A salt water leak at a Carter County oil production facility has led to a cease-and-desist order from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Ardmore Commission on Aging will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the city commission chambers on the third floor of Ardmore City Hall.

The new Paradise Alley Market opened recently next to the Market Place downtown. The market offers various tent covered shops selling clothing, jewelry, art, food and more. Music by a disc jockey fills the air for a festive atmosphere. The market is open Saturdays from 7:30 to 1 p.m.

Ryan Barnard has been named Mercy Memorial Health Center’s vice president of support services. Barnard has been with Mercy Memorial since 2004, serving as the executive director of pharmacy and support services.

State Rep. Pat Ownbey received approval Friday to conduct an interim study to find ways to prevent tornado deaths after this year’s disaster in Lone Grove.

William Prosser left, watches as Burke Mordy reaches for shrimp at Sunday’s shrimp and crawfish boil at the Ardmore Train Depot. The feast was held to raise funds for the Ardmore Main Street program’s general fund.

Emily McCollugh, a graduate of Lone Grove High School on her way to Okla­homa State University, is the recipient of a Bank of the West National FFA Or­ganization scholarship in the amount of $3,000.

Christine Ryland has joined First Na­tional Bank and Trust of Ardmore as administrative assistant to the chief fi­nancial officer. Her responsibilities will be investment account­ing and assisting invest­ment clients.

Ardmore Electric Supply, Inc., celebrated 62 years of service with a Cus­tomer Appreciation Day Friday. The company is a third-generation owned­ and operated-business by the Woerz family.

It has been estimated that heat-related events in the Midwest have cost the cattle industry more than $75 million in the past 10 years. With summer temperatures rising, ranchers must be aware of how heat affects their cattle.