway police officer while a patient waited inside the ambulance says the trooper should lose his badge. Maurice White Jr. said Tuesday on the CBS "Early Show" that trooper Daniel Martin was in a state of rage when he stopped his ambulance and totally disregarded the patient's safety. Martin stopped the ambulance May 24 for failing to yield. White says he got out of the ambulance to tell the trooper they were taking a patient to the hospital. The argument quickly escalated into a scuffle and Martin put White in... AP (via FOX News) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273005/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:10:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272651/posts CHICKASHA -- Oklahoma lawmen are sending out a warning about drugs that are specfically designed to target children. The pills are made to look like vitamins or candy. Lawmen say the drug is usually smuggled into the US by boat, then driven across state lines. Now, it is trickling its way into rural Oklahoma. "You have the shape of Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson and the Smurfs," Chickasha Assistant Chief Elip Moore said. Ecstasy is a drug Chickasha Police say they have not seen much of, but a recent bust now has them on alert. "Ecstasy is something in this community... KFOR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272651/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:51:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272625/posts Caught on camera: Cop scuffles with EMTs after pulling over ambulance The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has released dash-cam video showing an altercation between a state trooper and the crew of an ambulance that he pulled over. The video shows the paramedics repeatedly tell Trooper Daniel Martin that they have a patient in the ambulance and need to get to a hospital. Martin chased the ambulance down and pulled it over after the driver refused to yield when the trooper's car first encountered the vehicle. Trooper Martin initially passed the ambulance while on his way to another call, but left that... KARE-TV11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272625/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:43:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272033/posts Deportations may save Oklahoma $4M State law will shift cost of housing illegal immigrant inmates to federal government BY JULIE BISBEE Published: June 14, 2009 Oklahoma will begin deporting illegal immigrants who are serving sentences for nonviolent crimes when a new law takes effect July 1. The Oklahoma Criminal Illegal Alien Rapid Repatriation Act is expected to save Oklahoma taxpayers at least $4 million in the first year, said Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, the author of the measure. The bill passed the House unanimously and received just one no vote in the Senate. Terrill, who has authored several bills concerning... The Daily Oklahoman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272033/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:28:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271466/posts It is a six-mile stretch of guardrail near a manufactured lake in a desolate patch of the Oklahoma Panhandle. There's little reason for anyone to visit. Weeds are overgrown; the lake bed is virtually dry. Yet repairing the guardrail is on a list of projects developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to tap into President Obama's $787-billion economic stimulus program. The price tag: more than $1.1 million. As Obama moves to accelerate the flow of federal stimulus funds, public officials are voicing concerns that some of the projects being devised are of dubious merit. Obama spoke of the... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271466/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:00:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268785/posts A federal appeals court ruling against a Ten Commandments monument in Haskell County has killed plans for a similar monument on the Le Flore County Courthouse lawn. Former Poteau Mayor Don Barnes has been a leading advocate for the monument but says that after consulting with his legal adviser, it was decided to abandon the project for fear of being sued. Barnes and his supporters have already raised more than $3,500 for the 7-foot-by-3-foot granite monument. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled Monday that the monument on the Haskell County Courthouse lawn... KXII http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268785/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:37:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267919/posts 6/8/2009 - VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) -- Vance Air Force Base civilian employees went on strike at 12:01 a.m. June 8 after a collective bargaining agreement expired between CSC Applied Technologies LLC and its three sub-contractors -- PRI/DJI, DenMar and M1 Support Service -- and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 898. Normal flying operations at Vance AFB have been temporarily suspended and the base is currently assessing the mission impact of the strike. Vance AFB is a joint specialized undergraduate pilot training base. Base officials train more than 400 Air Force, Navy, Marine... US Air Force http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267919/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:07:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267762/posts No charges will be filed in a recent physical confrontation between a state trooper and a paramedic in Okfuskee County. OFFICER.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267762/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 04:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267415/posts A Christian evangelical group that works to improve the lives of underprivileged children says it has been prohibited from conducting Bible study classes in public housing projects in Tulsa, Okla., potentially violating a Supreme Court ruling that upheld religious groups' right to the use of public institutions. For more than 70 years, the Missouri-based Child Evangelism Fellowship has worked with underprivileged kids, not only to convert them to Christianity, but to improve their lives through education and after-school activities. In one program, fellowship missionaries visit prisons and sign up inmates' children for Bible study programs in an effort to keep... FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267415/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 19:41:55 GMT