Archive for January, 2010

Outages don’t leave Oklahoma towns powerless

Kelly Taylor, left, and Terry Butler, OG&E workers, on Saturday check Geoffrey Wilson’s backyard in Norman. Wilson’s power lines were OK, but he lost cable. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
BY DARLA SLIPKE
Oklahomans who found themselves without power after this past week’s ice storms are working together to ride out the outages.
Purcell resident [...]

Temperatures to stay chilly while Oklahoma starts to recover

Wipers are left up and away from windshields in a parking lot near Britton Rd. and May Ave. during a winter storm in Oklahoma City, Thursday, January 28, 2010. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
By Aaron Crespo
Higher temperatures today should help the state thaw out, as much of Oklahoma will enjoy temperatures above freezing.
Today’s [...]

Celebrating main streets

Okmulgee, home to the Creek Council House, is one of 42 communities and neighborhoods in the Oklahoma Main Street Program. The program is featured in the current edition of Oklahoma Today magazine. Oklahoma Today photo by Shane Brown
BY NATALIE SHIRLEY
The Oklahoma Main Street Program enhances downtown historic districts across the state, and the spotlight [...]

Storm good for Guymon motel

By Brian Sargent
GUYMON – The Associated Press reports that the winter storm has been good for business at the Days Inn and Suites in Guymon.
The motel’s 16 rooms are occupied, and on a typical day only about half that many are rented out, employee Rocky Bhagavan told the Associated Press.
Travelers are staying at the motel [...]

Woodward service lets listeners tune dial to weather

BY BRYAN PAINTER
WOODWARD — The driver looks down at the screen on a car radio and instead of the artist’s name and song title, there’s weather information.
The city of Woodward and Woodward County implemented a new emergency warning notification system using scrolling text on car radios. They began testing the feature in the [...]

NFC Championship loss still hard for former Sooner Adrian Peterson to take

Former Oklahoma star and current Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson has fumbled 16 times in the last 32 regular-season games. AP PHOTO
By David J. Neal
The Associated Press
MIAMI — Free shoes heightened the post-Pro Bowl practice giddiness as the NFC team filed from buses to locker room to late morning activities.
One player, arguably the [...]

Livestock Summary

AMARILLO, Texas — Here is the daily livestock summary for Friday, January 29, 2010, as reported by the USDA.
Direct Trade:
In the direct slaughter cattle trade in the Five Major Marketing Areas,
Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota; Thus far for Friday,
negotiated cash trade was moderate to active on active demand in Kansas.
Compared to last [...]

Sunday’s forecast

Today’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with areas of dense freezing fog in the morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs around 40 with lows in the lower 20s.

Midwest City fire crew rescues stranded kitten

Crystal Jacobo holds Alex Jr. after his rescue by the Midwest City Fire Department. With her are firefighter Joel Bain and neighbor Lauri Goff. PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE MIDWEST CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
BY CHRIS SCHUTZ
MIDWEST CITY — Alex Jr.’s family and neighbors had resigned themselves. An ice storm was coming and the 3-month-old kitten was [...]

Oklahoma bracing for storm’s 2nd wave

Joseph Rosser of Oklahoma City clears ice from his car windows Thursday as a winter storm moves into Norman. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
By Staff Reports
A strong winter storm buried southern and western Oklahoma beneath ice and snow before creeping into the Oklahoma City area about midafternoon Thursday.
The icy conditions coated roads in [...]

Oklahoma fans still love Uwe von Schamann

In Oklahoma, Uwe von Schamann is best known for this kick in 1977 that defeated Ohio State. In Miami, his most well-known kicks were two misses in a 41-38 loss to San Diego in the 1981 NFL playoffs. PHOTO PROVIDED
By Berry Tramel
Pal of mine picked up a 10-year-old kid on the carpool circuit Monday [...]