Orienta
Orienta, OK · Municipal
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Piedmont Breaks Ground on $30M BravEra Center for Oklahomans With Disabilities
N.E. Morgan Rd. — Approximate Site Of BravEra Groundbreaking. Shovels hit dirt in Piedmont this week as the Center of Family Love broke ground on its new BravEra Life Center, a $30 million campus meant to give Oklahomans with intellectual disabilities and neurodiversity a path toward careers, independence and community life. The faith-based nonprofit, which has spent more than four decades serving the state's intellectual and developmental-disabilities community, held the ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday, October 21.
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Piedmont City Council advances data center proposal in 4-1 vote
PIEDMONT, Okla. - The Piedmont City Council voted 4-1 Thursday to advance a proposed data center development, approving an amended master design plan. Council members discussed concerns about water usage, noise and voluntary property buyouts for nearby homeowners. The council also approved an amendment requiring Frisco Road to remain open...
Oklahoma Daily
Oklahoma leaders, Norman Public Schools on State Question 847
On the ballot Nov. 3 is State Question 847, which would lower Oklahoma’s assessment caps for property taxes, potentially lowering revenue for Norman, its public schools and public safety services. If passed, SQ 847 would take effect in 2027. Assessment caps, which were introduced to Oklahoma in 1996, limit...
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A community built for foster families
Just north of Oklahoma City, tucked away on 240 acres in Guthrie, is a neighborhood unlike almost any other. Peppers Ranch Foster Care Community was intentionally built for foster families; a place where Oklahoma children in foster care can experience the safety and comfort of home while the parents caring for them are surrounded by a community that understands the unique joys and challenges of fostering.
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Edmond City Attorney Placed on Leave; Reasons Unknown
City Attorney Madeline Sawyer was placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately on Sept. 28. for reasons still unknown. This decision came 12 days after Sawyer dismissed Secretary of State Benjamin LePak’s arrest on suspicion of public intoxication. Edmond Police arrested LePak in Edmond at a McDonald’s after a...
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Federal monitors to observe elections in three Oklahoma counties
OKLAHOMA CITY – Three Oklahoma counties will have an extra set of eyes when voters go to the polls Nov. 3. The U.S. Department of Justice notified the Oklahoma State Election Board this month that it will be sending monitors to Tulsa, Oklahoma and Muskogee counties. The agency will...
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Norman considers public camping ban as county prepares additional sheriff's patrols
NORMAN, Okla. — Norman city leaders are considering an ordinance that would prohibit camping on city-owned public property as Cleveland County prepares to increase patrols near a former homeless encampment. The proposal would allow police to issue citations and remove unauthorized campsites from parks, sidewalks and other public spaces....
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Data center developer reportedly drops water plan in Yukon project
The developer of a proposed data center in Yukon reportedly has agreed to scrap its original plans of buying city water for cooling purposes at the project. The Yukon Progress recently quoted Yukon City Manager Jeff Deckard who revealed the change of plans by Beltline Energy for its proposed $1 billion project.