Yesterday, March 21

Spring’s start is chilly in Oklahoma

BY BRYAN DEAN
Thousands of Oklahomans spent the first day of spring the same way they spent parts of the winter — huddled inside to avoid a major snowstorm.
Snow began falling across much of the state early in the morning and continued throughout the day, but the storm wasn’t as bad as emergency responders feared. [...]

Saturday, March 20

Nursing Program Announces 100% Pass Rate

By Dawn Hemphill
GOODWELL – Nine Panhandle State nursing students are now registered nurses.
The students graduated in December. This is the largest number of graduates and first time Panhandle State had a 100 percent pass rate of those students taking the National Council Licensure Examination.
The Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City’s Associate Degree Nursing [...]

Panhandle State demonstrates the value of service

By Connie Butler
GOODWELL— The Panhandle chapter of the Student Oklahoma Education Association helped secure a $1,000 grant for the Goodwell School District.
The grant is earmarked for the purchase of science equipment for the school, promote community involvement and host a science fair.
“I am very excited to be receiving the benefits of this [...]

Edmond ex-officer turns in badge for babies

BY JOHN A. WILLIAMS
EDMOND — Former Edmond police officer Courtney Gregg turned in her badge and gun to follow a vision.
“God had put it on my heart to do something about abortion. I didn’t know what it was at the time,” she said. “I felt like the only thing I was equipped to do was [...]

Grain Summary

OKLAHOMA CITY – Here is the daily grain summary for Friday, March 19, 2010, as reported by the USDA.
U.S. No 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT: 3 cents lower. 3.84-4.09
Davis 3.84, Frederick, Hobart, Lawton, Temple 3.92, Miami N/A, Buffalo,
Clinton, Eldorado, Weatherford 3.97, Shattuck 4.00, Alva, Manchester 4.02,
Banner, Cherokee, El Reno, Geary, Medford, Okarche, Okeene, Watonga 4.03,
Ponca [...]

Livestock Summary

AMARILLO, Texas – Here is the daily livestock summary for Friday, March 19, 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 today,
Trade was moderate on moderate to good demand in Nebraska and Colorado with live
sale [...]

Friday, March 19

Job Fair

The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission semi-annual Job Fair will today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coca-Cola Bricktown Event Center.
The center is located at 425 E. California Avenue in Oklahoma City.
All job seekers are encouraged to attend. Admission is free. There are no obligations.
This event is sponsored by the Oklahoma [...]

Sen. Tom Coburn vows to block any last-minute deals

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., right, are shown Thursday during a news conference on health care in Washington. AP PHOTO
By Chris Casteel
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn warned Thursday that he would take action to stop any last-minute deals made to persuade wavering House Democrats to vote for health care legislation. [...]

Oklahoma medical examiners struggle, official says

By Nolan Clay
The state medical examiner’s office has a backlog of more than 1,100 uncompleted cases, its chief administrative officer revealed Thursday.
The backlog will continue to increase until more doctors are hired, Tom Jordan told the Board of Medicolegal Investigations, which oversees office operations.
“We have three docs in Oklahoma City that can work [...]

Oklahoma blogger attracts cinema

FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Pioneer Woman is coming to the big screen.
According to Deadline Hollywood, Sony has picked up the rights to the story of Ree Drummond, the Oklahoma blogger who shares recipes, photos and offbeat views of life from her rural ranch. Drummond, who grew up in Oklahoma but went to college in Los [...]