The University of Oklahoma football team kicked off the season tonight in record-breaking fashion as the Sooners beat North Texas 79-10 at the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Two redshirt freshman football players, quarterback Sam Bradford from Oklahoma City and running back DeMarco Murray from Las Vegas, each set individual records in the contest. Bradford threw […]
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103-year-old Sooner fan provides inspiring performance
nd DeMarco Murray, the next best had to be 103-year-old Caroline Blue. The Norman resident was honored as a longtime Sooner season-ticket holder during a second-quarter timeout. Blue has been attending Sooner games since The Great Depression and walked — unassisted — to the end zone to be honored on the SoonerVision jumbo video screen for all […]
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Public meeting fills City Hall’s council chambers
The first public meeting regarding Oklahoma City’s General Obligation Fund exceeded expectations, said City Public Relations and Marketing Director Kristy Yager. Held at City Hall in the council chambers with the rows of seats filled, the public listened to presentations from various city officials regarding proposed allocations for public works, police, fire, parks and […]
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AAA names Skirvin Hilton as a Four Diamond hotel
Just six months after its grand reopening, the Skirvin Hilton found out today the American Automobile Association has named the hotel among its Four Diamond recipients for 2008. “It’s been on our list of things to accomplish but it came quicker than we expected,” John Williams, general manager, said. “It’s a huge thing for […]
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City plans public meeting
The City of Oklahoma City will host a public meeting tomorrow night at 6 p.m. to share information about the proposed 2007 General Obligation Bond Program. The meeting will be held at City Hall, 200 N. Walker, on the third floor in the council chambers. “We think its important to engage citizens,” said Kristy Yager, […]
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Judge recommends Red Rock Power Plant in northern Oklahoma
An administrative law judge who serves as general counsel for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission announced today she is recommending the proposed 950-megawatt, coal-fired power plant near Red Rock in northern Oklahoma be built, saying the plant is needed and that the high-technology facility represents a “reasonable resource choice.” In her report, Administrative Law Judge […]
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Oklahoma River to gain three transportation boats
Former Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick announced today three boats will begin cruising the OklahomaRiver later this year. Acting as the chair of the River Trust, Norick’s riverside announcement included Devon Energy’s $2 million commitment to bring three 65-foot-long, 14-foot-wide boats “? which will be called Devon Discoveries — to the OklahomaRiver. Norick […]
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NCAA: OU guilty of failure to monitor football players
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced during an afternoon teleconference that it found the University of Oklahoma football team guilty of both charges related to the Rhett Bomar-J.D. Quinn case. The first charge was that three student athletes, two of whom were scholarship recipients (Bomar and Quinn), received payment for work not performed at […]
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City council member plans to run for open county seat
Oklahoma City council member Ann Simank announced today she is planning to run for Jim Roth’s soon-to-be-open county commissioner’s seat. Gov. Brad Henry announced May 14 Roth will serve as the state’s next corporation commissioner. A council member since 1995, Ward 6’s Simank says the nonpartisan climate of the city council has helped Oklahoma […]
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Vikings select Oklahoma’s Peterson
Warning to Oklahoma’s sporting goods store merchants: Order many Viking products for those whose fandom follows Sooner superstar running back Adrian Peterson to the Minnesota National Football League franchise. Peterson, flanked by his parents and other family members, wore a flashy diamond watch along with a sedate gray suit and blue tie. Unfortunately, none of […]