Harrah
Tornado rips through Choctaw, Harrah
Dozens of homes destroyed in eastern Oklahoma County By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A tornado touched down near SE 15th Street and Triple X Road and ripped a nearly 20-mile long northeastern path through eastern Oklahoma County around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The storm left dozens of homes destroyed, hundreds of properties damaged, and dozens…
Read MoreEOC Tech welcomes new superintendent
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center welcomed a new superintendent this year. Tony Hancock has focused his entire career on education and led in multiple roles over the last 37 years. As an educator who held titles from coach, to superintendent and everything in between, Mr. Hancock brings an array of experience, heart, and knowledge to…
Read MoreJones stuns Harrah with seventh-inning run
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Jones High School turned their horns loose on Harrah last Thursday. The Lady Longhorns recently secured their third win of the season with a 5-4 win over eastern Oklahoma County rival Harrah. The visiting Panthers jumped to a 1-0 lead when Ava Barber scored off of an Elliott Creswell single in…
Read MoreCNP establishes police department
District to employ three school resource officers for 2024-25 year By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public Schools has officially launched a new police department. The CNPS Police Department will have jurisdiction throughout the entire school district, which covers 60-square miles of eastern Oklahoma County, including areas of Choctaw, Harrah, Midwest City, Nicoma Park, Oklahoma…
Read MoreLocal sales tax shows increase
By John Martin Staff Writer Collections of sales tax for City of Harrah for April based on business during the month of February reached the $300,000 mark for only the second time during the fiscal year. The total of $300,042 pushed the total for the year to $2,867,270. Budgeted total is $300,000 monthly and $3.6…
Read MoreCounty to assist Choctaw with road repairs
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times At last week’s Town Hall meeting, District 2 Oklahoma County Commissioner Brian Maughan expressed his willingness to assist the City of Choctaw with road repairs. After about a decade, the county will resume providing in-kind assistance to the city for road projects. Maughan says the previous district attorney prevented the…
Read MoreTriple X Road reopened
Road closed in 2013 reopens, region still faces variety of roadway issues By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A section of Triple X Road that has been barricaded since 2013, reopened this summer. District 2 County Commissioner Brian Maughan says the needed repairs, reconstruction of roadway and modification of the river bank was made possible by…
Read MoreHarrah hosts annual Legislative Luncheon
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times The Harrah Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual Legislative Luncheon Aug. 16 at St. Teresa Catholic Church. In attendance to speak was Governor Kevin Stitt, Congresswoman Stephanie Bice, State Senator Shane Jett, Oklahoma County Commissioner Brian Maughan, Estela Hernandez – Field Representative for Senator James Lankford, and Harrah Mayor Danny Trent.…
Read MoreKlimkowski named to Harrah City Council
By John Martin Staff Writer Longtime Harrah resident Bernadette Klimkowski has been appointed to the Harrah City Council, replacing Paul Wiegert as the Ward 1 representative since Wiegert has moved out of the Ward. A native of Harrah, Klimkowski attended Harrah Schools and graduated from Harrah High School. She also retired from distinguished career teaching…
Read MoreChoctaw Area Chamber hires Combs
New President/CEO takes helm of nonprofit By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times The Choctaw Area Chamber of Commerce has hired Kaleb Combs as their new President/CEO. Combs, a native of Jones, graduated from Jones High School in 2013. In December of 2021 he completed a history degree at the University of Central Oklahoma, and a few…
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