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A Pulitzer Prize winner and Lawton native was named Oklahoma Centennial State Poet Laureate today.   Celebrated author, playwright and artist N. Scott Momaday, 73, who earned the Pulitzer in 1969 for his first novel “The House Made Of Dawn,” was appointed by Gov. Brad Henry at a state Capitol ceremony.   “In this year […]

Oklahoma and 47 other states reached an agreement with Internet provider AOL concerning canceled paid subscriptions, according to a statement from the Oklahoma attorney general’s office released Wednesday.   The states’ attorneys general alleged AOL was intentionally making it difficult for customers to cancel their service by requiring all cancellations be made by phone. The […]

On the eve of the 2007 World Cup, which runs Thursday to Monday at the Don E. Porter ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, Team USA enters the competition as the team to beat. More than 26,000 fans attended the 2006 World Cup, which helped bring an estimated $1.2 million into the Oklahoma City economy. ESPN […]

Failure of Penn Square Bank recalled April 26, 1982: “The American Banker” publishes a story bringing into question some of Penn Square Bank’s loan practices. June 28, 1982: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency determines PSB would fail. June 30, 1982: Oklahoma City oilman Robert A. Hefner III withdraws $28 million from his […]

Despite a successful first year in the Oklahoma City area, the Tornado Alley Rollergirls’ roller derby league is working through some growing pains.   Amanda Lipscomb, aka Jane’s Affliction, TARG league manager and co-owner, said the league has lost its regular venue, Edmond’s Rockin’ Roller Rink. With the league championship scheduled for the end of […]

Paul and Lloyd Waner used the lessons they learned playing on their family farm in Harrah to become the most prolific brother tandem in Major League Baseball history. The Waners spent 14 seasons in the Twenties through Forties terrorizing opposing teams side by side at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field. The siblings earned the nicknames “Big Poison” […]

This week marks the 25th anniversary of a jolt that sent the American financial industry into chaos, with the July 5 federal takeover and closing of Penn Square Bank. Timeline of Penn Square Bank’s closing   “It was the first bank closure in decades that was newsworthy,” said Vince Orza, dean of the Meinders School […]

Michael Givel and his wife, Rebecca Sherry, have found themselves ensnared in Oklahoma Tax Commission proceedings over a tax credit for their 2006 Toyota Prius. The OTC is relying on obsolete data for the Prius to offer a tax credit substantially less than state tax regulations authorize, they maintain. And Givel, a University of Oklahoma […]

At a June 20 Greater Oklahoma City Chamber luncheon to tout local sports-themed economic development, Olympic gold-medal gymnast Bart Conner unveiled his most ambitious project to date: “The Ford Center NBC Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular.” The two-hour program will bring world-class athletes in both gymnastics and figure skating together in downtown Oklahoma City, with the […]

While recognized as one of the greatest players in Oklahoma State football annals, Woodward native Bob Fenimore is not a household name. That’s because more than 60 years have passed since Fenimore helped lead the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys to the program’s only undefeated season ever. During that memorable 1945 campaign, the “Blonde Bomber” led the […]