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updated: Sat Jun 21, 2008 04:45 pm

Jackson County News

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Saturday Jun 21 | Main Headlines

In one county, two costly fires

ALTUS - A mother and her two children are dead and a church is destroyed after two Jackson County fires Wednesday and Thursday.Laura Marez, 20, and her two young sons died in a house fire Wednesday morning in ...

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Related Topix: Altus, OK, Olustee, OK

Thu Jun 19, 2008

NewsOK.com

Names of Olustee fire victims released

The names of a young mother and her two children who were killed in a house fire Wednesday morning have been released by the state medical examiner's office.

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Related Topix: Olustee, OK

Sat Jun 14, 2008

KSWO

Jackson County Salvation Army reaches fundraising goal

Altus_The Jackson County Salvation Army has finally reached its goal to purchase a new building.

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Thu Jun 12, 2008

KSWO

Police on the hunt for shooter of Altus man

Altus_A Jackson County man is recovering after being shot three times late on Tuesday night, and the District Attorney has already issued a warrant for his shooter.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Tue Jun 10, 2008

KSWO

Altus totals storm damage costs, asks for disaster declaration

ALTUS_ Electric crews in Altus now have 95-percent of the city's power restored.

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Related Topix: Altus, OK

Sun Jun 08, 2008

KSWO

Viewer submitted photo of flipped semis from Dana Moore

Parts of Altus slammed by violent storm Posted: Altus_Daylight on Friday morning in Altus revealed how much damage Thursday night's violent storm caused in Jackson County.

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Related Topix: Altus, OK

Fri Jun 06, 2008

KOCO-TV Oklahoma City

Okla. Storm Damage Report

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

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Related Topix: Weather, Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma City, OK, Butler, OK

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Altus Times

Ricky Brewer files for District #52 House of Representative seat against Charles Ortega

Although Jackson County Election Board Secretary Jennifer Wilson said this morning that no other candicates had filed for local offices since yesterday's report, at the state level, the race for the District ...

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Related Topix: Altus, OK, US News

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Altus Times

Plane makes emergency landing Monday near Blair

The pilot of a small private plane radioed the Altus Air Force Base tower on an emergency frequency Monday saying he was low on fuel and was going to have to make an emergency landing.

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Related Topix: Blair, OK, Altus, OK

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Altus Times

Man hurt in accident south of Eldorado

Only one major accident was reported over the Memorial Day weekend. It happened on State Highway 6, six miles south of Eldorado on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Eldorado, OK

Fri May 30, 2008

Altus Times

Storm blanks out power; lightning strike causes house fire in Duke

" A slow-moving storm rolled across Altus and Southwest Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon blanking out power all over town, pounding some areas with hail.

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Related Topix: Altus, OK, Weather, Olustee, OK

Wed May 28, 2008

NewsOK.com

Hot air mass blamed in storms

Warm air stuck over Oklahoma sparked outbreaks of severe weather Tuesday, adding to a string of storms that hit the state since the weekend.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Weather, Norman, OK, Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma City, OK

Sun May 25, 2008

NewsOK.com

More severe weather possible today in northern Oklahoma

After a round of thunderstorms battered Oklahoma with at least eight tornadoes Saturday, the National Weather Service says there's a slight risk for more supercell thunderstorms late this afternoon through ...

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Related Topix: Ponca City, OK, Kay County, OK, Custer County, OK, Oklahoma, Altus, OK

Thu May 22, 2008

Tulsa World

UPDATED: Authorities say riot kills 2 at prison in Granite

Kevin Rowland, chief investigator for the state Medical Examiner's office, confirmed the two fatalities at the medium-security facility in southwest Oklahoma, but said additional details were not immediately ...

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Tue May 20, 2008

The Dispatch

Okla. prison locked down day after deadly melee

The Oklahoma State Reformatory remained on lockdown Tuesday morning as prison officials began a comprehensive search of the facility one day after two inmates were killed and a dozen injured in a recreation ...

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City Metro, Altus, OK, Mangum, OK

Mon May 19, 2008

KOKI

Two dead, 13 injured after Oklahoma prison riot

Chief Investigator Kevin Rowland confirms two fatalities while the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has said three died.

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Thu May 15, 2008

KSWO

16 arrested for defrauding elderly woman

Jackson County_Sheriff Roger Levick says that 16 Jackson County residents were arrested early Thursday morning on the accusation that they were stealing from an elderly woman, and using the money to purchase ... via KSWO

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Related Topix: Drugs

Tue May 13, 2008

KSBI Oklahoma City

Homicide Victim's Truck Found

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Posted: 11:18 a.m. State and local authorities have found the pickup truck owned by an Altus man whose burned body was found in a ditch in Jackson County earlier this month. via KSBI Oklahoma City

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Related Topix: Altus, OK

Mon May 12, 2008

BlabberMouth.net

Ted Nugent To Play 6,000th Concert

“Old Skunk is an uppity, defiant, long-haired, over-the-top rock 'n' roll deputy sheriff in Jackson County, Oklahoma, who loves bowhunting and guns. He will do whatever is necessary to keep Jackson County safe from criminal danger.”

TED NUGENT To Play 6,000th Concert - May 12, 2008 According to TicketNews , veteran rocker Ted Nugent will reach a milestone this summer when the singer/guitarist will play his 6,000th concert during his three ... via BlabberMouth.net

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