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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Would you like to test drive an electric car or motorcycles? In conjunction with National Drive Electric Week, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is raising awareness of today’s availability of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, motorcycles and more. The event will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 …
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 …
Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp., the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company and holder of 25.6 percent limited partner interest and 50 percent general partner interest in Enable Midstream Partners, LP, reported earnings of $0.55 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $0.52 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2017. …