July 21, 2020

Treat, McCall thank Oklahoma Supreme Court for gaming ruling

Release OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to the Oklahoma Supreme Court today declaring recent gaming agreements void under Oklahoma law, legislative leaders issued the following statements: […]
July 19, 2020

Durant man drowns outside Caney on Saturday

ATOKA COUNTY – A young man from Durant drowned on Saturday afternoon in Atoka County. Elijah Moore, 20, was swimming at Dolese’s Rock Quarry near Caney […]
July 17, 2020

Tribal leaders stand firm on sovereignty, helping chart the way forward with state, congress

Choctaw Nation Kelsey Brown DURANT – Choctaw leaders are following yesterday’s announcement of an agreement-in-principle to confirm that nothing has been “given up” in the negotiated […]
July 16, 2020

Bryan County positive cases top 200

BRYAN COUNTY – The year-to-date number of positive cases in Oklahoma continues to be monitored with the state’s total surpassing 23,000, including Gov. Kevin Stitt in […]
July 14, 2020

Lowe calls on Gov. Stitt to mandate masks

Release OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Jason Lowe, D-OKC, released the following statement urging Governor Kevin Stitt to follow in the steps of governors from 25 […]
July 13, 2020

Collision near Caddo sends one to hospital

BRYAN COUNTY – A Texas man was flown by Air-Evac to a hospital in Plano following a two-vehicle collision early Monday morning. Kenneth Watson, 54 of […]
July 11, 2020

Durant YTD cases top 100; recoveries in county also hit triple digits

BRYAN COUNTY – The year-to-date number of positive cases in Oklahoma continues to be monitored and the total for the year in Durant has surpassed 100, […]
July 9, 2020

Five Civilized Tribes statement on McGirt v. Oklahoma

Choctaw Nation Kelsey Brown DURANT – On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in the case of McGirt v. Oklahoma. In a 5-4 decision, […]
July 8, 2020

Lankford applauds SCOTUS decisions that uphold Constitution and religious freedom

Release OKLAHOMA CITY  – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statements after the US Supreme Court released two 7-2 decisions today upholding the First Amendment right […]