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CFN’s heard of buried treasure and buried bodies. But, “¦ a buried Belvedere?   Yup, a Belvedere. As in a brand-new (kind of), gold and white, 1957 Plymouth Belvedere ” you know, iconic Fifties look, with wings.   Buried in Tulsa.   In the county courthouse lawn.   Say what?   According to a recent […]

Park rangers are cautioning folks coming to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton to consider conditions, pack accordingly and tell their friends where they’re going.   That’s probably an understatement to a 50-year-old Texas man who climbed the refuge’s MountScott in the midst of the recent ice storm, according to The Associated Press.   […]

Hey, Jude. There’s something in the way she moves down in Chickasha.   According to the Chickasha Express-Star, George Harrison’s sister, Louise Harrison, visited Chickasha recently to promote a concert by a Beatles tribute band, the Liverpool Legends.   According to the story, Harrison joined the would-be moptops, who were playing a concert at the […]

    ” “¦ I imagine that 2007 will be remembered as the year of the state centennial.”    “Mayor Mick Cornett at Jan. 17’s State of the City luncheon

In Oklahoma, we used to gripe that we didn’t get distinct-enough seasons. Well, forget that crap. Distinct enough for ya, now?   In the waning hours as the Jan. 12 storm bore down on the state, local Wal-Marts, Targets, Albertsons and other food stores were mobbed for bread, milk, pet food and toilet paper until […]

One could say that a metro man recently arrested in an alcohol-related incident allegedly had more balls than was best, at least at one point.   According to a story in The Edmond Sun, Roy Eugene Underwood, 26, of Oklahoma City, was arrested after police officers found him having a sleepover in a running vehicle […]

There are many magazines of which one would expect Oklahoma’s irreverent Sen. Tom Coburn could fill the pages. The NewRepublic, Time, Newsweek or something local like Oklahoma Today would seem logical.   But check out the February issue of GQ. While the British cover boasts a salacious shot of pop diva Beyonce and the U.S. […]

Turns out it’s not the long arm of the law we have to worry about, but “¦ um “¦ other appendages. A former sheriff turned spa owner in Durant has been charged with sexual battery, according to a report in The Oklahoman. The story says Jon Livingston, one-time sheriff of BryanCounty, has been accused by […]

Forgive that headline, dear CFN reader, but what are we gonna say about this one?   According to recent stories in The Oklahoman, the home of an 88-year-old Madill woman exploded after city workers drilled through a gas line that happened to have been laid in her sewer pipe more than 10 years ago. Now […]

Brenda Reneau and her top staff finally vacated the office of state labor commissioner this week.   It can be hard for someone who has held an elected position for several years to wake up to reality and hand over a job he or she has been told to leave. Back in November, more voters […]