Director's Weekly Memo 2016-1-18
SkillsUSA Oklahoma Executive Council learns about texting and driving danger; Canadian Valley Tech names administration building for CEO Greg Winters; ODCTE opens dialogue on CareerTech agriculture education with Bulgaria representative; useful links and my schedule for the week.
01/20/2016
OSDH Stresses the Importance of Folic Acid for Expectant Mothers
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Office of Screening and Special Services is committed to informing Oklahoma mothers of the benefits of making folic acid a healthy habit this new year. January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month and the Folic Acid...
01/19/2016
OHP TROOPER STRUCK BY VEHICLE
OHP Trooper Jason Richardson was injured after being struck by a vehicle in Pottawatomie County Tuesday morning.
At about 8:00 a.m., Trp. Richardson #367 was outside his patrol car working on previous crashes near mile marker 180 on Interstate 40. The driver of...
01/18/2016
Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign Meeting to Discuss Childhood Improvement
The Oklahoma State Health Department (OSDH) will host the next Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign (OHEC) Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting provides OHEC an opportunity to interact with state and local partners to highlight community health...
01/15/2016
Attorney General's Office Wins Court Challenge of State Abortion Regulation
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt said Friday his office prevailed in a court challenge of a state abortion regulation. The court agreed with the Attorney General’s Office that Senate Bill 642 is constitutional.
“There is a serious need...
01/15/2016
Governor Mary Fallin Appoints Adam Luck to State Board of Corrections
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin announced today she is appointing Adam Luck to the State Board of Corrections. Luck is replacing J. Matt Tilly, who resigned in October.
Luck, of Oklahoma City, will serve the remainder of Tilly's unexpired term, which runs...
01/15/2016
Governor Mary Fallin Appoints Dana Weber to Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin announced today she is appointing Dana Weber to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. Weber will replace Kevin Hern, who resigned in November.
Weber, of Tulsa, will begin serving on the six-member turnpike authority immediately....
01/15/2016
Gov. Fallin Comments on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin today released the following statement regarding Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
'Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of tolerance, mutual respect and human dignity is just as relevant today as it was when he lived. He believed...
ODOT Presents Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Conference
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation Civil Rights Division is presenting a free, one day conference for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in February called "Building the Road to Your Future."
The event is a valuable networking opportunity for DBE firms,...
01/14/2016
Attorney General Pruitt Charges Oklahoma City Man with Insurance Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday announced insurance fraud charges against Adam Lee McHolland of Oklahoma City.
McHolland, 36, allegedly filed a false insurance claim stating his motorcycle had been stolen. After submitting a proof of...
01/14/2016
Director's Weekly Memo 2016-1-11
STEM grants available; 2016 FIRST Robotics competition kicks off; ODCTE, SDE hold transcript training sessions for registrars; useful links and my schedule for the week.
01/14/2016
Madeline Atha
Oklahoma State University veterinary student credits TSA for her college success.
01/14/2016
Pedro N. Moreno
Poor test scores and attitude mask Pedro Moreno's potential and passion for learning.
Gov. Fallin Statement on General Electric Leaving High-Tax Connecticut
OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin today released this statement on General Electric's decision to leave the state of Connecticut because of that state's tax hike on business:
"This is precisely why we know lower taxes influence where businesses go. High taxes are...
01/13/2016
Governor Mary Appoints Phil Albert to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
OKLAHOMA CITY' Governor Mary Fallin today announced she is appointing Phil B. Albert to the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma. He will replace Jon R. Stuart, who has served on the board since 2002.
Albert, of Tulsa, will serve a seven-year term as...
01/13/2016
Brock Hill named Southeast Area Forester
Oklahoma
Forestry Services has promoted Brock Hill to the position of Area Forester,
responsible for management of its southeast operations. Hill will work out of
the regional office in Broken Bow and have responsibility for Coal, Atoka,
Bryan, Pushmataha, Choctaw...
01/13/2016
Earp named ODOT Division Seven Engineer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 13, 2016
PR# 16-003
Longtime Oklahoma Department of Transportation employee Jay Earp was named Division Seven Engineer on January 8. He joined the department in 1998.
Earp grew up...
01/13/2016
Reconstruction project on US-183 in Woodward County underway
A $20 million widening project on US-183/US-270 between Mutual and Seiling in Woodward County began in late December. This is located five miles southeast of the SH-50 junction.
The project will widen nearly six miles of US-183/US-270 from three lanes to a four-lane...