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“We've got some concerns for emergency situations”

Flooding resulting in road closures means a temporary change in emergency service providers in some areas of Rogers County. via Claremore Daily Progress

“The end result of the meeting will be to identify the top priorities for McAlester Main Street from a list of possible projects and events for Main Street”

Main Street belongs to everyone who lives there, shops there, does business there - even the people who just stroll down it, looking in the windows and getting a bit of exercise. via McAlester News

“As usual, the response of emergency management officials and first responders has been exemplary and we are ready to do whatever it takes to help victims of these storms get on with their lives.”

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has declared a state of emergency after spring storms slammed into the state this week, leaving behind a wake of destruction. via KJRH-TV Tulsa

“The program is designed to help our students become successful and enthusiastic readers with specially selected books, quizzes and resources.”

Locust Grove Early Learning Center was awarded a $2,000 Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant for the purchase of new library books and other resources. via The Daily Times

“It's just an alert for people who might have plants that need to be protected in the cold”

Oklahoma will warm up over the next couple of days, with only slight chances of rain and temperatures well into the 70s by midweek. via NewsOK.com

Grant and loan application deadline for the next Oklahoma Agricultural Enhancement and Diversification program is April 1. State agriculture officials are urging all producers with innovative ideas to apply. via Muskogee Phoenix

Oklahoma's unemployment rate improved from December 2007 to January, according to figures released recently by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. via The Shawnee News-Star

Morgan Wynn of the Pittsburg County 4-H was the big winner as her champion steer sold for $52,000 on Thursday during the Champions Auction of the 2008 Oklahoma Youth Expo. via NewsOK.com

“If that (the rain) goes on all night, you could see significant rises (in water levels).”

Heavy rains were expected to move into western Oklahoma on Sunday night and move across the state today and Tuesday, a forecaster at the National Weather Service said. via NewsOK.com

“In the northeast part of our county - ' Mountain View - ' we've also had some reports of street flooding. But nothing major. "Now if we keep getting this rain, we will have some problems.”

' Strong storms caused street flooding Monday in western Oklahoma, while the rest of the state braced for strong storms expected to move across the state. via NewsOK.com

“I think we just have a real awareness in Oklahoma by the Native American communities that we have a big problem and we have to solve it.”

O KLAHOMA children are writing the book on diabetes treatment. The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has enrolled more children in the TODAY study than any of the nation's 12 other sites, including ... via NewsOK.com

For the 19th consecutive year the Poteau High School Choir earned Superior ratings at the recent Oklahoma Secondary School Activity Association District Music Contest.The contest was held earlier this month on ... via Poteau Daily News & Sun

“Most of our major roads were blocked off, trucks have been sliding, and jackknifing ... getting stuck on roads, and some cars can't get up hills.”

' As a longtime wrecker service owner, Gary Spoon has seen a lot of crazy weather and accidents in his day, but he hasn't seen anything like Thursday's snowstorm since 2000. via NewsOK.com

Casinos operated by the state's American Indian tribes that are located near the state's borders are proving especially profitable. via KJRH

“Red has been used in fashion throughout history”

Or merely: Look at me! One thing ties all those exclamation marks together - ' the color red. via NewsOK.com

“As a state officer I look forward to working with local DECA chapters and implementing more levels of competitions for local members.”

Sierra Simpson, of Hillsdale, was elected recently to Oklahoma DECA officer team at the 65th annual DECA Career Development Conference in Tulsa. via The Enid News

The amount of money Oklahoma received from tribal gaming more than tripled from 2006 to last year. via KTUL

“I wanted to make sure this issue goes beyond the Cherokee freedmen”

About 15 people participated in a demonstration Friday afternoon in front of Congressman Dan Boren's office in Muskogee. via Muskogee Phoenix

“You attack our children, our innocents, the state of Oklahoma will hunt you down like a rabid dog and put you down like a rabid dog”

THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT NORMAN, Okla. - The grandmother of a 10-year-old girl slain by a neighbor says Friday's murder conviction will send a message to other predators. via McAlester News

“With this grant, we can hire more staff and give students a wonderful education.”

Who says dolls are only for little girls? Definitely not the instructors of Eastern Oklahoma State College's nursing department. via McAlester News