by Rachel Meinke | Mar 15, 2013 | Regional News, Water
The city of Norman recently passed an ordinance limiting the amount of phosphorus applied to lawns. This marks a first for an Oklahoma municipality to address phosphorus loading in a watershed. The Lake Thunderbird watershed overlaps various communities that surround...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 13, 2013 | Regional News, Transportation
Thirty-three year Oklahoma Department of Transportation employee J. Michael “Mike” Patterson was appointed director by members of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission on Monday, March 4. Patterson, who has served as the agency’s Deputy Director and Chief Financial...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 24, 2012 | Freight, Regional News, Transportation
Union Pacific Railroad acquired complete ownership of a rail line in Oklahoma decades after state officials saved what continues to be a link of commerce through the Sooner State. The agreement was originally drafted 30 years ago when Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 15, 2012 | Regional News
A program developed by Oklahoma County Commissioner (District 2) Brian Maughan was recognized last month by the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University as one of the “Bright Ideas” in governance. Maughan and Oklahoma County leadership were lauded for the...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 10, 2012 | Economic Development, Regional News, Water
The Community Development division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce announced in September that 11 Oklahoma cities are recipients of the Small Cities – Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) funding awards for fiscal year 2012. These cities can look...
