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Reporters, lawmakers and legislative observers have spent plenty of time reading in recent years. More than 3,000 bills and joint resolutions were filed in the House and Senate leading up to the Jan. 26 filing deadline.

The Oklahoma Municipal League in partnership with the Fort Sill Apache Tribe and the city of Lawton hosted the first in a series of meetings called Sovereignty and Cities, United Strength.

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business has launched the Center for the Future of Work.

LAWSUITS Southwestern Bell Telephone Company vs. Pathfinder HDD LLC for $14,753.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Next September’s annual U.S. Army Cavalry Bivouac and Competition will have more history than ever before when the event hosts a massive replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

El Reno Now will resume on Thursday, Jan. 26. The breakfast event will be held at 7:30 at the Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street. Katie Gore with the city of El Reno said the city and El Reno Public Schools have agreed to host the event on a quarterly basis.

Canadian County sheriff’s deputies reportedly found 40 kilos of cocaine after stopping a motorist at I-40 and Radio Road. Sheriff Chris West said on Jan. 17 at around 6:30 p.m., a deputy stopped a gray-colored 2012 GMC SUV with New Jersey plates for a traffic violation.

A new policy has been enacted to help streamline procedures when reimbursing Canadian County personnel for travel expenses. County elected leaders voted unanimously to adopt the travel policy.

Consumers may think about pecans when they’re ready to make a pecan pie or other tasty treat, but this nut is always on the minds of producers in the pecan industry.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Funding opportunities to enhance the specialty crop industry within Oklahoma are now available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The program is made possible through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Services.