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Clayton's Giant Shoe Sculpture Is Headed to Lambert Airport for $15,000
A 10-foot-tall sculpture made of 2,000 cast-aluminum high-heeled shoes is packing up and leaving its longtime perch outside Caleres headquarters in Clayton, bound for a new life greeting travelers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The footwear company is donating the piece, known as “Shoe of Shoes,” to the airport, which plans to spend $15,000 to move, clean and power-wash the sculpture before installing it on a grassy area west of the exit doors on the lower level.
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Norman Central Library lawsuit could drag on as parties seek case delay
NORMAN, Okla. (KOKH) — The legal battle over the long-closed Norman Central Library could drag on even longer as the city and other parties ask a judge to delay major deadlines by six months. The Norman Central Library has been closed since 2023 because of water intrusion and mold...
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Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival Returns to Guthrie
Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival Returns to Guthrie for Three Days of Music. Guthrie will become Oklahoma's bluegrass capital this week as musicians and fans from across the country gather for three days of live performances, campground jam sessions, workshops and youth competitions. The 29th Annual Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival runs Thursday through Saturday, October 8-10, at Cottonwood Flats.
Wide Open Country
University of Oklahoma Unveils Major Toby Keith Tribute
University of Oklahoma is honoring one of Country music's biggest icons. The esteemed college announced that it will soon unveil an athletic center bearing the name of the late singer Toby Keith. The country singer-songwriter, an Oklahoma native, was a longtime supporter and fan of University of Oklahoma athletics, and...
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Guthrie's Bluegrass Festival Hits Year 29 With Grand Ole Opry Headliners
Three stages, 17 acts, and three days of fiddle, banjo, and mandolin are set to fill Cottonwood Flats Recreation Area in Guthrie this weekend as the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival returns for its 29th year. The festival runs October 8 through October 10, with daily programming running from noon to 10 p.m.
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Norman celebrates local music during annual Porchfest
Norman’s Miller Historic District was filled with music this Saturday as 46 acts performed on 14 different stages set up on porches, front lawns, and backyards. Porchfest got its start almost a decade ago when McMichael Music owner Wess McMichael took a suggestion from a friend to use his school as the centerpiece of a neighborhood music festival.
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Thiengsri, Sooners sweep titles at OU Intercollegiate
WICHITA, Kan. – Led by individual medalist Satonkan (Earn) Thiengsri, No. 24 Oklahoma women’s golf matched program history Tuesday, capturing the OU Intercollegiate presented by PDI at Wichita Country Club for its third tournament victory of the season. The three tournament wins mark the best start to a season in program history and tie the 2012-13, 2011-12, 2007-08, 2003-04, 1985-86 and 1980-81 teams for the most wins in a single season in OU’s annals.
American Songwriter
Born 97 Years Ago Today in Oklahoma, the “Queen of the Coast” Who Married Not One, but Two Bakersfield Country Pioneers
On this day (October 1) in 1927, Bonnie Campbell — better known as Bonnie Owens — was born in Blanchard, Oklahoma. She is perhaps best remembered for her marriages to two staples of the Bakersfield country music scene — first Buck Owens, then Merle Haggard. However, Bonnie Owens was an accomplished performer in her own right, reaching the charts with the solo tracks “Why Don’t Daddy Live Here Anymore” (1963) and “Don’t Take Advantage of Me” (1964).
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Wonder Boys in Edmond for Skip Wagnon Invitational
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Tech men's golf team is back in action and will play in the Skip Wagnon Invitational for their second event of the fall. Central Oklahoma is the host of the event, and it will be played at the KickingBird Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma.