Constitutional Minute

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Tell me what’s wrong –– Part 1 You have been reading for awhile now. Let’s see how much has soaked in.
Constitutional Minute

Public Records

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066 – Kristopher Marcus Akins, Jr.: Accessory after the fact. 067 – Tasha Renee McArthur: Assault and battery upon a police officer.

Eastern announces spring 2023 honor rolls

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WILBURTON –– Eastern Oklahoma State College has announced honor rolls for the spring 2023 semester. There were 120 students named to the President’s Honor Roll, which requires a 4.0 grade point average in 12 or more credit hours during the semester.

T7 Backhoe & Rock Hauling awarded $5,000 forgivable loan

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The Choctaw Nation Development Fund and Choctaw Nation Small Business Development program awarded T7 Backhoe & Rock Hauling with a $5,000 forgivable loan. T7 Backhoe & Rock Hauling was founded in 2020 by husbandandwife William David Thompson and Ashley Thompson and operates out of Soper, Okla.
William and Ashley David Thompson, owners of T7 Backhoe & Rock Hauling, accept a $5,000 check from District 8 council member Perry Thompson.

Deadline to apply for AEDP grant or loan set for July 3

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans seeking a grant or loan through the Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program have until July 3, 2023, to apply. The AEDP is designed to develop or improve uses for agricultural products, expand Oklahoma’s production of value-added products and to encourage diversified farming.

New report explores benefits of co-location of solar ag land

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As demand for clean energy increases, many state and local governments are prudently discussing the impact future solar development will have on agricultural lands. Because largescale solar requires considerable land use, a new report from the Center for Rural Affairs (produced for NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse) aims to provide decisionmakers and others an overview of policy approaches they can take to combine solar with agriculture –– a practice known as agrisolar or agrivoltaics.

Price gouging statute in effect for Choctaw County

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Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that last week’s declaration of emergency for eastern Oklahoma in the aftermath of the June 17 storms has now triggered activation of the Emergency Price Stabilization Act. After the declaration was delayed for so many days, Drummond is also calling for reform of certain emergency response procedures.

Rattan resident sentenced for assault with a dangerous weapon

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MUSKOGEE –– The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Marci Ann Weedon, age 46, of Rattan, Okla., was sentenced to 30 months in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country.
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