Feb 3, 2021
A Norman man has been charged with five felonies, including one count each of first-degree burglary and robbery by force or fear, and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.
Domanic Jermaine Turner, 41, was charged Jan. 4 in Cleveland County District Court.
According to a court affidavit, a Norman Police officer reported around 9:12 p.m. Jan. 3 to Riverbend Apartments and spoke with three women, one of whom had multiple stab wounds to her leg and torso.
One woman said Turner broke her apartment window at Ashton Place Apartments. The women fled together in a vehicle, but Turner followed and hit the back of the car. They stopped at Riverbend Apartments, where Turner hit the car again and blocked the driver from exiting.
Twenty years ago, OU alumna Cinthya Allen drove past the âWelcome to Normanâ sign on Flood Avenue for the first time as a resident. For Allen, the sign symbolizes inclusivity â a trait she believes defines her community.
Normanâs nuanced history with diversity is apparent in its history as a âsundown townâ â which city councilors officially apologized for in 2020. A town that once excluded Black people from its residence now recognizes a Hispanic woman â and native of Chihuahua, Mexico â in a leadership position.Â
In its most recent meeting, the Norman City Council introduced Allen as Normanâs first chief diversity and equity officer â a position established in parallel to the City of Oklahoma City â charging her with molding Norman into the âinclusive city that we say we are,â she said.
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MOORE, Okla. – Jane Ann (Veneziano) Baltrush, of Moore, Okla., was born Dec. 3, 1946, in Waterbury, Conn.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Jennie Veneziano, and brother, Santos. Jane is survived by her husband of 51 years, who adored her, Bill Baltrush; two sons, Will Baltrush, and James Baltrush and wife, Darla; a daughter, Lisa Bischoff and husband, Dean; two granddaughters, Carissa Bischoff and Alaina Baltrush; a sister, Diane Ostroski and husband, Joe; several nieces and nephews; and over 100 cousins around the country.
Jane married her high school sweetheart, Bill, in 1969, and they moved to Moore in 1977, where they were active members of St. Andrews Catholic Church. She was a cafeteria worker for Moore Public Schools for 10 years, but she was most often working behind her sewing machine. Jane made clothes, quilts, baptismal stoles and teddy bears. If she knew what you loved, you undoubtedly received a bear in your favorite patter
Shown is IMMY, a Norman diagnostic test manufacturer. Provided Provided
Editorâs note: This story is the first of three this week that will highlight good news or deeds in Norman in 2020.
Norman-based company IMMY Labs came to the stateâs aid when it needed help most this year, providing free COVID-19 tests and lab work throughout Oklahoma.
IMMY Labs manufactures, markets and distributes diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, but this year the company started working with the Oklahoma State Department of Health to conduct and process COVID-19 tests. At one of its 150 locations across the state IMMY can now conduct around 1,600 tests in a single day.