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Monday, 10 May 2010 17:18 |
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, for the Special Choctaw County Election concerning the renewal of the county 1-cent sales tax.
The ballot reads:
“Shall the voters of Choctaw County, state of Oklahoma continue a 1% sales tax, upon the gross proceeds or gross receipts derived from all sales and services in Choctaw County upon which a consumer’s sales tax is levied by the state of Oklahoma to be limited in duration for five years, and becoming effective June 1, 2010, and to expire June 1, 2015. The proceeds from this 1% sales tax shall be deposited in a cash fund account with the Choctaw County Treasurer and shall be earmarked and used for the following specific areas and percentage amounts:
County Ambulance Authority: 18%
County road improvement: 36%
County law enforcement: 15%
County general: 18%
County economic development: 8%
County extension service: 4%
County libraries (maintenance and operations): 1%”
A yes vote is for the proposition and a no vote is against. |
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 18:34 |
By Joanne Webster
Contributing Writer
BOSWELL — Bob Johnson was voted to fill an empty seat on Boswell’s Town Council, during Wednesday night’s special meeting.
An audit for 2008-2009 was presented by the Bobby Brown auditing firm of Denison, Texas. Brown representatives were not present. The audit was approved following inquiry from Henry Hopkins about the $40 filing fee, and the council’s use of a Texas firm. The council answered that the fee is customary. Hopkins inquired if the budget report with checks, balances and financial statements are still provided at each regular meeting by accountant Jean Ann Bacon and was answered that they were.
The purchase of repeaters for both the fire and police departments was discussed, resulting in the decision to table the matter until the regular meeting.
All voting was unanimous with none absent during both the town and PWA special meetings. There were no citizens in attendance.
Following adjournment, Police Chief Bryon Gordon spoke about the dog acquired by the department. Jaro was introduced, following a three and a half month wait on the Lackland Air Force Base list. Dog food is donated by Orscheln’s stores and grooming donated through a Durant business along with occasional boarding. A one-time cost of travel and lodging near the base was paid for by the department. Veterinary care will be the responsibility of the department if needed.
Seven animals were “interviewed” by Gordon. Each training year, 220 or more dogs are chosen and 40 do not “make the cut.” The 40 are deemed well suited for police work. |
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 16:16 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City attorney Stephen Jones has announced that he has been retained by Fred Holder, who was charged last week with the murder in the first degree in connection with the March 2009 shooting death of Jackie Dellinger.
Jones issued the following statement Wednesday:
“Mr. Fred Holder has retained me to represent him on the first degree murder charge filed Friday in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. I have entered my appearance with the court.
“Mr. Holder will enter a plea of not guilty and will demand a speedy trial.
“He is entitled to the presumption of innocence and all concerned citizens will not be influenced, we hope, by incomplete, self-serving and congratulatory statements by some law enforcement officials, who still are unhappy over Mr. Holder’s ultimate vindication of the murder charges that were brought against him in federal court.
“That incident was a tragic one for both families, and Mr. Holder acted in self defense.
“Whatever one thinks about that case it is not evidence that Mr. Holder was involved in any way with the tragic death of Mr. Dellinger.
“Nor will Mr. Holder be a scapegoat for those who sought to benefit by Mr. Dellinger’s death, and to blame him simply because he was a convenient target of the investigation.” Read the full story, subscribe to the online edition: http://www.hugonews.com/transitionHDN.html |
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Monday, 03 May 2010 20:08 |
FORT TOWSON — Fort Towson FFA members were recently recognized at the Oklahoma State FFA Convention for receiving third place in the state land judging contest and State Champions in the Homesite Evaluation Contest. Both teams won the right to represent Oklahoma in the National Land and Range Contest to be held May 4-6 in Oklahoma City.
Members of the State Champion Homesite Evaluation team were Clint Testerman, Corey Martin, Eli Hudson and Reilly Cloud. Martin was also the second high individual overall and Testerman was the third high individual.
The third place land judging team consisted of Drake King, Eli Hudson, Jena Kellum and Ronan Cloud. King was also the second high individual overall. These students judged various characteristics of the soil, such as, texture, erosion, slope, permeability, runoff and depth of the soil to determine the best use of the land and what practices should be used if any to improve the land. Homesite evaluation uses the same principles except students are determing the most suitable land for the construction of homes, which include the best soils for sewage systems, landscaping and foundations. Fort Towson FFA members competed throughout the spring at numerous contests and accumulated several awards along the way. Listed below are some of the awards earned this spring.
First place team at the Choctaw County land judging contest as well as first, second and third high individuals.
First place team at the Connors State College FFA Interscholastics and first, second and third high individuals overall.
Second place team overall at the Murray State FFA Interscholastics.
First place team at the OSU-Okmulgee FFA Interscholastics.
Third place senior team and fourth place junior team at the Eastern Oklahoma State College FFA Interscholastics.
First place team at the Tulsa Community College FFA Interscholastics and first and second high individuals overall.
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Monday, 26 April 2010 16:58 |
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ANTLERS — First degree murder charges were filed Friday against Fred Lloyd Holder, 65, of Choctaw County, in connection with the shooting death of Jackie Dellinger. The charges were signed by District Attorney Laura Ross Wallis.
Dellinger was found murdered on Friday, March 6, 2009 on property he owned near Rattan, in Pushmataha County.
Holder was taken into custody Friday and is being held in the PushmatahaCounty jail without bond
In an unusual turn of events, portions of Holder’s felony file have been sealed, presumably by an associate district judge. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 19.
Holder previously spent 94 months and one day in federal prison for the shooting death of David Pickins, a co-owner of BC Wetlands, in western Choctaw County.
Holder was convicted of murder in the second degree by a federal jury in November 2000. After hiring a high-profile attorney, Stephen Jones, Holder was ordered to receive a new trial, and that court ruling was supported by the 10th Circuit Court in Denver by a 2-1 vote. Read the full story, subscribe to the online edition: http://www.hugonews.com/transitionHDN.html |
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