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Marlow students take the stage for Schoolmates
MARLOW, Okla. (KSWO) - Marlow Public Schools hosted a local country band Thursday at the Marlow Performing Arts Center to perform for middle and high school students. Gage Wilkerson and the Young Guns are an up-and-coming red dirt band hailing out of southwest Oklahoma. This five-piece band, comprised of high schoolers with two being senior outlaws of Marlow High, took to the stage, showcasing their talent and love of music. Having opened for a plethora of well- known artists from the Kansas border to the Lone Star State, the young guns never expected to be performing for a much younger crowd on a school day.
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At This Oklahoma Airport Diner, Your Cheap Pancakes Come With Planes Taxiing Right Past The Window
Most breakfast spots give you a booth and a parking lot view. This one in Norman gives you a runway. Small planes and private jets roll past the dining room windows while plates of pancakes land on your table, and nobody charges extra for the show. The diner sits inside a working airport lobby, it closes by 2 PM, and it fills up fast with Sooner fans, pilots, office crews, and families who know the secret.
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Bison still roam free on these ancient granite peaks in southwest Oklahoma
You would not expect mountains here. Oklahoma’s southwest corner is flat, dry country, and then suddenly, ancient granite peaks punch through the prairie like fists. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge covers about 59,020 acres near Lawton, and it holds bison, elk, longhorns, canyons, and lakes all in one place.
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East Norman: Escape the city, connect with nature
Editor's note: This story is featured in OU Daily's Best of Norman Guide, which is available online and in print. Racks can be found around Norman and campus. Check out the other featured stories at the bottom of this article. East Norman is home to a variety of parks, offering...
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Fortaleza by Don Arturo Brings a New Perspective on Mexican Cuisine to Norman
Fortaleza by Don Arturo wasn't originally supposed to be a restaurant. Chef Don Arturo Garcia Acevedo and the team behind Don Arturo Events were searching for a commercial kitchen to expand their catering and private-event business. They needed more room to prepare food, store equipment, and accommodate larger events when someone suggested another possibility: opening their own restaurant.
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Lawton Has Talent debuts Saturday with 21 finalists
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The first “Lawton Has Talent” show is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at McMahon Memorial Auditorium, with 21 finalists scheduled to perform. Evelyn Fullerton, chair of the Lawton Has Talent committee, and Robert De Shade Workman, the committee’s marketing chair, discussed the event Wednesday morning with anchor Dan Threlkeld. Watch the full interview above.
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The 3 most beloved Oklahoma restaurants that are now gone (one after almost 50 years)
Oklahoma lost three restaurants that represented very different kinds of comfort: a Tulsa institution, a trailblazing vegan kitchen and a neighborhood-minded wood-fired restaurant. Their departures follow another round of Oklahoma…