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			<title><![CDATA[Hall of Famer Hughes Passed Away]]></title>
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	Osage County rancher, business leader, and the 16th inductee to the Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame, John Hughes passed away at his home Wednesday morning.

	Hughes was recognized as a leader in Oklahoma agriculture over his lifetime, contributing to his community and the agriculture industry in a variety of ways.&amp;nbsp; Governor Mary Fallin inducted Mr. Hughes into the Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame in April.

	State Representative Earl Sears commented on Mr. Hughes passing, saying the state has lost a statesman.

	Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, Jim Reese called Mr. Hughes a legend.

	Mr. Hughes was revered by his peers as a cattleman and visionary.&amp;nbsp; He served as a leader in beef production practices and brush control and opened his doors to serve as a classroom for future generations.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:28:03 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[2 Businesses Hold Ribbon Cuttings]]></title>
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	Two businesses joined the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce Wednesday and celebrated with ribbon cuttings. Merle Norman Cosmetics, in the Food Pyramid Center, is the only cosmetic boutique in Bartlesville and hosts cosmetic products and a small spa with ionic foot baths. Owner Sherri Rust said that the biggest difference between her store and larger stores that have cosmetic counters is privacy. The other business that joined the Chamber today is new to Bartlesville, Green Country Beef. Green Country Beef specializes in grass fed beef and has both individual cuts and meat packs for purchase. The herd is grazed locally, just outside of Dewey, and is processed locally as well, at McFerrins in Nowata. Michael Roecker, owner of Green Country Beef said that having local beef is important.

	Hours for Merle Norman:

	Tue.-Fri. &amp;nbsp;10-6

	Sat. 10-4

	Merle Norman Bartlesville Facebook Page

	Hours for Green Country Beef:

	Mon.-Fri. 4-6 PM

	Sat. 8-12

	Green Country Beef Website
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:27:51 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fuller Arrested for Theft]]></title>
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	Authorities have arrested a Chelsea man who they believe is responsible for the May theft of a pickup truck and 3,000 pounds of stranded copper stolen from a ranch near Chelsea.

	Rogers County sheriff&amp;#39;s deputies aprehended 26 year-old Matthew James Fuller Tuesday and charged him with second-degree burglary, grand larceny, and malicious destruction of private property. He was released on a $5,000 bond.

	Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger John Cummings said that Fuller allegedly broke into the victim&amp;rsquo;s barn, loaded the pickup with three 750-foot coils of large diameter copper cable and drove off. The wire was worth approximately $7,000.

	Authorities recovered the pickup from Chelsea Lake June 3rd and the copper wire was recovered June 12th in brush on a property in Rogers County. TSCRA had offered a $500 reward through the association&amp;rsquo;s Operation Cow Thief hotline for any information leading to the arrest of a suspect.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:40 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bartlesville Man Arrested For Making Threats]]></title>
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	Washington County Associate District Judge Russell Vaclaw held a probable cause hearing Tuesday afternoon for 29-year old Terry Eugene Argo, who has been arrested for threats to kill, larceny, and possession of stolen property.&amp;nbsp; Bartlesville police were called to the Rolling Hills Apartments in the 1700 block of Southeast Barlow where a man and a woman were in an argument with Argo.&amp;nbsp; According to a court affidavit, Argo became angry because he believed someone in the apartment had been cheating with his girlfriend.&amp;nbsp; Reportedly, one of the victims was told by Argo that he would burn the house down with her and her family if she didn&amp;#39;t tell the suspect who was sleeping with his girlfriend.&amp;nbsp; Argo then took a cell phone and left the scene.&amp;nbsp; Court records indicate that Argo was convicted in Washington County for false personation, domestic assault and battery, and protective order violation.&amp;nbsp; Argo&amp;#39;s next court date is Wednesday afternoon when charges are expected to be filed.&amp;nbsp; Bond was set at $30,000.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:53:45 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moss to be Arraigned]]></title>
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	Justin Moss appeared before Washington County Special Judge John Gerkin for a probable cause hearing Tuesday morning. Moss has been charged with rape in the first degree for an event allegedly stemming from a game of &amp;#39;Truth or Dare.&amp;#39;&amp;nbsp; According to the alleged victim, a 13 year old minor at the time, she was at Moss&amp;#39; fiance&amp;#39;s home when she, another minor and Moss went into a nearby barn and she was dared to have sex with Moss. Testimony was given that intercourse did occur until the minor said that she was hurting, at which point Moss stopped. The minor was allegedly told by Moss to not tell anyone, but she told a friend who then told her mother.&amp;nbsp; Judge Gerkin found probable cause and Moss will be arraigned July 10th at 9 AM. According to Oklahoma statues, intercourse with a minor under the age of 14 can be charged as first degree rape.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:16 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Carter in Court]]></title>
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	James Harley Carter was in Washington County District Court Tuesday morning for a probable cause hearing concerning two charges of possession of materials to manufacture controlled substances. Testimony was first heard from Sgt. Mike Shelts of the Bartlesville Police Department. Shelts is officer who originally stopped Carter and discovered the alleged meth labs. Sgt. Shelts testified that Carter was blocking an alleyway near the Ritz Apartments with his car and, upon investigation was found to be driving with a suspended license. While detaining Carter, the handyman for the Ritz told Sgt. Shelts that there was a video of Carter carrying boxes into the Ritz Apartments&amp;#39; garage. Upon investigating the boxes, Sgt. Shelts testified that he called a lab certified officer to determine if items that he found were drug related. The officer confirmed that they were. The court confirmed that probable cause for a case had been found and a status update is set for Thursday at 8:30.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:15 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ray's Arraignment Postponed]]></title>
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	Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray is now due back in court next month to face charges of writing a bad 3 thousand dollar check and then lying to police about it.&amp;nbsp; Ray was supposed to appear in Tulsa County district court Tuesday morning but court records indicate Ray&amp;#39;s arraignment was passed to the July 10th court calendar.

	Ray was also the subject of talks by the Owasso City Council because he allegedly ordered the deletion of a police video in which the city&amp;#39;s vice-mayor was stopped becuase of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:54:24 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Airport Firefighting Acquisition]]></title>
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	Bartlesville Municipal Airport now ie equipped with two emergency response vehicles.&amp;nbsp; ConocoPhillips purchased an Aircraft Rescue Firefighting truck for use at the airport.

	According to airport manager, Rick Boswell, the second vehicle will be available in case of an emergency situation involving any aircraft that would use the airport.&amp;nbsp; The ARFF truck can carry five times as much water, six times as much foam, and nearly one and a half times as much dry chemical firefighting agent as the current crash truck.&amp;nbsp;

	Assistant Bartlesville Fire Chief Bill Hollander congratulated ConocoPhillips for its purchase of the large truck.&amp;nbsp; Hollander says local firefighters train with the airport personnel.&amp;nbsp; Bartlesville crews will get use of the vehicle not only at the airport but also for incidents in the city.

	The firefighting truck had been used at St. Louis&amp;#39;s Lambert International Airport. It is expected to go into service locally some time this fall after airport staff and local firefighters have the opportunity to train on the new equipment.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:21:05 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dewey Approves Budget]]></title>
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	The Dewey City Council approved their 2013-2014 budget Monday night at their regular weekly meeting. This comes after a successful public hearing last week about the proposed budget. In addition to passing the budget, City Manager Kevin Trease announced that sales tax revenues for the City of Dewey were up slightly compared to the same month last year and that for the 12 month period, were up three percent.&amp;nbsp; One matter of city business that had been waited on by many citizens of Dewey was addressed Monday, the possible sale of land to Pat Hopkins for a new location for Peter&amp;#39;s True Value. After discussion, the council decided to not accept the latest offer from Hopkins. Councilman Wayne Sells voiced his reasoning why. In other business, the city decided to surplus two brush fire trucks so they may be resold.
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:06:02 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[City Council OK's BDC Contract and Budget]]></title>
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	The Bartlesville City Council Monday evening approved the Bartlesville Corporation Economic Development Contract and budget allocation for the BDC.&amp;nbsp; As part of the contract, the BDC requested $770,000 from the Economic Development Fund for general operations.&amp;nbsp; BDC President David Wood explains the highlights.&amp;nbsp; The $1.2 million dollar BDC budget includes a two percent personnel reduction, a five percent program reduction, and a four percent increase in administration and program support.&amp;nbsp; Vice-Mayor Ted Lockin and Financial Director Mike Bailey explained to the citizens about the BDC funding.&amp;nbsp; The 2014 BDC budget includes an estimate $162,000 for the year-end carryover and $329,375 of unallocated reserve funds.
	&amp;nbsp;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:49:44 -0500</pubDate>
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