January 7, 2019 archive

Elk City energy firm takes two companies to federal court in New Mexico

A New Mexico federal magistrate is giving more time to a Texas company in a lawsuit filed by Elk City-based Big Chief Plant Services Inc. Panhandle Maintenance LLC, headquartered in Borger, Texas is fighting the move of a lawsuit from state to U.S. District court in New Mexico. U.S. Magistrate Stephan M.  Vidmar, in a …

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Drivers say it’s time to end decades old law against idling car engines in the cold

During cold weather in Oklahoma City, police often urge motorists not to leave their car engine running while they return to the house or apartment on an early-morning. Too many thieves are willing to take advantage of idling cars and pickup trucks. But in North Dakota, it was such an issue that the legislature made …

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Gasoline prices continue their slump in Oklahoma

With nationwide gasoline prices at their lowest levels in two years, Oklahoma prices are down as well and among some of the cheapest prices in the country. The nationwide average on Monday was $2.37 per gallon. AAA Oklahoma reports the statewide average is $1.90, down two cents from a week ago and 18 cents from …

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New 2019 Wildlife Atlas sold by State Wildlife Department

  A new version of the Oklahoma Wildlife Management Area Atlas is now available through the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The new atlas offers a page-by-page guide to the state’s public hunting lands and Department public fishing lakes. It also features topographical maps of nearly every Department-managed public use area in the state. The …

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New Mexico Governor sets stage for oil and gas fight

  A political and environmental fight over an anticipated jump in the number of oil and gas wells in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin is coming to a head as the incoming administration of the state’s new Democratic governor is attempting to reverse the situation. Shortly after Gov. Michelle Lujuan Grisham, a Democrat, was sworn …

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