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"I think Proserpine, like a lot of regional centres, displays the importance of innovation, being prepared to be flexible in approaches to day-to-day living. "Also the great spirit of the council in representing the people and exploring their needs and responding to them." The Governor said he was impressed by the multiple Proserpine businesses he visited. "Their enthusiasm and sense of pride in their town was terrific," he said. "What a memorable statement this makes for you and visitors ...

Close NEWS-CAPITAL | File photoMcAlester/Pittsburg County Emergency Management Director Kevin Enloe is joining with the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security in requesting that those impacted by the recent winter storm report property damages online to assist the case for further federal assistance to help with storm-related damages.  topical featured By James Beaty Managing Editor Feb 23, 2021 Feb 23, 2021 NEWS-CAPITAL | F...

Oklahoma’s Secretary of Energy and Environment Kenneth Wagner said the “vast majority” of Oklahomans will not see a “dramatic increase” in their energy bills following last week’s winter storm in

Updated: 12:31 PM CST Feb 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Good morning, everybody. Uh, were here today to give you an update on last weeks winter storm. Im here with Speaker Charles McCall, Senate Pro TEM Greg Treat, our secretary of Energy Environment, Ken Wagner, Attorney General Mike Connor and Director of Emergency Management Mark Gower. Thank you guys all so much for being with me today. Last weeks winter storm was historic for our state, both in weather and how it...

Updated: 12:17 PM CST Feb 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Good morning, everybody. Uh, were here today to give you an update on last weeks winter storm. Im here with Speaker Charles McCall, Senate Pro TEM Greg Treat, our secretary of Energy Environment, Ken Wagner, Attorney General Mike Connor and Director of Emergency Management Mark Gower. Thank you guys all so much for being with me today. Last weeks winter storm was historic for our state, both in weather and how it...

City of Frederick without water, donations available City of Frederick without water, donations available By Will Hutchison | February 19, 2021 at 5:34 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 5:45 PM FREDERICK, Okla. (TNN) - The town of Frederick is without water Friday after complications from a busted pipe earlier this week. Frederick Fire Chief James Heap said the town’s main water line burst earlier this week, but this current problem actually came about once that was fixed. “Once the wa...

Updated February 18 at 5:25 p.m. In the wake of this week’s damage to the states water infrastructure, Oklahoma could soon face mandatory boil orders. Environment officials anticipate the damage and response will continue for weeks. The Department of Environmental Quality issued a release on Thursday, warning that precautionary boil advisories could increase in coming days, and that mandatory boil orders are possible. The release advised Oklahomans with extremely low water pressure or total w...

Power returns for many in Texas, but water crisis escalates as storm damage spreads Arelis R. Hernandez, Ken Hoffman, Abigail Hauslohner and Griff Witte, The Washington Post Feb. 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8A combination of snow and ice blankets a mostly empty downtown Cleveland, Mississippi, on Feb. 16.Photo for The Washington Post by Rory DoyleShow MoreShow Less 2of8Karen Ramge, of Myersville, Md., takes her yellow lab Remington, left, and black lab Ellie, out to her yard...

Updated February 18 at 12:44 p.m. Oklahoma City has been struggling to meet its water demand, and that will likely continue after the snow melts and temperatures rise above freezing. Like power infrastructure across the state, Oklahoma City’s water infrastructure was stressed to the breaking point this week. The cold created a surge in demand. Dripping faucets drove water use up by 100 percent, according to city utilities director Chris Browning. Additionally, the weather taxed the city’s a...

Updated February 17 at 10:11 a.m. Cities across Oklahoma are dealing with water line breaks amid record cold temperatures and power outages. On Wednesday