Wind group requests eagle kill permit

    Wind group requests eagle kill permit

    Wind Capital Group, which is poised to start building a 94-turbine generation facility near Burbank and Shidler, has applied for a federal permit allowing it to kill bald eagles without facing prosecution for the deaths incidental to the operation of the wind farm. Although Oklahoma has several wind farms, the Osage County project, Osage Wind [...]

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    County road sets the stage for modern range war

    County road sets the stage for modern range war

    The first of two hearings on requests to vacate county roads that oil producers want kept open to access drilling sites drew a crowd on Monday and took on the hue of a modern-day – and unarmed – range war. In February, less than a week after oil company BGI Resources asked permission and received [...]

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    Assistant chief: rape suspect is a 'big teddy bear'

    Assistant chief: rape suspect is a ‘big teddy bear’

    The assistant chief of the Osage Nation testified at a bond reduction hearing for a man charged in a brutal rape and kidnapping is “a big teddy bear” who has never been known to be a danger to anyone. Assistant Chief Scott BigHorse made his statements May 7 at a bond reduction hearing for Christopher [...]

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    Community responds to tornado disaster

    Community responds to tornado disaster

    She couldn’t get a hold of her sister, who lives with her husband and sons in Moore, after the tornado. Terri Buffalohead, the director of Head Start in Skiatook, posted on Facebook after the storm: “Asking for prayers for my sister Pam and her family. They live in Moore, Ok and they got hit bad. [...]

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    Never a dull moment in race weekend

    Never a dull moment in race weekend

    Look at those wagons go! This was the common refrain at this weekend’s wagon racing event in Skiatook as wagons and teams of mules careened around the track for first place. Some may think wagon racing is a crazy sport, and they may be right. Tales of flipped wagons, running over outriders, tripped horses and [...]

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    Designer talks inspirations, lifestyle

    Designer talks inspirations, lifestyle

     He’s an Oklahoma native with big dreams and bigger ambition. Devon Gaines, the energetic 21-year-old entrepreneur who runs Townmaker Square, and interior designer to boot, is making plans to leave Oklahoma, but hopefully not forever. Gaines said he plans to open an interior design business in Dallas or New Orleans. “It’s still very up in [...]

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    Wind group requests eagle kill permit
    Wind group requests eagle kill permit

    Wind Capital Group, which is poised to start building a 94-turbine generation facility near Burbank …

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    Never a dull moment in race weekend
    Never a dull moment in race weekend

    Look at those wagons go! This was the common refrain at this weekend’s wagon racing event in Skiat…

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    Pawhuska Native crowned Miss Indian NEO
    Pawhuska Native crowned Miss Indian NEO

    Robynn Rulo, a Pawhuska native and sophomore at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) was crow…

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    Uh-oh, Wagon Sho!
    Uh-oh, Wagon Sho!

    The Oklahoma Championship Wagon Races rumbled through Skiatook Saturday and Sunday. Contestants from…

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    Designer talks inspirations, lifestyle
    Designer talks inspirations, lifestyle

     He’s an Oklahoma native with big dreams and bigger ambition. Devon Gaines, the energetic 21-year…

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