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Military tributes to fun festivals, Memorial Day weekend events planned across Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoDespite the continuing bouts of springtime storms, the unofficial start of summer has almost...
Stitt signs two senate bills that help Oklahoma National Guard members
Claremore Daily Progress, Okla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 18—Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed two bills that will help Oklahoma National Guard members pay for higher education. Senate Bills 1416 and 1418, signed at the Oklahoma Military Academy ...
OSP 1973 riot negotiators helped free hostages
McAlester News-Capital, Okla. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 29—Sam Utterback expected a typical day at the Texas Department store where he worked on July 27, 1973. Before the day ended though he received an unexpected phone call. A member of the ...
Oklahoma achievers: First Americans Museum recognized; Francis Tuttle teacher receives top award
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOklahoma Guardsman receives award Tech. Sgt. James Rambur, who serves with the Oklahoma National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, was presented with the 2021 GEICO Military Service Award. The ...
Trying to squeeze in a little more summer fun? Try these family-friendly things to see, do
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt's almost August, and here in Oklahoma, that means the countdown is on to the end of summer and...
Edmond WWII and Korean War Veteran dies at 102
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA local World War II and Korean War Veteran has passed away at the age of 102. Those who met him said they will always remember his captivating stories.
University of Alabama graduate writes history of Tulsa Race Massacre
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThough he grew up in Montgomery a lifelong reader and writer, later two-time editor-in-chief of...
Fifty years ago: Local men held hostage during OSP prison riot
McAlester News-Capital, Okla. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 27—Fifty years ago today, Oklahoma State Penitentiary employees Darryl Rhoads and E.L. Coplen had no way of knowing if they would ever see another sunrise. They were among the 22 hostages ...
1973 OSP riot hostage: 'He saved my life'
McAlester News-Capital, Okla. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 28—Former correctional officer E.L. Coplen faced two life or death situations during the devastating July 1973 riot at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. While held as a hostage, ...
