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Friday, 25 September 2009 18:57 |
TUPELO, Okla. — State Trooper Mark Benedict, 56, of Coalgate, Okla. was conducting a routine traffic stop Thursday on State Highway 3, seven miles east of Tupelo in Coal County, when Michael Allen Penny, 42, of Marlow, Okla. fled the scene at a high rate of speed eastbound, according to the trooper’s report.
The report states Penny’s vehicle, a 1991 Ford SUV, then intentionally traveled left of center and struck a westbound 2009 Peterbilt semi tractor and trailer driven by Joseph Leonard Reyor, 60, of Anadarko, Okla. Reyor attempted to evade collision by pulling onto the shoulder, but the vehicles struck head on. The trooper’s report said Penny’s vehicle then traveled across both lanes and struck Benedict’s 2005 Ford 4D, which was on the eastbound shoulder.
Penny was pronounced dead at the scene. Reyor and Benedict were treated for injuries at Mary Hurly Hospital in Coalgate, Okla. and released.
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Friday, 18 September 2009 19:04 |
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By Amber Hanneken and Stan Stamper
Staff Writer and Publisher
HUGO — With one Carter County man dead from swine flu and cases appearing more frequently around the state, Hugo Schools are taking precautions to nullify the spread of flu virus.
A letter sent out to all campuses asks parents to keep children with any flu-like symptoms, including fever and cough, at home.
“A lot of parents don’t want them to take off. If it’s just a few symptoms they send them to school, but we really ask them to not send them to school if they have any of the signs,” Superintendent Tony Daugherty said.
The letter asks parents to not send children back to school until they have been without fever for at least 24 hours, and children who are sick in school will be sent home. Daugherty said three siblings, who came down with flu symptoms, have been absent.
“They’ve not been back to school,” he said. “One of them missed 10 days of school because she can’t come back until they’re really over this.”
On Friday, 26 students were absent at the intermediate school. Daugherty said they would be working closely with students, who miss class, to help them make up the work.
Officials with both the Choctaw County Health Department and the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported that no cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Choctaw County.
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009 18:28 |
HUGO — Oklahoma Health Department officials are now reporting that cases of the H1N1 swine flu have indeed been confirmed in Choctaw County.
Regional Health Department supervisor, Rhonda Dennis, said Monday there have been two cases of swine flu confirmed in Choctaw County. Dennis said that did not mean there were not additional cases, because there is no reporting requirement from schools or area doctors.
Dennis said in all proability, any cases of flu being experienced in Oklahoma presently were all swine flu, as no cases of the seasonal flu have been identified.
Recently, more than 20 students in Hugo schools have been out with flu symptoms.
For questions about upcoming flu shot clinics for children and adults, contact the Choctaw County Health Department at 326.8821.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 00:00 |
OGE to place high voltage line across northern Choctaw County
HUGO- Oklahoma Gas and Electric officials have reported the company plans to build a high-voltage transmission line across the northern portion of Choctaw County. OGE officials say the line is necessary to give the company and the region access to the southwest power pool, which would provide for electrical power to be both imported and exported into southeast Oklahoma. The proposed line would be approximately 99 miles long, extending from Ardmore to Choctaw County. The 345Kv line would be owned by OGE. It's estimated cost of construction, which includes right-of-way acquisition, would be approximately $200 million dollars. OGE has the right of eminent domain in the state of Oklahoma, which means they have the ability to build the line without state or landowner approval. According to a spokesperson for OGE, Brian Alford, one corridor has been identified upon which the line will be constructed. The company is in the final process, he reports, of narrowing specific parcels of land within that corridor for acquisition of the line. Alford said public hearings would be held to give citizens an opportunity to pose questions about the proposed line. He added that current projections are for the construction of the line to begin in late 2010, conclude in early 2011 and be operational in 2012. OGE Energy Corp. is based in Oklahoma City. They can be reached at 405.553.3187. |
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