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Houston company expanding operation in Duncan
- A Houston company is planning to expand its operation in Duncan and bring 60 to 70 more jobs in the next few years.Cameron Measurement Systems broke ground Monday at the site of its 43,000 square-foot expansion in Duncan's North Industrial Park. Judge recuses himself from case of warden's wife
- The trial of a deputy prison warden's wife who spent a decade on the run with an escaped convicted killer will be delayed because a judge has recused himself.Greer County District Judge Richard Darby has begun reviewing new judges who could oversee the case of Bobbi Parker. Death toll up to 7 from Oklahoma twister
- As authorities released the names Monday night of six people who died when a massive tornado hit a fading mining town in far northeastern Oklahoma, they said a seventh person died earlier in the day.Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph identified the six initial victims of the EF-4 tornado that struck Saturday as Picher residents Samuel Don Berry, 20, and his wife, Tracie Dawn Berry, 19; Chizuri Cox, 80; Mistie Dawn Kelley, 30, and Linda Christine Mathis, 48. 
FEMA, EPA visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
- The reason most residents of Picher won't be able to rebuild their homes following a massive tornado is plainly visible from most parts of town.Massive piles of lead and zinc mining waste - known as chat piles - tower above the landscape in far northeastern Oklahoma. The Environmental Protection Agency long ago declared the area a Superfund site, and many residents had already accepted state or federal buyout offers as the town's population dwindled to about 800. 
EPA testing air after twister in toxic Okla. town
- The Environmental Protection Agency planned to check for high lead levels Monday after a deadly tornado blew through a heavily polluted former mining town where lead-filled waste is piled into giant mounds.The tornado was one of several that combined to kill 22 people in the Midwest and the South over the weekend, raising the nation's 2008 total to about 100, the worst toll in a decade. 
Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuild
- Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.As she began the task of salvage Sunday, Sigle kept a smile on her face, noting that she was fortunate to be visiting family in Missouri when the massive twister hit Saturday night, killing at least six people in this northeastern Oklahoma town. Tornadoes killed at least 22 people in three states that night. Oklahoma beats K-State to move into 8th
- J.T. Wise homered and drove in four runs as Oklahoma beat Kansas State 10-2 Sunday to move ahead of the Wildcats in the Big 12 standings.Mike Gosse also homered and drove in two runs, and Casey Johnson added three hits and two RBIs as the Sooners moved into eighth place - the final spot that advances to the Big 12 tournament - with one week left in the regular season. Tech rallies to beat Oklahoma State
- Willie Rueda and Chris Hall each drove in four runs as Texas Tech rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat Oklahoma State 12-10 Sunday.Hall drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning from Cowboys closer Jordy Mercer (0-2) to give the Red Raiders a 10-8 lead, and Rueda and Joey Kenworthy followed with an RBI singles. Texas A&M wins Big 12 softball title
- Megan Gibson threw a three-hit shutout and also drove in one run as Texas A&M beat Nebraska 5-0 Sunday to win its first Big 12 championship.Gibson allowed three singles and two walks and never allowed a runner past second base. 
23 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
- Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 23 people in three states.Seven people died in Picher, once a bustling mining center of 20,000 that dwindled to about 800 people as families fled lead pollution here, and officials held out hope that they wouldn't find any more bodies. |
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