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The Ardmoreite
n class of 1955. At South- During her leisure time, Memorials may be com.
IN SHORT
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neys to Republican state numbers in order to re- (AP) — The Oklahoma
Charter school Sen. Ron Sharp and ceive additional state Court of Criminal Ap-
demands law- obtained by the Tulsa funding between 2013 peals has upheld the
World says Sharp has and 2018. Both men first-degree murder con-
maker retract seven days to “cease and deny wrongdoing. viction and life without
comments desist” comments about Sharp says it’s “trou- parole prison sentence
the school and retract bling” that a school that’s of a woman convicted in
TULSA(AP) — Okla- previous statements, or receiving public funding the fatal shooting of her
homa’s largest virtual face legal action. doesn’t understand that estranged husband.
charter school is de- The Oklahoma State it’s subject to public scru- The court on Thurs-
manding a state lawmak- Bureau of Investigation tiny. day rejected appeals by
er stop making what it is investigating Epic 30-year-old Jasmine
n calls “false, destructive, founders David Chaney Michelle Irvin, who was
defamatory and baseless Wife’s murder
˚ allegations” about the
and Ben Harris for al-
legedly embezzling more conviction
convicted in the July
2016 shooting death of
school. than $10 million state Robert Godwin in rural
A letter from Okla- dollars by illegally inflat- upheld Lincoln County.
homa City-based Epic ing student enrollment
Charter Schools’ attor- OKLAHOMA CITY
will be showing their own back and forth with them food trucks and a live DJ
CARS
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Muskogee Phoenix
AROUND OKLAHOMA
Settlement means no upheld the first-degree
murder conviction
Sep rate increase for OG&E and life without parole
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OKLAHOMA CITY — prison sentence of a
2019 The Oklahoma Corpo- woman convicted in the
ration Commission has fatal shooting of her es-
Page reached an agreement tranged husband.
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electrical utility that Godwin was found with
resized avoids a rate increase for four gunshot wounds to
64% its 800,000 customers in the back. Among other
the state. things, the court denied
The three-member allegations that improp-
commission said Thurs- er testimony, ineffective
day the agreement set- counsel and unknowing-
tles a $77.6 million rate ly waiving the right to a
increase request filed by jury trial deprived Irvin
Oklahoma Gas & Electric of a fair trial.
Co. in December with no Irvin’s brother, Jeremy
rate increase. Irvin, was also convicted
The utility said it of first-degree murder
needed to raise rates to in the shooting and sen-
pay for environmental tenced to life in prison.
compliance investments, His appeal in the case is
depreciation on aging pending.
equipment and other
needs. The request was School demands lawmaker
opposed by Attorney
General Mike Hunter
retract comments
j
and various consumer TULSA — Oklahoma’s
groups who said higher largest virtual charter
rates were not justified. school is demanding
Commissioners say a state lawmaker stop
the agreement allows making what it calls
the utility to recover “false, destructive, de-
about $600 million in famatory and baseless j
capital improvement allegations” about the
costs while keeping school.
rates low. A letter from Okla-
OG&;E spokesman homa City-based Epic
Brian Alford says the Charter Schools’ attor-
utility is glad to have the neys to Republican state
“decades-long process” Sen. Ron Sharp and
behind it. obtained by the Tulsa
World says Sharp has
Woman’s murder seven days to “cease and
desist” comments about
conviction upheld the school and retract
OKLAHOMA CITY — previous statements, or
The Oklahoma Court of face legal action.
Criminal Appeals has — Wire reports
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