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Two creeks that supply Tulsa with drinking water would get a protective buffer zone under a plan by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

“The 16-piece ensemble is made up of members ranging from freshman music education majors up to veterans in the music education program, such as myself”

The Fairmont State University Jazz Ensemble will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Turley Center. via The Times West Virginian

The Flint Ridge Propery Owners' Association has joined the list of property owners on the Illinois River who are participating in riparian easement programs promoted by the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission. via Muskogee Phoenix

As of 6 p.m. today, the following roads are still closed due to high water levels from this week's storms, according to an Oklahoma Department of Transportation news release: Cherokee County - State Highway 80 ... via NewsOK.com

“Let me assure you we are in full support of this effort.”

It may not be a love letter but it's about as close as anyone can get from a railway company. via Claremore Daily Progress

Strong storms rolled across Oklahoma with at least one tornado reported and hail, heavy rains and flooding in parts of the state. via KXII-TV Sherman

Closed are: -- State Highway 74 in Oklahoma County between Waterloo and Covell roads -- The junction of U.S. Highway 412 and State Highway in Locust Grove in Mayes County -- In Canadian County, State Highway 4 ... via TulsaWorld.com - State

“It all just depends on how the funding comes down. . . . Even if we do the short, it would be designed so they could add on to it in the future.”

City leaders are working to confirm financing for a plan, involving at least $40 million, to elevate a railway in the municipality. via TulsaWorld.com - News

“Dr. Garrett helped us with the rose bed for the gardens”

Annual flowers to fill a bed, a planter or hanging baskets are displayed by the thousands at Carson Borovetz Nursery, 3020 North Street, between York Street and Country Club Road. via Muskogee Phoenix

Four people died in three wrecks on state roads Thursday night and Friday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. via NewsOK.com

Pryor will be one of hundreds of communities nationwide that will hold an Underage Drinking Prevention Town Hall Meeting during Alcohol Awareness Month in April. via The Daily Times

Attorney General Drew Edmondson returns today to Oklahoma from Biloxi, Miss., where he discussed Oklahoma's lawsuit against poultry companies accused of causing pollution in state waters. via KTUL

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers will be on hand March 27, 7 p.m., at Northeast Vo-Tech auditorium in Pryor to discuss weight limits and traffic laws for farm and ranch vehicles. via The Daily Times

Highways in at least six Oklahoma counties remain closed today because of flooding, the result of heavy rain that fell in the state Tuesday and Wednesday morning. via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City

The deadline for filing homestead exemption for 2008 is March 15. All new homeowners and those who have bought and moved into a different home by Jan. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Heritage Bank, Byng Branch, now hiring full time TELLER. Apply in person at Byng Bank Location 35954 35939 NOW HIRING CNA STAFF! Ada Retirement and Care Center has shifts available. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“Electronic filing of tax returns has sped up the rate at which refunds are being paid”

THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT MOORE, Okla. - A $114 million hole in the state's budget will put the kibosh on any tax reduction plans for this year, the governor's chief budget negotiator said. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“I am stupid. I drove over 100 mph and got caught. Thank God! I could have killed Me and my friends.”

There has been some debate lately about what age first-time drivers should be when they receive their driver's license. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“That's part of the investigation - to look at how the pills got into the food product”

The FBI is trying to find out how herbal supplements got into a family's frozen fish dinner, a discovery that prompted a voluntary recall in 11 states. via NewsOK.com

Central dispatch received a call of a house partially engulfed by flames just after 10 p.m. Wednesday night. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma