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Ardmore teacher accused of abusing first-grade student
ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) — An Ardmore school teacher has been accused of physically and verbally abusing one of her first-grade students. Susan Marie Hartman, 62, was arrested Tuesday and charged with child abuse by injury after the March 27 incident at Charles Evans Elementary School. A police statement said...
Marijuana Grow Facility Shut Down; Five Arrested
PHOTO COURTESY OKLAHOMA BUREAU OF NARCOTICSFive people were arrested and charged after state and local drug enforcement officers discovered an illegal grow facility operating adjacent to a registration applicant, south of Davis, last week.Officers from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics’ Marijuana Enforcement Teams (MET) were conducting an inspection of the ...
City seeks funding for projects at Ardmore airport
ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) — Ardmore city officials are trying to get more funding for projects at the Downtown Executive Airport, on top of the millions of dollars worth of construction already in the works. The city has submitted letters of interest to the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics...
OHP issues Silver Alert for missing man
(KTEN) — Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers issued a Silver Alert for 61-year-old Tommy Tynes, who was last seen Friday morning in Lone Grove. Authorities say he was on his way to Gainesville, Texas, to meet with his daughter; he never arrived. Tines drives a red 2002 Honda Accord with...
Auction sale canceled at Marshall County marina
MARSHALL COUNTY, Okla. (KTEN) — Thursday's scheduled auction sale of Marina del Rey on Lake Texoma was called off at the last minute. The marina, located about six miles south of Kingston, was served with a notice of sale by Happy State Bank, its mortgagee, on March 18 for failing to follow financial agreements.
Early morning fatal crash shuts down interstate, at least one dead, sheriff says
MARIETTA, Okla. (KXII) - UPDATE: According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Afshar Farzin, 74, of Plano ran his pickup into the back of a semi truck that was headed in the same direction. Farzin was pinned for about two hours, and he was pronounced dead at the scene of the...
Teacher Feature: Marietta’s Thurman teaches English language learners
New to Marietta this year, but not new to teaching is Randy Thurman. Thurman is a 1999 graduate of Ringling High School. The Detroit Tigers drafted him out of high school, but after two shoulder surgeries, he said goodbye to his baseball career and hello to college. Thurman earned his...
School Board OKs Bond Sale; Hires New Girl’s Basketball Coach
The Sulphur Board of Education met in a special meeting on Monday at 12:00 noon to approve the sale of next installment of the General Obligation Building Bonds.The board awarded the bond sale of $1,2800,000 to UMB Bank of Kansas City at a rate of 5.447714 per cent.The board received ...
Four years since deadly tornado hit Marshall County
MADILL, Okla. (KTEN) — Four years ago Monday, an EF-2 tornado struck Madill, Oklahoma. Two lives were lost in the storm on April 22, 2020. Winds reached up to 135 miles per hour. The twister tore a more than four-mile path of destruction through the town.
ODOT installing wrong-way detection systems on I-35 access ramps
ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) - This week the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is installing wrong-way detection systems on access ramps between Marietta and Ardmore. Bryce Boyer, Oklahoma Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, said the systems are intended to prevent wrong-way crashes on the interstate. “Some have additional striping on the...
12th Avenue construction begins Monday in Ardrmore
ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) - A two-month construction project begins Monday on 12th Avenue in Ardmore. Traffic will be reduced to one lane on both sides of 12th Avenue between Walnut and Brookview Drive. The city is widening the street to accommodate five lanes, and adding a new storm sewer. Drivers...
ODOT presents "Y-Interchange" re-designs to drivers
TISHOMINGO, Okla. (KTEN) -- There are three solutions on the table to fixing the “y-interchange” on the west side of Tishomingo. Regular drivers of it had an opportunity to provide some feedback on those solutions at a public meeting held at Murray State College Tuesday evening. "Given the...
Healdton city officials mull possible utility rate increase
HEALDTON, Okla. (KTEN) — Healdton residents could be paying more for utilities in the near future after the city received less revenue than expected in the last fiscal year. "We're just looking at tightening up our budget," said Healdton City Manager Gus Handke. "A budget had been passed that was not as fiscally responsible as it should have been. We're just going to correct those things moving forward."
Leon Cemetery Gathering set for Saturday, May 4
We invite those who have family and friends interred in the Leon Cemetery to bring a lunch to share at the Pavilion. The event begins at 11 a.m. with a business meeting and financial report. For all of you who love history, this cemetery goes back into the late 1800’s....
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