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EDA awards $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Wagoner County in 2023

In 2023, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.

By South Tulsa Today | Jan 20, 2025

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EDA awards $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Muskogee County in 2023

In 2023, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.

By South Tulsa Today | Jan 20, 2025

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McAlester woman sentenced to over 17 years for child exploitation

By South Tulsa Today | Oct 10, 2024

Amanda Lynn Howerton, a 41-year-old resident of McAlester, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 210 months in prison for sexual exploitation of a child. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police.

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McAlester resident sentenced to 92 months for possessing stolen firearms

By South Tulsa Today | Aug 16, 2024

Carl Ray Holland, a 35-year-old resident of McAlester, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison for possessing stolen firearms. The announcement came from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

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McCurtain County resident sentenced to life for child sexual abuse

By South Tulsa Today | Aug 8, 2024

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Brett Dewayne Cole, age 34, of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, was sentenced to life in prison for each of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country and for one count of Abusive Sexual Contact in Indian Country. The sentences are to run concurrently.

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Pittsburg County resident sentenced for federal drug and gun crimes

By South Tulsa Today | Aug 1, 2024

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Richard Allen Rollings, age 57, of McAlester, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 210 months each for two counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and 180 months for one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, to be served concurrently. Rollings was also sentenced to an additional 60 months for one count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, which will be served consecutive to his other sentences.

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Minnesota man sentenced to six years for fentanyl trafficking

By South Tulsa Today | Jul 26, 2024

Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Yoshi R. Walker, 26, from New Brighton, Minnesota, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to six years in federal prison for attempting to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The sentence includes three years of supervised release following imprisonment. Walker pleaded guilty to the charge on April 12, 2024.

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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Creek County rise or fall in 2021?

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 2, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Creek County received $2.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in McIntosh County

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 1, 2024

Farms throughout cities in McIntosh County received $3.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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How much did farmers in Cherokee County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 1, 2024

Farms in Cherokee County received $2,198,882 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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1,978 Payne County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 29, 2024

Farms in Payne County received $3,514,365 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Muskogee County in 2021

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 29, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Muskogee County received $6.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in McIntosh County receive in 2021?

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 28, 2024

Farms in McIntosh County received $1,098,318 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Okmulgee County in 2021

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 28, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Okmulgee County received $2.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Wagoner County rise or fall in 2021?

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 27, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Wagoner County received $2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Creek County farmers in 2021 reached $1,545,971

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 27, 2024

Farms in Creek County received $1,545,971 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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How much did farmers in Muskogee County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 26, 2024

Farms in Muskogee County received $3,560,913 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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1,858 Pawnee County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 25, 2024

Farms in Pawnee County received $3,074,443 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Wagoner County receive in 2021?

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 24, 2024

Farms in Wagoner County received $6,990,809 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Tulsa County farmers in 2021 reached $7,462,355

By South Tulsa Today | Feb 23, 2024

Farms in Tulsa County received $7,462,355 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.