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Comprehensive News Feed for Holdenville, OK.

Results 1 - 20 of 284 in Holdenville, OK

  1. Pickens plan draws a crowdRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

    ... electric battery can move a diesel truck down the highway, he told the crowd. Pickens, who is 80 and from nearby Holdenville in Hughes County, said the nation's energy dependence has been building for a long time. In 1970, the U.S. imported 24 ...

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  2. Pickens seeks out grassroots support for planRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | Independent

    ... electric battery can move a diesel truck down the highway, he told the crowd. Pickens, who is 80 and from nearby Holdenville in Hughes County, said the nation's energy dependence has been building for a long time. In 1970, the U.S. imported 24 ...

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  3. Pickens brings energy plan to McAlesterRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | KRMG-AM Tulsa

    ... overflow crowd McAlester. More than 1,000 people packed into the Southeastern Expo Center yesterday to hear the Holdenville native outline his ``Pickens Plan.'' Governor Brad Henry introduced Pickens, who discussed his plan for using a series of ...

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  4. Wetumka chamber gets grant for health center

    Thursday Aug 14 | NewsOK.com

    ... wo years. The Wetumka area has been without medical services since December when a clinic run by the hospital in Holdenville closed. The health center is to be open by Jan. 2 and chamber officials say they hope to have it in operation before then.

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  5. Hangin' out with T. Boone PickensRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | Colorado Springs Independent

    ... For two hours he drove and talked. He showed us the home where he was raised. It originally sat miles away in Holdenville, Okla. His wife bought the home recently and had it moved. "Right there," he says, pointing to a corner of the front room, "is ...

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  6. Pickens pitches his planRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | Tulsa World

    ... foreign oil." Gov. Brad Henry, who attended the event, touted the oilman's Oklahoma roots. Pickens was born in Holdenville. "Boone Pickens is a real person, and he's never forgotten where he came from. He knows he is an Oklahoman," Henry said. Few ... 1 comment

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  7. Wetumka chamber gets grant for health clinic

    Thursday Aug 14 | Tulsa World

    ... and behavioral counseling services. The clinic will be in a building that formerly housed a clinic operated by Holdenville General Hospital. Stout, a retired high school principal, said the Chamber of Commerce has been trying to get a clinic opened ...

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  8. Town hall meeting showcases Pickens' planRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 13 | News9 Oklahoma City

    After growing up in Holdenville, Okla. and attending Oklahoma A&M, Boone Pickens made a fortune in the oil business.

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  9. Pickens' Energy CrusadeRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 13 | NewsOn6 Tulsa

    ... e Southeast Expo Center is located three miles west of McAlester on U.S. Highway 270. Pickens is originally from Holdenville in Hughes County. 48 comments

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  10. DOC adopts new security plans, transfers inmates

    Tuesday Aug 12 | KFOR-TV

    ... addition to the inmates sent out of state, others involved in the fights were sent to a maximum security unit in Holdenville. The new security measures include 97 wands to scan inmates for weapons, feeding inmates in smaller groups and changes in ...

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  11. Pickens to tout energy planRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 12 | The Shawnee News-Star

    ... Wednesday to tout his new plan for weaning the U.S. off its dependence on foreign oil. Pickens, a native of Holdenville, will visit McAlester for the third in a series of town-hall meetings to generate grass roots support for his "Pickens Plan," ...

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  12. Pickens to tout energy plan in his native OklahomaRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 12 | KVIA

    ... is returning to his native state tomorrow to talk about wind power. The Dallas billionaire is a native of Holdenville, Oklahoma. He'll visit McAlester for the third in a series of town-hall meetings to generate grass roots support for his "Pickens ...

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  13. Pickens to present energy plan

    Tuesday Aug 12 | AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

    ... he said. "That's a problem." Domestic drilling would not bring America out of its energy crisis, said the Holdenville native. "Could we drill our way out of it? No. There's no way we can do that," he said in a June 17, 2008 testimony before the ...

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  14. Gov. plans trip to city

    Friday Aug 8 | McAlester News

    ... as an alternative for other fuels used for transportation, according to the plan. Pickens is originally from Holdenville, in neighboring Hughes County. The 80-year-old billionaire currently lives in Texas and is touring the country to talk about his ...

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  15. Healthcare Management Systems software chosen for Oklahoma hospital

    Monday Aug 4 | Nashville Business Journal

    ... financial software to an Oklahoma hospital. The Nashville-based health care company will supply the system to Holdenville General Hospital, a 25-bed critical access facility in Holdenville, Okla., according to an announcement from HMS. The system ...

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  16. Capital, McAlester, OK

    Wednesday Aug 6 | McAlester News

    ... stop booked in Oklahoma on his current tour. Although Pickens currently lives in Texas, he is originally from Holdenville. He is a close friend of Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Steven Taylor. Pickens traveled to Oklahoma State University last year ...

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  17. Oklahoma State House: Legislators vow to support economic development, energy, schoolsRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 2 | NewsOK.com

    ... they will be sworn in as House members in November. Steve Kouplen of Beggs replaces Rep. Dale Turner, D-Holdenville, who could not seek re-election because of legislative term limits. Dr. Mike Ritze of Broken Arrow succeeds Rep. Ron Peterson, ...

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  18. "I'm just glad to be a part of it"Read the original story

    Thursday Jul 31 | Clearwater Tribune

    ... Hospital in Oklahoma City, a facility that oversaw 12 rural hospitals as well. From there he moved to Holdenville, OK where he was a hospital administrator under the auspices of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). HCA was later purchased by ...

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  19. Parties expect gains in representationRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 30 | Main Headlines

    ... were determined Tuesday. Democrat Steve Kouplen of Beggs won 57 percent of the vote to beat Kathi Mask of Holdenville for the House District 24 seat held by Rep. Dale Turner, D-Holdenville, who could not seek re-election because of 12-year ...

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  20. Highway 48 closes near Holdenville

    Wednesday Jul 30 | AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

    North and southbound SH-48 will be closed four miles north of Holdenville at Wewoka Creek beginning Monday, Aug.

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