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Making a documentary

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If you were passing by Williams last week, you may have noticed a lot of activity in the store. Mike Rowe, with the television series Dirty Jobs has his on podcast and is making a documentary about a Russian leader named Boris Yeltsin, who visited a Randall’s grocery store back in 1989. Yeltsin contacted the Randall’s in Clear Lake, to see if he could tour the store. A Houston Chronicle reporter who tagged along that day said in an article that Yeltsin roamed the isles nodding his head in amazement. Yeltsin admitted that the visit made a profound impression on him. It cemented his growing view that the Soviet state-run economic system had left the Russian people far behind Americans, forcing them into a much lower standard of living and it set in motion a path that would lead Yelstin to become the figure that would lead Russia out of Communism.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation fishing report

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rcadia: May 14. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal, water temperature 75°F and stained. White bass good on jigs and minnows below the damn, along brush structure, docks, points and riprap. White and black crappie good on jigs, minnows and Powerbait around brush structure, dam, points, riprap, rocks and standing timber. Saugeye fair on jigs, lipless baits, sassy shad and small lures around flats, points, riprap and rocks.

Blimp lands in Bristow

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The Goodyear Blimp made a stop at the Jones Memorial Airport last week on its way to the PGA Golf Tournament at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa. courtesy photo.

KC’s Re-Vintage Corner opens to serve community

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For nearly a decade, Bristowan Kehly Cochran owned and operated KC’s Re- Vintage, beginning by revitalizing used items and selling them from her home with the goal of finding beauty and reducing waste while helping community members afford nice items that they may otherwise be unable to purchase. After a few years of selling from her home, she became a vendor at Route 66 Artisans on Main, expanding later to operate out of three storage units at the flea market along Route 66 at Phil and Sherry Elias’ storage units as her business continuously grew.

Game Warden’s quick action likely prevents drowning

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A Lowell, Ark., man narrowly escaped death by drowning May 11 because of the quick actions of an Oklahoma Game Warden who was in the right place at the right time. The man in his late 30s was swimming with a friend at Flint Creek Water Park, about five miles west of the Oklahoma state line along U.S.

How a lack of data hinders Oklahoma justice reform efforts

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“What works in other places seldom works in Oklahoma, especially with our belief that everything should be done at the local level,” he said. “Right now our technology doesn’t communicate and the paperwork doesn’t match up. So getting an office that can organize that and update everything, requires moving several large entities inside state government.”