http://www.claremoreprogress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:08:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_285162911.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_285162911.html Patrons of Sequoyah Public Schools will vote on a $14.9 million bond issue Dec. 9. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:06:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_285163006.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_285163006.html CATOOSA — Catoosa Fire Chief Denus Benton has a new love. It’s big and red and has a bucket that will reach 100 feet into the air.“It’s everything you could ask for in a ladder truck,” Benton said. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284125422.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284125422.html The Rogers County Excise Board on Thursday approved the county budget for FY 2008-2009, which began July 1. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284124851.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284124851.html Sen. Sean Burrage, a member of the Rogers State University Foundation Board of Directors, is serving on a statewide task force established to examine Oklahoma’s Promise, a state-funded scholarship program that provides free tuition to qualifying Oklahoma high school graduates. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:47:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284124544.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284124544.html When C. Darnell Jones II returns to Claremore for Homecoming this weekend, he returns as a man of accomplishment.He was recently confirmed as a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Pennsylvania District, and his career achievements are as extensive as they are prestigious. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:42:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284124434.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284124434.html U.S. Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma told Claremore business leaders this week that he believes without the $700 billion rescue plan, the American economy would collapse resulting in millions of jobs lost.“This is real,” he said. “We’re talking the Great Depression if nothing was done. This is a very difficult time for our country.” Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284123744.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_284123744.html The Verdigris High School Homecoming coronation will begin at 6:45 p.m. tonight followed by the Cardinals' football game against the Chelsea Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283165724.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283165724.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_282113457.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_282113457.html When Murray Estabrook took a group of Claremore High School ROTC cadets to Pearl Harbor for the dedication of the USS Oklahoma Memorial, he could not have anticipated their likenesses being incorporated into a painting in honor of the event. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_282113317.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_282113317.html City Treasurer Serena Kauk has resigned, citing personal reasons.She submitted her resignation Monday night in the executive session portion of the Claremore City Council meeting. Council members voted to accept her resignation in an 8-1 vote, with Ward III Councilman Don Myers being the lone “no” vote. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283120906.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283120906.html Claremore High School's 2008 Homecoming coronation will be held 7 p.m. at Lantow Field when the Zebras take on the Bartlesville Bruins. Opening ceremonies for Homecoming 2008 begin at 6:30 p.m. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283121750.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283121750.html The Oklahoma Department of Transportation awarded $77.7 million in contracts this week while unveiling its eight-year work plan. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283122940.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283122940.html A tractor and a hay baler stolen in two counties in the past month have been recovered in Rogers County and a Tulsa man has been charged. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:25:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283122707.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283122707.html Concerned about the length of a proposed contract to handle disposal of city refuse, Claremore City Council members have voted to table a 20-year agreement with Claremore Resources. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:24:00 +0000 http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283122510.html http://www.claremoreprogress.com/local/local_story_283122510.html Rogers County Commissioner Mike Helm was investigated by the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation on seven complaints of wrongdoing. All seven complaints were dismissed this week.