STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 23 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Editor's note: The Spears School of Business is releasing a series of feature stories to celebrate the 2024 Spears Business Hall of Fame inductees and Outstanding Young Alumni. Previous profiles highlighted Vickie Carr, Eddy Ditzler and Ken Eastman. Check back each week for a new profile leading up to the Oct. 4 ceremony. Carl Wiese aspired to continue what one of his brothers started at Oklahoma State Univer  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * 68-Unit Dormitory First of Three To Open as Part of $17.6 Million Investment * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of a new residential building for the backstretch community at Saratoga Race Course. The new 6,000 square-foot residence on the Oklahoma Training Track side of the property is the latest in a series of actions by Governor Hochul to improve   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 24 -- Community Newspaper Holdings issued the following company news: By Jim Zachary Veteran newspaper executive Mike Kellogg is returning to Oklahoma as publisher of the Enid News & Eagle. Kellogg is replacing longtime publisher Jeff Funk, who is retiring after 47 years in the newspaper industry. Funk had been editor or publisher of the News & Eagle since 2001, retiring in 2021 but returning to the role on a temporary basis last summer. Funk will remain on the newsp  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: The Multi-County Grand Jury has indicted former Love County treasurer Lory Hull on seven counts of embezzlement by county treasurer Prosecutors allege Hull, 45, embezzled a total of $21,499.13 over a three-month period in the summer of 2020. Attorney General Gentner Drummond praised the work of the Multi-County Grand Jury in handing down the indictments. "This c  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: University of Oklahoma President Joseph Harroz Jr. spoke to OU faculty and staff this week about the state of the university, the goals and challenges ahead. While celebrating four years of record growth in freshman enrollment - with a 20% increase over the past two years, Harroz noted how this bucks college enrollment trends seen in Oklahoma and nationwide. Compared to a decade ago, just under 60,000 Ok  more