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Growing drought results in USDA disaster designation
Federal Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue notified Governor Mary Fallin this week that he has designated four Oklahoma counties as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought. A Secretarial disaster designation makes farm operators in primary counties and those counties contiguous to such primary counties eligible to be considered for certain assistance from the Farm …
Patterson gets pay boost as head of ODOT
The State Transportation Commission voted last week to boost the salary of Oklahoma Department of Transportation Executive Director Mike Patterson from $156,000 to $185,000 a year. The commissioners went into executive session to discuss Patterson’s work performance. Afterward in their public meeting, they voted unanimously to increase the salary. “Mr. Patterson has been a vital …
Eufaula gets federal grant to fix pollution problems
Today, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a grant to Team Up to Clean Up to create 4 acres of wetland habitat to mitigate pollution from stormwater runoff and flooding from the City of Eufaula, OK. The project will improve water quality in Lake Eufaula and …
Nominations to be made for annual water awards
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is taking nominations for excellence awards. Nominations will be allowed through Sept. 28 for the Water for 2060 Excellence Award program. The program was developed to recognize individuals and groups that make exceptional contributions to the promotion and implementation of water use efficiency and conservation of fresh water in Oklahoma. …
Boil order lifted in Jones
The State Department of Environmental Quality has lifted the boil order for residents of the city of Jones following a scare over E. coli found in the water. The DEQ indicated the water is now safe for human consumption and the order to boil water was lifted over the weekend. State and federal regulations require …
New member of GRDA is named by Governor Fallin
Governor Mary Fallin announced the appointment of Michael Lewandowski to the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). He is replacing Edward Townsend, whose term expires. Lewandowski, of Afton, will serve a five-year term effective Aug. 30, and ending Aug. 29, 2023. He will serve as an at-large member on the GRDA. No Senate confirmation is …
Williams Companies finalizes merger
The Williams Companies, Inc. has wrapped up its merger of Williams Partners with a subsidiary of Williams. As part of the merger, Williams acquired all of the outstanding common units of Williams Partners that it did not previously own. The merger was finalized over the weekend and as a result, Williams Partners common units are …
Nine Energy reports significant jump in revenues
Nine Energy Service, Inc., the Houston-based firm with offices in Enid, Hennessey and Shawnee, Oklahoma reported second quarter 2018 revenues of $205.5 million. The earnings report released Monday showed net income of $9 million and adjusted EBITDA of $30.6 million. The second quarter 2018 revenues were up 18% compared to the first quarter of the …
Delving into Oklahoma’s economic recovery at the state government level
Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller is out with his monthly treasurer’s report, one showing how the state has recovered economically over the past fiscal year. That’s good reason for him to smile a lot more these days. Gross Receipts totaled $12.2 billion, while the General Revenue Fund increased as well thanks in part to a …
Permits to drill Aug. 9, 2018
Beaver County BONNIE #1-24, August 09 2018 24 6N 21E CS2NW API: 00724786 Lat: 36.973782015331814, Long: -100.7431470055781 FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC SH, RC, 6850 ft, CHASE(2750), COUNCIL GROVE(3050), HEEBNER(4330), LANSING(4550), OSWEGO(5630), CHEROKEE(5750), MORROW UP(6020), MORROW LOW(6260), CHESTER(6260) Blaine County RANDALL WHITE FEDERAL #1-19HM, August 09 2018 19 15N 13W NWNWNWNW API: 01124062 Lat: 35.768234733956696, Long: -98.63126684644904 CONTINENTAL …