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Valliance Bank names Clouse as Norman branch president

Local News - 15 hours 8 min ago
Valliance Bank, a full service community bank, announces the promotion of Matt Clouse to President of Valliance Bank, Norman....

people in business

Local News - 15 hours 8 min ago
Maurices names manager Maurices, a leading national specialty store, has named Cara Welliver as store manager. Welliver is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the store, including sales performance, visual presentation, and ...

Behind NVCB’s effectiveness

Local News - 15 hours 8 min ago
It’s easy to gauge the effectiveness of the Oklahoma Sooner football team or the Oklahoma City Thunder because when the scoreboard displays 0:00 on the clock, by whichever team has more points wins. However, within a Destination Marketing ...

Time to control brush

Local News - 15 hours 8 min ago
Cleveland County, situated in the center of our state is fortunate to receive decent amounts of rain almost every year. While we can all agree 2011 was a bust, we are already better off thus far in half of 2012 than we were in all of 2011. ...

Weekly US oil, gas rig count up by 12 to 1,986

Local News - 15 hours 8 min ago
HOUSTON —The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is up 12 this week to 1,986....

Norman Tea Party plans meeting

Local News - 15 hours 24 min ago
NORMAN — The Norman Tea Party will hold its May meeting on Thursday May 24 at 7 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church of Norman 2500 E. Lindsey St. Stewart Jolly will be speaking about the Norman Economic Development Trust and other public/private trust instruments and how they operate.

Demand drives home-grown market

Local News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 2:03am
NORMAN — Sweet honey, red tomatoes, fuzzy okra, colorful crafts, coffee and donuts draw shoppers to the Noble Farmers Market each Saturday from May through early October.

Oklahoma Guardsmen to be honored with medals

Local News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 2:02am
NORMAN — An Oklahoma Army National Guard soldier credited with saving the lives of his fellow Guardsmen during a firefight in Afghanistan last summer will receive a Bronze Star Medal with “V” device.

Woman awarded $75K in wrongful termination

Local News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 2:02am
NORMAN — A jury on Wednesday awarded a Norman woman $75,000 in actual and punitive damages after allegations of wrongful termination and sexual harassment.

Food drive collects 16 bins of goods

Local News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 2:02am
NORMAN — A food drive sponsored by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office and Sam’s Club in Norman will help feed county residents this summer. Sam’s Club hosted the food drive May 9 through 11 at its Norman store. The three-day collection garnered 16 bins of food.

Preps headed to Boy’s State

Local News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 2:02am
NORMAN — Three Norman high school students have been selected to attend Boy’s State May 26 to May 30 in Miami, OK. Brooks Bell, from Norman North, and William Norlin and Mir Ghouri, both from Norman High, will be sponsored by Norman’s American Legion Post 88.

Fire chief to retire

Local News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:01am
Moore Fire Chief Charles Stephens plans to retire next month. Stephens will step down June 29, Moore City Manager Steve Eddy said in a news release. Eddy has named Deputy Chief Gary Bird as the successor for Stephens, effective June 30....

Police seek men in robbery

Local News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:01am
Norman police are seeking two men in connection with the Thursday robbery of a Norman hotel....

Residents can ride CART free

Local News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:01am
Environmental officials have declared today an Ozone Alert Day, so passengers ride fare-free on Cleveland Area Rapid Transit....

Morgue’s body cooler repaired

Local News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:01am
Refrigeration trucks on hold for weekend A spokeswoman of the chief medical examiner’s office said a morgue cooler has returned to optimal temperatures after a warmer-than-usual Wednesday....

Carrier honored for 50 years of service

Local News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:01am
NORMAN — Tommy Tiller has gone one million miles for the United States Postal Service — literally. And that’s without a single delivery vehicle wreck.

Choir concert will feature Mozart

Local News - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 2:01am
The Norman North High School Vocal Music Department will present its 21st annual Mostly Mozart Concert at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Nancy O’Brian Performing Arts Center, 1809 Stubbeman Ave....

Conference on aging to end

Local News - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 2:01am
Senior Day has record turnout The 37th annual Oklahoma Conference on Aging “Secrets of Aging: Hidden Treasures” at the Embassy Suites in Norman will wrap up today. Event organizers were pleased with the turnout....

Residents encouraged to bike to work Friday

Local News - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 2:01am
Norman is biking to work tomorrow. The eighth annual Bike to Work Day is being coordinated by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, regional bicycle advocates and the cities of Norman, Oklahoma City, Guthrie, Midwest City, Moore, Yukon and Edmond.

Fairgrounds lot to be completed this week

Local News - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 2:01am
Workers put down asphalt this week on Cleveland County Fairgrounds’ parking lot in time for Saturday’s Norman Farmer Market....