KWTV Channel 9’s Dean Blevins reportedly spent hours in a Tulsa emergency room after suffering fainting spells during an Aug. 6 practice round at the PGA Championship at Tulsa’s Southern Hills. The Tulsa World reported the 51-year-old sports director was taken to St. Francis Hospital. Blevins was sweatin’ up a storm and had to […]
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Moore couple’s wedding dance makes ‘iCaught’ television series debut
One metro couple seems to have struck on the gift that keeps on giving ” when it comes to celebrating the thrill, thrill of their wedding a year ago last week. The first episode of ABC’s 9 p.m. Tuesday “iCaught” show ” which follows the stories behind popular Internet videos ” featured Moore residents […]
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Oklahoma county tries to find potential drug dog a new home
Eddie would like to be man’s best friend, but it appears some of the men in Coal County don’t want Eddie as a friend. According to a story in the Ada Evening News, Eddie was obtained by the Coal County sheriff’s office more than a year ago to be a law enforcement drug dog. […]
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Resourceful Oklahoma man attempts to creatively hide his stash
Police arrested an Allen man recently who ended up getting caught in somewhat of a clincher. According to the Ada Evening News, police stopped two individuals at 2 a.m. on a recent Tuesday for an alleged expired tag along with heavy exhaust fumes ” at least it looked like exhaust ” from the vehicle’s […]
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Library’s ‘wizard rock’ concert for Harry Potter fans
The Remus Lupins and The Whomping Willows pay tribute to Harry Potter through the magic of song. Both will take the stage 5-8 p.m. Sunday for a free, all-ages, outdoor concert at Southern Oaks Library, 6900 S. Walker. “I think it will be a lot of fun,” said Cheryll Smith, children’s services librarian at Southern […]
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Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition awards grants to four Oklahoma artists
The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition supports visual artists living in Oklahoma and promotes public interest and understanding of the arts. Through their unique grants program, OVAC is able to invest $15,000 annually directly to individual Oklahoma artists to help begin or complete projects that can be instrumental in the advancement of their careers. […]
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Ten selected for Higher Education Hall of Fame
Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society President John Parrish announced the 2007 inductees to the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. Parrish also revealed the 2007 ceremony and dinner will be held in the Oklahoma History Center in cooperation with the Oklahoma Historical Society. “The move to the History Center is appropriate for us since we relocated our […]
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Oklahoma’s congresswoman listed among Capitol Hill’s most beautiful
No longer languishing in Oklahoma’s backwater dating scene, U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin, R-Oklahoma City, finally is getting a chance to let her hair down, according to a Washington, D.C., insider publication. According to the July 24 issue of “The Hill,” Fallin, 52, is listed as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol […]
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Biker babe’s brassiere brings in bucks for Oklahoma charity
OK, CFN readers, which of these items probably brought in the most money from a recent benefit auction? Tickets to an Oklahoma RedHawks baseball game, a one-night stay at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, a golf-outing package or a bra autographed by a television show host? If you answered any […]
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Unique water creature wreaks havoc on Oklahoma golf course’s lake
Nothing like an aquatic creature to completely ruin your golf game. That’s the problem right now at Claremore’s Heritage Hills Golf Course. Officials say an invasive species, the zebra mussel, muscled its way into the golf course sprinkler system via Lake Oologah, clogging it up, according to stories in The Claremore Daily Progress. […]