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ODWC Director Resigns, Interim Director Appointed Today, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Director J.D. Strong resigned effective immediately. The decision was accepted unanimously by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission, the agency’s advisory, administrative and policy-making body.   Strong was the Department’s 18th Director and had served as Director since 2016. ODWC Assistant Director Wade Free…

Oklahoma Air National Guard promotes its newest general officer OKLAHOMA CITY – Family, friends and fellow service members gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol to celebrate the promotion of the Oklahoma National Guard’s newest general officer. Officially pinned Dec. 1, Brig. Gen. Christopher A. Eason assumed the role of assistant adjutant general, Oklahoma Air National Guard.…

Candidate Filing Begins Monday for Presidential Preferential Primary (Oklahoma City) – Candidate filing for the Oklahoma Presidential Preferential Primarybegins Monday, December 4, 2023 at 8 a.m.  Candidates must file with the Secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board December 4, 5, or 6 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Oklahoma…

Notification of walkaway: Douglas R. Fenton, ODOC#640503 OKLAHOMA CITY – Douglas R. Fenton (ODOC #640503), an inmate at Clara Waters Community Corrections Center in Oklahoma City unlawfully walked away at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 23, 2023. Inmate Fenton, 34, is a White male serving a 13-year sentence for possession of a weapon after a…

Gross Receipts for the last 12 months of $17.07 billion are over $167 million, or 1 percent, below revenues from the previous year. Impacted by reduced oil and gas revenue, October marks the first time since March 2021 that receipts to the Treasury fell below the prior year’s 12-month revenue as expected. Revenue from the…

 Oklahoma Senators Hicks and Kirt receive national honors  OKLAHOMA CITY – The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) has chosen two Oklahoma Senate members to receive the organization’s Elected Women of Excellence Award. Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, were named by the non-partisan, non-profit organization as 2023 recipients. According…