http://www.ardmoreite.com/section/NEWS ardmoreite.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 4:12:48 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619753/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619753/1001/NEWS OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Arts Council is seeking nominations for the 38th annual Governor's Arts Awards. The awards honor individuals and organizations whose efforts have impacted the arts in their communities or throughout the state. The governor presents the awards each fall during a special ceremony at the state Capitol.
Oklahoma Arts Council Executive Director Amber Sharples said the Governor's Arts Awards is an opportunity to bring [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619754/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619754/1001/NEWS A bill signed into law that will expand state abortion reporting requirements has been celebrated with a ceremonial signing.
 
House Bill 2015, by state Rep. Sean Roberts, will add additional questions to the Individual Abortion Form completed by the abortion provider and add additional reporting measures to the Annual Abortion Report issued by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619755/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619755/1001/NEWS Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States upheld Oklahoma water rights in the case, Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann.
 
This case challenged the terms of the Red River Compact of 1978, a congressionally sanctioned agreement allocating water rights in the Red River Basin shared by Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619757/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619757/1001/NEWS Oklahoma State University-Tulsa is offering undergraduate and graduate students a financial incentive for taking classes on campus this fall.
 
The "Get Here" tuition waiver offers students a $250 discount for taking classes on campus at OSU-Tulsa instead of online for the Fall 2013 semester. Undergraduate students with a 2.00 GPA must be taking at least 15 hours on site and not have any other tuition [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619733/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 9:07:05 For The Ardmoreite http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619733/1001/NEWS The Oklahoma Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will have a monument dedication at noon Saturday in the Confederate section of Rose Hill Cemetery in honor of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War.
The monument honors 190 Confederate veterans buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. The event will be at the north end.
Ardmore was the site of the Confederate home in Oklahoma, and many of those residents are buried [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619759/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 9:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619759/1001/NEWS The hiring landscape facing recent college grads may be inhospitable, with an April poll showing more than half the college graduates admitting to having difficulty in finding a job. But authors Coach Micheal J. Burt and Colby B. Jubenville share tactics to help graduates create a best-odds scenario for acing interviews and landing a job.
 
Here’s one of them based on a show and tell strategy:
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619734/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Michael Pineda michael.pineda@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619734/1001/NEWS The map for city operations was set Monday night during the bi-monthly Ardmore City Commission meeting with the passage of the 2013-14 fiscal year budget. Appropriations in the amount of $60,398,126 were approved, with $51,613,816 in expenditures and $8,784,310 in transfers.
A collective bargaining agreement between the city and the International Association of Firefighters, Local No. 1881, was approved, and a memorandum of understanding with the [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619735/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Michael Pineda michael.pineda@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619735/1001/NEWS The Ardmore Development Authority Board of Trustees voted to take the bull by the horns and move forward in attempting to secure sales tax funding.
In a 7-0 vote, the board approved a motion to approach the Ardmore City Commission and ask for a special election for sales tax supporting economic development. The current sales tax will expire Sept. 30, as Ardmore residents elected not to renew it in November 2012.
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619736/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 0:00:00 +0000 By Jennifer Lindsey jennifer.lindsey@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619736/1001/NEWS Changes are coming for adults working to pass the General Educational Development (GED) test and earn an Oklahoma high school diploma.
The currently used 2002 Series GED test will be replaced with the new 2014 GED test on Jan. 2.
Anyone who has taken the current test but hasn't passed all five parts, will have until the end of 2013 to complete the series. Passing scores from this test will not transfer into [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619761/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 9:07:40 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619761/1001/NEWS Carter County Detention Center population Friday: 188


Carter County Detention Center population Saturday: 187
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619763/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619763/1001/NEWS The ACT Foundation and its funding partners, the Joyce and Lumina Foundations, were recognized today at the Clinton Global Initiative conference in Chicago. President Bill Clinton announced a Commitment to Action, which funds a research partnership with the Business Roundtable to analyze skills credentials that effectively predict workplace success for young, working learners.
 
Backed by funding from the [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619764/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619764/1001/NEWS The Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign (OHEC) will meet to discuss self management of chronic health conditions on Thursday, June 27, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), 1000 NE 10th St., room 806, Oklahoma City. The meeting will also highlight the OHEC Position Statement on Health and Housing and recent partner developments in promoting affordable and accessible housing.
 
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619765/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619765/1001/NEWS Insurance commissioners from across the country attended an educational post-natural disaster forum today, hosted by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak, in response to the tornadoes that swept central Oklahoma in May.
 
"This forum has been an important opportunity to share support and collaborate on better assisting consumers in the aftermath of these tornadoes," said John D. Doak, Oklahoma [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619766/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619766/1001/NEWS Oklahoma’s Statewide Women in Agriculture and Small Business Conference will take place Aug. 8-9 at the Moore-Norman Technology Center.
 
"The focus of the two-day conference is to assist women and producers to successfully manage risk for their agricultural enterprises or small businesses," said Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension farm management specialist.
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619767/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619767/1001/NEWS The University of Oklahoma currently ranks eighth in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup for the 2012-13 academic year with a score of 1,014.25 points.
The Sooners have placed in the top 15 for four consecutive years. Final standings will be released after the conclusion of the College World Series with the Sooners assured of their highest-ever finish. Oklahoma most recently registered a 10th-place finish in the 2010-11 Learfield Directors' Cup. [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619769/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 9:12:35 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619769/1001/NEWS The hiring landscape facing recent college grads may be inhospitable, with an April poll showing more than half the college graduates admitting to having difficulty in finding a job. But authors Coach Micheal J. Burt and Colby B. Jubenville share tactics to help graduates create a best-odds scenario for acing interviews and landing a job.
 
Here’s one of them based on a show and tell strategy:
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619770/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619770/1001/NEWS Elizabeth Jenkins, right, President of the Ardmore NAACP and Mary Benjamin, Vice President of the Executive Committee, hold a proclamation presented by Mayor Sheryl Ellis at Whittington Park Saturday designating June 19 as Juneteenth Celebration Day in Ardmore.


]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619771/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Michael Pineda michael.pineda@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619771/1001/NEWS The residents of Lakeland Manor got a jump on Father's Day, celebrating it with some special guests Friday afternoon.
City and health company officials took part in Lakeland's Second Annual Chili Cook-off. A number of 10 teams participated in the event, which was developed as an opportunity to get the male residents involved and promote interaction with city officials.
"The men seem to be outnumbered and left [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619772/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619772/1001/NEWS June 17 - June 24
Sites are located at the Senior Citizens Center at 220 13th Ave. SE and the Sutton Center at Ardmore Village, 1550 Knox Road NW.
Monday: Salisbury steak, green peas, mashed potatoes, yeast roll, gravy, fruit salad.
Tuesday: Meat lasagna, tossed green salad with tomatoes, summer squash, garlic bread, melon.
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619773/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619773/1001/NEWS MARRIAGE LICENSES
Tyler Scott Barnes and Sydney Oneal Roberts, both of Ringling.
Stephan D. Smith and Morgan Faith Harris, both of Ardmore.
Justin Dale Shrader and Emily Erin Cranford, both of Ardmore.
Anthony Paul Meredith Jr. and Allison Helen Jessup, both of Lone Grove.
Joshua Wayne [...]]]>