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Norman Chamber to host two events Wednesday

11 hours 20 min ago
If you live in Norman but work in Oklahoma City, the Norman Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend the next 35 South Luncheon at noon Wednesday at the Bricktown Brewery, 1 N. Oklahoma Ave. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. Keynote ...

New salon offers unique educational opportunity

11 hours 20 min ago
The Andrew Freeman Creative Studio recently opened in Norman and is offering Oklahomans unique and rare educational opportunities....

Gov. Fallin impressed with Oklahoma wines

11 hours 20 min ago
The Oklahoma Grape Industry Council is partnering with Gov. Mary Fallin to help promote Oklahoma wines....

Sixth annual Youth Soccer Camp starts this month

11 hours 20 min ago
The sixth annual Youth Soccer Camp at the Whittier Recreation Center runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 29 through June 31 for ages 6-12. All camps are co-ed. The deadline to sign up is Thursday....

Cleveland County 4-H summer workshops

11 hours 21 min ago
The Cleveland County Extension Office will host nearly 50 workshops throughout the summer. Workshops include photography, clay modeling, geocaching, kayaking and fishing. The workshops and field trips associated with the 4-H Youth ...

Noble Farmers Market receives $2,000 grant for signs

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 2:00am
The Noble Farmers Market has been awarded a $2,000 grant by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. The grant funds, available pursuant to the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill, will be used to purchase and place ...

Correction

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 2:00am
Moore-Norman Technology Center superintendent Jane Bowen was appreciative of a $3 million increase to the state’s career tech system budget. It was incorrectly reported Friday that Moore-Norman received the $3 million increase instead of ...

Norman residents to perform in concert

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 2:00am
Several Norman residents will perform during Windsong Chamber Choir’s spring concert “Windsong Alone” 4 p.m. Sunday at Messiah Lutheran Church, 3600 NW Expressway in Oklahoma City. The concert is free but donations are accepted....

Five face drug charges after police search

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 1:59am
Five individuals face drug charges in Cleveland County District Court after Oklahoma City police executed a search warrant for a home in Cleveland County....

OU student allegedly changed his grades and faculty members’ passcodes

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 1:59am
Charges were filed against a University of Oklahoma student Thursday after the student allegedly changed faculty members’ passcodes and his own grades on Wednesday. Roja Osman Hamad, 24, was charged in Cleveland County District Court with ...

How to guard against heat stress in horses after weather shift

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:00am
Oklahoma temperatures will be soaring upward soon, and that can be quite a shock for horses, especially given how Old Man Winter hung on until recent weeks....

Washington Middle School teacher faces sex allegations

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:00am
McClain County deputies and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a female Washington Middle School teacher after someone told school officials she was having sex with a student. The teacher in question has been ...

Four arrested in drug investigation

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:59am
Four individuals involved in illegal drug trafficking were arrested Thursday after investigations and the cooperation of several law enforcement agencies. Those arrested included Pedro Lee Luera, 31, and Ryan Battilsa Matlock, 23, of ...

Noble High School students present projects at mock trade show

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:59am
Noble High School juniors and seniors in Roger Clement’s Chemistry II class got a special preview of what professional chemistry and engineering would be like as they presented the fruit of semester-long projects in a mock trade show ...

Former Sooner golfer Jade Staggs takes a stand against coach’s bullying

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:59am
NORMAN — All Jade Staggs ever wanted to do was play golf for Oklahoma. Growing up less than 15 miles from the campus, it was her dream school.

Technology center board meets

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:59am
Weapons policy updates, state funding and a five-year strategic plan were the topics of note at the Moore Norman Technology Center Board meeting Thursday evening....

City water customer says site identifying high water users is misleading

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:59am
A social media website identifying Norman residents as high water users is factually misleading, according to one Norman homeowner who made the list....

Legislation prevents use of welfare for strip clubs and liquor

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 5:44am
Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation that would prohibit the use of welfare cash cards in strip clubs, liquor stores and casinos. Authored by Sen. Rob Standridge, Senate Bill 667 would help ensure public assistance is ultimately being ...

Treasurer and staff honored

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 5:44am
Cleveland County Treasurer Jim Reynolds and six deputy treasurers were honored at the County Treasurer’s Association of Oklahoma’s Annual School, recently hosted in Norman. The seven received certificates for completing various levels of ...

Teachers, staff of Norman Public Schools work to combat hunger

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 5:44am
For the vast majority of Norman’s chronically hungry children, all that stands between them and the food they need is the awareness of those around them....