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Ottawa County

Ottawa County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Ottawa County, OK.

Results 1 - 20 of 83 in Ottawa County, OK

  1. Teacher faces trial in sex abuse caseRead the original story

    Yesterday | TulsaWorld.com - Legal

    ... students was held over for trial, court records show. Brian Matthew Rash, 38, of Joplin, Mo., is charged in Ottawa County District Court in Miami with first-degree rape, first-degree attempted rape, four counts of rape by instrumentation and two ...

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    Related Topix: Wyandotte, OK, Miami, OK, Education Etc.

  2. Burglary defendant served time for murder

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Joplin Globe

    MIAMI, Okla. - Charges were upgraded Tuesday in an Ottawa County home-invasion case involving a defendant who completed a prison term in August for randomly killing a driver nearly 16 years ago with a rock thrown from a turnpike overpass.

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    Related Topix: Miami, OK, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Quapaw, OK

  3. Updated charges expected against Quapaw man accused of burglary, larceny

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Joplin Globe

    The Ottawa County district attorney's office indicated in court today that charges will be upgraded against two men accused of a recent home invasion in Quapaw, Okla.

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    Related Topix: Quapaw, OK, Grove, OK, Miami, OK

  4. Next hearing for Turnpike Killer set for Dec. 29

    Thursday Dec 24 | The Turner Report

    ... Killer Paul Wesley Murray, originally scheduled for Dec. 15, has been reset for Tuesday, Dec. 29, according to Ottawa County, Oklahoma court records Less than four months after an early parole from a state prison in Oklahoma, Murray, one of two ...

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    Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison

  5. Environmental settlement results in cash for mining district cleanupRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Joplin Globe

    ... settlement funding for the former Tri-State Mining District, according to the EPA: n Tar Creek Superfund Site, Ottawa County, Okla., $32.7 million. With interest, the total is $38.5 million. About 30,000 people live in the 40-square-mile Superfund ...

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    Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  6. Dems push TARP money for jobs billRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | KTUL

    A reward for information in an Ottawa County home invasion murder has been increased in hopes that someone will come forward with information that may help bring the killer to justice.

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    Related Topix: LaMichael James

  7. Reward Offered in Killing is RaisedRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | News9 Oklahoma City

    The family of an Ottawa County man who was killed when at least two masked gunmen invaded his home is raising the reward for information leading to the killers.

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  8. Reward increased in Ottawa County murderRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | 2 Works For You

    ... arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for his murder. OSBI investigators say the familya s rural Ottawa County home was invaded by at least two masked gunmen in the early morning hours of March 24, 2009. Sanders was shot and killed by the ...

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  9. Reward Increased In Home Invasion HomicideRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | KTUL-TV Tulsa

    A reward for information in an Ottawa County home invasion murder has been increased in hopes that someone will come forward with information that may help bring the killer to justice.

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    Related Topix: Fairland, OK, Tulsa, OK

  10. Reward increased in Ottawa County killing

    Friday Dec 4 | Tulsa World

    ... Missouri or Northeast Oklahoma area, the release states. Anyone with information about this can call the Ottawa County Sheriffa s Office at 542-2806 or the OSBI hotline at 1-800-522-8017. By Staff Reports A Print A Email Comment RSS Bookmark If you ...

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  11. Reward Increased in Ottawa County Home InvasionRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 4 | NewsOn6 Tulsa

    The family of an Ottawa County man murdered in March of this year has increased a reward of $5,000 to $8,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for his death. 2 comments

  12. Editorial roundupRead the original story

    Nov 25, 2009 | Newsday.com

    ... it virtually uninhabited. The federal-state buyout program has enabled most residents to move away from the Ottawa County mining district that is laden with lead-contaminated mining waste and undermined by a labyrinth of unstable caverns. The ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Dan Boren, Picher, OK, Tulsa, OK, 2008 Presidential Election, Opinion

  13. Dec. 28 preliminary hearing set for former Neosho teacher charged with rapeRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2009 | The Turner Report

    A Dec. 28 preliminary hearing has been scheduled In Ottawa County, Oklahoma District Court for former Neosho High School band teacher Brian Rash, who is charged with rape.

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  14. QuestionableRead the original story

    Nov 25, 2009 | Tulsa World

    ... it virtually uninhabited. The federal-state buyout program has enabled most residents to move away from the Ottawa County mining district that is laden with lead-contaminated mining waste and undermined by a labyrinth of unstable caverns. The ...

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    Related Topix: Picher, OK, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Dan Boren, Opinion

  15. Picher Homes Featured In Horror Film Burn

    Nov 24, 2009 | NewsOn6 Tulsa

    ... were probably intentionally set. Two of the homes were featured in a horror movie that was being filmed in the Ottawa County community. Quapaw Police Chief Gary Graham tells The News On 6 the fires are "certainly suspicious." He says all three homes ... 11 comments

    Related Topix: Picher, OK, Quapaw, OK

  16. Lawyers apparently plan appeal in lawsuit in Tar Creek buyout w/ judgea s decision

    Nov 23, 2009 | Joplin Globe

    PICHER, Okla. - A lawsuit filed by more than 100 residents of the Picher-Cardin area against the panel that was in charge of the Tar Creek buyout apparently is headed for appeal after a recent rejection in Ottawa County District Court.

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    Related Topix: Picher, OK, Cardin, OK, Rogers County, OK, Miami, OK

  17. Cuts hurt law enforcers

    Nov 22, 2009 | TulsaWorld.com - Government

    Budget cuts are proving particularly troubling for prosecutors and others who enforce state laws.

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    Related Topix: Noble County, OK, Kay County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Delaware County, OK

  18. Pickup hits Springfield man walking in OklahomaRead the original story

    Nov 17, 2009 | Springfield News Leader

    A pedestrian was critically injured early Monday when he was hit by a pickup on a rainy Ottawa County, Okla., highway, according to the Tulsa World.

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    Related Topix: Miami, OK

  19. Pedestrian struck by pickup on county highwayRead the original story

    Nov 16, 2009 | Tulsa World

    A pedestrian was critically injured early Monday when he was hit by a pickup truck on a rainy Ottawa County highway.

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    Related Topix: Afton, OK, Miami, OK

  20. Springfield man critically injured in accident, Tulsa paper reports

    Nov 16, 2009 | Springfield News Leader

    A pedestrian was critically injured early Monday when he was hit by a pickup truck on a rainy Ottawa County highway, according to the Tulsa World.

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    Related Topix: Miami, OK