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ROBERT S. CROSS/Tulsa World Charlie Huett, a forester with Tulsa Parks, prunes a redbud tree in Langenheim Park in Tulsa on Monday.

Oklahoma's wind proved deadly Thursday but otherwise mostly caused inconveniences.

Thunderstorms rolled across Oklahoma early Monday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused power outages, dozens of traffic accidents and localized flooding.

A powerful late-spring storm system unleashed fierce winds on Oklahoma, causing property damage, electric service disruption and even a fire that led briefly to evacuations in a small town.

A strong storm system, accompanied by damaging winds continues to move through the state.

Empty swings dangled in the wind on the elementary school playground. Footsteps echoed down a lonely hallway.

“When you lose students, you lose revenue.”

Financial problems and declining enrollments are prompting two rural school districts to seek annexation by neighboring school districts. via NewsOK.com

“Our mission is to enrich and inspire all children, not just those who can afford it.”

Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse celebrated a "phenomenal year" in 2007 by honoring its top volunteers Friday during an annual awards dinner and silent auction. via The Enid News

Hospice Circle of Love is in the planning stages of building a free-standing inpatient hospice facility. via The Enid News

Austin C. "Slim" Green, a saddlemaker who created hand-tooled works of art, had died. via NewsOK.com

“Hang on a second, we're bringing in a new writer.”

Put this on the list of movies that don't need to be remade, revisited, re-imagined or whatever the latest politically correct term is for a non-original movie production: John Carpenter's Escape From New York ... via Screen Rant