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Atoka gains a new business, but is 'black mass' it produces at recycling plant safe?
A "green" company based in Singapore has opened in southeast Oklahoma what it says is North America's first commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling plant with no need to export depleted material, so-called "black mass", to China or elsewhere overseas for processing first. Green Li-ion, which also has offices in Houston, Australia,...
Heavy rainfall causes flash flooding in Texoma
(KTEN) – Heavy rainfall from severe thunderstorms swamped parts of Texoma with up to seven inches of rain in spots. Sulphur, Oklahoma hit the jackpot of 6.83 inches of rain over the past two days. Others were less fortunate with under 0.20 inches of rain being recorded in Bonham, Texas.
Caddo seeks state championship number six
CADDO, Okla. (KXII) - Caddo is headed back to the state slow-pitch tournament looking for their 6th state championship in a row. Caddo has won three titles in fast pitch and two in slow pitch. They could get their third by winning three games on Wednesday in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma...
Another Ritchie off to play college ball
ATOKA, Oklahoma (KTEN)- In Atoka, Kyleigh Ritchie signed with Carl Albert State for softball. If that's a familiar name to you, that's because her older brother is Kollin Ritchie, who currently plays baseball at Oklahoma State. But Kyleigh has had a heck of a career herself on the diamond for...
Tupelo, Caney clinch slowpitch state berths
CANEY, Oklahoma (KTEN)- A couple of our slowpitch teams today punched their tickets to state next week. The Caney Lady Cougars are heading to state for the fourth-straight year. They beat Asher 10-6 in their regional championship. The Tupelo Lady Tigers will also be heading to OKC next week. They...
Caddo hires Jeff Wigington as next head football coach
CADDO, Oklahoma (KTEN)- The Caddo Bruins have hired Jeff Wigington as their new head football coach. Wigington is familiar with the area. He's a Denison grad and also began his coaching career for the Yellowjackets in 2002. Most recently, he was the offensive line coach at Plano High School. Wigington...
Caddo, Rattan, Latta, and Kiowa punch state slowpitch tickets
CADDO, Oklahoma (KTEN)- It was a busy day of slowpitch action on Tuesday across Oklahoma as several of our area teams competed at regional tournaments. Four local teams clinched state tournament berths. Caddo defeated Rattan 8-2 in its regional championship. The Lady Bruins will be looking to earn their sixth-straight...
Coalgate sends football star to Oklahoma Panhandle State
COALGATE, Oklahoma (KTEN)- Up in Coalgate, the Wildcats are sending one of their stars to play college football next fall. This morning, Landon Hopkins signed with Oklahoma Panhandle State. Hopkins was a force in the trenches for Coalgate this past season. Now, he'll hope to do the same for the...
Southeastern OK. steering legend honored at this year’s Atoka rodeo
ATOKA, Okla. (KXII) -Round ‘em up, the Atoka Pro Rodeo is in full swing at the Atoka Trail Rider Arena. “Oh I’m excited, you know, I get more nervous about roping at Atoka than I would anywhere else, probably just because of my family and friends, I wanna do a good job for them,” said Tuff Hardman, steer roper & pickup man for the McCoy Rodeo.
A+ Athlete: Carson Culbreath, Caddo
CADDO, Okla. (KXII) - This week’s A+ Athlete is Carson Culbreath from Caddo High School. Carson starts his work in the classroom, where he holds a perfect 4.0 GPA and the top ranking in his class for the Bruins. He’s a member of the National Honor Society and assists in Caddo elementary basketball camps every year. All while also taking concurrent college courses through Murray State.
Coalgate shuts out Wilburton en route to district title
COALGATE, Oklahoma (KTEN)- A year ago, the Coalgate slowpitch team made its first-ever state tournament. Today, the Lady Cats took the first step towards reaching that stage again. They dominated Wilburton 14-0 before beating Morris twice to take the district title. The Lady Cats are currently 24-10 and ranked sixth...
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