- 2 20 Custer County Accident
TWO WISCONSIN RESIDENTS WERE INJURED IN A ONE VEHICLE
ACCIDENT SATURDAY IN CUSTER COUNTY. THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 73
YEAR OLD RICHARD BUE AND 73 YEAR OLD MARJORIE BUE WERE BOTH LAST LISTED IN
STABLE CONDITION AT CLINTON INTEGRIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. TROOPERS SAY
RICHARD BUE WAS DRIVING EAST ON INTERSTATE 40 AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE EXIT 65A AT
CLINTON AT AN UNSAFE SPEED LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED THE VEHICLE
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
- 2 20 Dewey County Accident
ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN A
DEWEY COUNTY ACCIDENT SATURDAY. THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 22 YEAR
OLD JARED FRANCIS OF VICI WAS LAST LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION IN AN OKLAHOMA
CITY HOSPITAL. TROOPERS SAY FRANCIS WAS DRIVING EAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60
WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE.
- 2 20 Ryans Inducted
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator
Rob Ryan and New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan were inducted into the
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday in
Weatherford.
The twins were born in Ardmore and
eventually attended SWOSU from 1981-87. They played football for the Bulldogs,
though neither's career was particularly long or illustrious as a
player.
- 2 15 Election Results
THREE WESTERN OKLAHOMA SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAD PROPOSITIONS PASSED BY VOTERS AT THE BALLOT BOX YESTERDAY.
VOTERS IN THE HAMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT PASSED A .3 MILLION BOND FOR A NEW
COMMUNITY CENTER WITH 63% SUPPORT. CANUTE VOTERS SHOWED 76% SUPPORT FOR A
JUST MORE THAN http://www.wrightwradio.com/newsroom/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=9&format=feed&type=rss MILLION BOND FOR 7 CLASSROOMS FOR PRE-K THROUGH 1ST
GRADE. MERRITT SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTERS PASSED A .89 MILLION BOND WITH
NEARLY 70% SUPPORT FOR NEW CLASSROOMS, A SAFE ROOM/CAFETERIA AND NEW
LIBRARY.
- 2 15 Roger Mills County Accident
ONE PERSON WAS SERIOUSLY
INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN ROGER MILLS COUNTY YESTERDAY. THE
OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 56 YEAR OLD JAMES BURCH OF ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO WAS
LAST LISTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT OU MEDICAL CENTER. TROOPERS SAY 20
YEAR OLD AUSTIN BLANE BISHOP OF STIGLER WAS DRIVING WEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 152
AND STRUCK A COW THAT WAS STANDING IN THE ROAD. BISHOP LOST CONTROL OF THE
VEHICLE AND WENT LEFT OF CENTER AND WAS STRUCK BY THE
BURCH VEHICLE.
- 2 13 Clinton Fatal Fire
CLINTON FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE NOT RELEASED THE NAME OF THE
PERSON KILLED IN A STRUCTURE FIRE FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE 300 BLOCK OF EAST
MODELLE. FIRE CHIEF WADE ANDERS SAYS THE FIRE OCCURRED AROUND 11:15 FRIDAY
NIGHT. ANDERS SAYS OFFICIALS ARE LEANING
TOWARD ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS BEING THE REASON FOR THE FIRE. HE SAYS THE
FIRE STARTED IN A BEDROOM.
- 2 13 Custer County Fatal
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN A ONE
VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CUSTER COUNTY YESTERDAY ON A COUNTY ROAD 7 MILES NORTH AND 3
MILES WEST OF BUTLER. THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 20 YEAR OLD DUSTIN
VANCE PACKARD OF HAMMON DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH.
TROOPERS SAY PACKARD WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN HIS PICKUP TRUCK
LEFT THE ROAD AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED. PACKARD WAS PINNED
INSIDE THE WRECKAGE FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS.
- 2 10 SWOSU Fundraising
OVER 6,000 WAS RAISED
DURING THE SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION END OF YEAR ANNUAL
FUND DRIVE ON THE WEATHERFORD CAMPUS. ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT, LYNNE THURMAN, SAYS THE DONATIONS FROM DECEMBER AND
JANUARY PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR AREAS OF NEED AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE COLLEGE OF
ARTS & SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND GRADUATE STUDIES, COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY AND SWOSU-SAYRE. THURMAN SAYS PRIVATE DOLLARS ARE IMPORTANT FOR
SWOSU. STATE FUNDING FOR SWOSU'S OPERATING BUDGET HAS DROPPED FROM 82% IN
1984 TO A CURRENT RATE OF 44.3%.
- 2 10 Early Voting
EARLY VOTING BEGINS TODAY AND CONCLUDES MONDAY FOR THE
ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION THAT WILL BE HELD TUESDAY. LOCALLY, CONTESTED
SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION RACES ARE BEING HELD IN THE CANUTE, THOMAS-FAY-CUSTER,
SWEETWATER, ERICK, MERRITT, BURNS FLAT-DILL CITY, CORDELL, MOUNTAIN VIEW-GOTEBO,
AND CARNEGIE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. MEANWHILE, THREE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE
PROPOSITIONS ON THE BALLOT. HAMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTERS ARE BEING ASKED
TO SUPPORT A .3 MILLION BOND FOR A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER THAT CAN BE USED AS A
GYMNASIUM AND STORM SHELTER. IT WILL ALSO HAVE CLASSROOMS AND A WALKING
TRACK. CANUTE SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTERS ARE BEING ASKED TO PASS A JUST MORE
THAN http://www.wrightwradio.com/newsroom/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=9&format=feed&type=rss MILLION BOND FOR 7 CLASSROOMS FOR PRE-K THROUGH 1ST GRADE.
MEANWHILE, MERRITT SCHOOLS IS SEEKING SUPPORT FOR A .89 MILLION BOND FOR NEW
CLASSROOMS, A SAFE ROOM/CAFETERIA AND NEW LIBRARY.
- 2 10 Robinson Child Pornography
A CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY HAS BEEN FILED IN CUSTER COUNTY DISTRICT COURT AGAINST A
MOORE, OKLAHOMA MAN. COURT RECORDS ALLEGE THAT 49 YEAR OLD BRET ROBINSON
TOOK HIS IPHONE TO A CLINTON BUSINESS FOR REPAIR. THAT'S WHEN AN EMPLOYEE
ALLEGEDLY FOUND AN IMAGE OF CHILD PORN. AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO
POLICE, A SEARCH OF THE PHONE TURNED UP OTHER LEWD IMAGES INVOLVING
CHILDREN.
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