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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 19:21 |
Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a collision that occurred eight miles north and three miles east of Fort Towson on April 12.
A 1991 Honda four-wheeler, driven by 52-year-old Weldon Hall of Fort Towson, was traveling north bound on a county road when Hall attempted to make a right turn onto another county roadway. The ATV then ran off the roadway to the right and struck a ditch, causing the vehicle to roll a half turn, coming to rest on its side, according the police reports.
Hall was flown by EagleMed to Sparks Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark., with head, arm, trunk-external and trunk-internal injuries. He is listed in stable condition.
Officer’s reports state that a helmet was not in use. |
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011 21:14 |
By Justin Miller
Staff Writer
HUGO — An area man was seriously injured when an explosion rocked the “Seaboard Railcar” facility at 2:30 p.m. Monday.
Choctaw County Ambulance Authority personnel responded to the scene and transported an injured man to the Hugo Airport, where he was air-lifted to Parkland Burn Center, according to local authorities.
According to paramedics, the man sustained trauma to his hands, burns to his hands and arms and burns to his head and ears.
Hugo Fire Department advised that the call came in via regular phone line, rather than emergency line. As of press time Tuesday there were no police or fire reports available concerning the explosion. The worker’s identity was not released and calls to Seaboard Railcar were not answered. |
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Friday, 04 February 2011 21:45 |
Snow is falling across southern Oklahoma just days after a huge storm dumped up to 20 inches in parts of the state.
Hugo City Hall opened Friday morning and should remain open until 4 p.m. The city is coordinating highway improvement efforts with the state, but the majority of the equipment has been sent to Tulsa and surrounding areas.
City manager Jeff Rabon said he wanted to commend the city employees and the street crews for their efforts this week, “They have done an outstanding job,” Rabon said.
Choctaw County schools have been closed for four consecutive days and homecoming festivities planned for the weekend will be rescheduled due to the inclement weather.
National Weather Service meteorologist Cheryl Sharp in Norman said two inches had been recorded in Durant early Friday and that total accumulation could reach three to four inches. Sharp said the snow could reach as far north as Oklahoma City — but that accumulation would be less than one inch.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reports roads in northeastern Oklahoma remain snow packed and slick from the storm that began Tuesday. ODOT says the snow is melting during the day then refreezing at night — making travel hazardous especially in the morning.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports roads are slick and hazardous in most of the eastern half of the state.
Four fatalities are attributed to the winter storm, according to the Oklahoma Office of the State Medical Examiner and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
A 20-year-old Moore woman died Tuesday following a sledding accident. Cause of death was multiple blunt force trauma to the head.
Three people died this morning after the vehicle they were occupants in went off the Spring River Bridge on the Will Rogers Turnpike. Five other occupants in the vehicle were injured in the crash.
Temperatures remain cold through Friday with a slight warm up over the weekend. Arctic air returns to the State on Monday. There is a slight chance of snow late this weekend with limited impacts. A more significant system is possible next which may impact next week.
For Oklahoma residents seeking non-emergency disaster or health and human service information, please contact your local 2-1-1. Services are available 24 hours a day by dialing 2-1-1 from your home or cellular telephone. Please only call 911 for emergencies. |
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Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:38 |
HUGO — Dirt was turned in Hugo last week to officially mark the beginning of a new banking facility.
Owners and staff members of FirstBank were joined by family members and a number of community leaders as the new venture was officially launched.
The location of the new bank will be on one of the communities legendary properties, known since statehood as the “Leard property.” The property was owned by Wheeler and Katherine Leard and later by their son Terry, who mapped out and planted the numerous pecan trees on the site a half-century ago.
Several owners and officers of the BancFirst family were present Friday for the groundbreaking, including board chairman Steve Burrage, CEO, David Burrage, and Roberta Burage, who serves on the firm’s board of directors.
Also present were representatives of Hydco, Inc., the general contractor responsible for building the $3 million dollar structure. Hydco has completed more than 165 similar financial projects.
CEO David Burrage commented, “We are looking forward to bringing FirstBank to the City of Hugo. This will be a first-class banking center allowing convenient access to numerous services for consumers and businesses in the area.”
Burrage said the new facility would be completed in the first quarter of 2012, and that a temporary banking facility would be erected on the site in a few months. |
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Friday, 21 January 2011 19:29 |
Kiamichi Technology Centers’ (KTC) School of Nursing, the largest Career Tech Practical Nursing (PN) Program in the state, had 122 graduates take the national licensure exam in 2010 and pass, giving the KTC District a 100% pass rate for the year. Although the Oklahoma and national pass rate has not been published for 2010, the scores usually average 89.1 and 87.12, respectively. The licensure exam ensures public protection by requiring the graduate to pass the examination measuring competencies needed to safely and effectively utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities that are essential for the entry-level practical nurse to use in order to meet the needs of clients requiring the promotion, maintenance or restoration of health. (National Council of State Boards of Nursing)
A nursing program usually sets a benchmark goal of 92-94% pass rate.
“Often individual KTC PN programs have achieved 100% and our district pass rate has been in the mid to high 90s. But, to achieve a district pass rate of 100% indicates that multiple factors were successful over this school year,” said Shelly Hovis, KTC Director of Practical Nursing. (Refer to graph below).
Factors involved include structure, quality and high standards of the program; curriculum; lectures that engage students in critical thinking; clinical rotations and clinical facilities that support training future nurses.
KTC serves 13 counties in Southeastern Oklahoma and covers 11,200 square miles.
The KTC School of Nursing has 10 PN programs offered at nine campuses with a total capacity of 150 PN students. The PN programs are for adult students only (18 years of age and older) and are offered as either full-time option (11 months) or part-time option (18 months – day or evening programs). For a quality nursing education program, pickup an application today at a local KTC campus or visit www.ktc.edu to learn more.
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