Picture This Michael Rabin Visits University of Oklahoma Field
Twelve year old Michael Rabin poses with his father Shane Chapman during a visit to the University of Oklahoma football field. The outing highlights a family day at the campus, with interest in the football program noted.
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Shane Chapman
Universe of
Oklahoma
City to rate city manager evaluation process underway
Garden City commissioners and city department heads are evaluating top administrator Bob Halloran. Ratings cover leadership, planning, communication, knowledge, and decision making on a 1 to 10 scale. Final composite score guides the commission’s vote on Halloran’s raise after yearly contract review.
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Bob Halloran
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Cimarron weighs Cedar Street crossing closure plan
Cimarron City Council will discuss closing the Cedar Street railroad crossing at an upcoming January meeting. BNSF offered 15000 to close the crossing, citing a 2000 mandate to shut at grade crossings. Residents are urged to provide input as officials weigh safety and funding questions.
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Cedar Street Railroad
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United States
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Four British killed in mortar attack in Baghdad
In Baghdad's Green Zone a mortar strike killed four employees of Global Risk Strategies, a British security firm, and wounded 12 to 15 others. The dead include former Gurkhas, according to Britain's Foreign Office. The attack occurred Thursday amid multiple blasts and black smoke over the fortified zone by the Tigris. Separately, 13 more bodies were found near Mosul, bringing this week’s total to 35, including Iraqi security forces among the identified.
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Early bird shopping spurs frantic Black Friday lines
Shoppers rushed to JC Penney Wal-Mart and Staples at dawn to snag doorbusters and layaways as stores opened before 6 am. Customers cited early rising, with families driving from nearby towns to grab gifts and electronics amid crowded aisles and long checkout waits. Local residents Ruth Heckel, Verlene Kunz, Pam Smith and others described busy scenes and plans to shop further.
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JC Penney
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Wal- Mart
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Gail Allen
Karla Martinez
Staples
Sears
Garden City
Barton County Community College
Scott City rancher fined for illegal hunting aids
Dwight Krebs of Scott City paid 15000 in restitution after sentencing for illegally using a plane to spot and chase deer and geese. He also paid 89000 for the confiscated aircraft, totaling 104000, the largest wildlife crime penalty in Kansas. He is banned from hunting for three years and placed on three years supervised probation.
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Kansas
Dwight Krebs
Scott City
Sam Crow
Krebs
Kenny Kessler
US Fish and Wildlife Service
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