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Commission selected for Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Awards

Jan 9, 2009 5:00 am

Members of the selection commission have been named for the 2009 Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Awards.

Coffee vows to circumvent governor, voters on tort reform

Jan 9, 2009 5:00 am

When Sen. Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, was the minority leader in the Senate, just getting a tort reform bill heard on the Senate floor was a victory, he said Wednesday. Last year, when Republi...

Cessna plans second round of layoffs

Jan 9, 2009 5:00 am

Cessna Aircraft Co., Wichita’s largest employer, said Tuesday that it’s planning a second round of layoffs as the slowing economy affects orders for new planes.

Case pays $26.3M for Vintage on Yale

Jan 9, 2009 5:00 am

Case and Associates paid $26.3 million for south Tulsa’s hilltop Vintage on Yale apartments, completing a deal that took less than two months.

Cardiovascular group names co-medical directors

Jan 9, 2009 5:00 am

The Oklahoma Foundation for Cardiovascular Research has named Philip Adamson co-medical director with Robert Kipperman.

Arts Council of OklahomaCity appoints Pever development director

Jan 9, 2009 5:00 am

The Arts Council of Oklahoma City has appointed Lindsey Pever as development director.

Around Town: Here's a winner

Jan 9, 2009 5:00 am

If you’re into jazz at all, you’re probably already a fan of trumpeter Chris Botti.

A safety net for government jobs?

Jan 9, 2009 5:00 am

In Washington this week, President-elect Obama called on Congress to create 3 million jobs over the next two years – “more than 80 percent of them in the private sector.&r...

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

Local News for Norman Oklahoma from The Norman Transcript

What to watch for as you're watching the game

Jan 8, 2009 4:28 am

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The best thing about college football might just be the best thing about anything: the stories.One story this week began with Sooner defensive back Dominique Franks talking abo...

Sooner fans anxious

Jan 8, 2009 4:26 am

Most Norman residents know exactly what they'll be doing at 7 tonight.And it's no wonder, with the University of Oklahoma football team playing in the BCS National Championship on Fox.Family and frien...

Concealed handgun course opens

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 am

A concealed handgun course sponsored by the City of Nomran will meet 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 and 9 a.m. Jan. 24/The Tuesday and Wednesday night sessions will be at the Little Axe Communit...

Volunteers needed for after school program

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 am

Julia Hicks has come up with a way for people to spend more time with children and give back to the Norman community.Hicks, a student at the University of Oklahoma and a member of AmeriCorps with Okla...

Students lend helping hand to zoo

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 am

Brenda Nally wanted her second grade class at Eisenhower Elementary to learn the importance of civic responsibility as she read a children's book to them one day back in December.Nally's 20 students l...

Fire destroys Norman residence

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 am

The Norman Fire Department responded to a single story residential structure fire at 2:21 a.m. Wednesday at 505 N. Sherry Ave., near the intersection of Sherry and Iowa Street. No one was home at the ...

Thetas donate over $8,000 to Crossroads emergency youth shelter

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 am

The Alpha Omicron Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Oklahoma recently donated more than $8,000 to Crossroads Youth -- Family Services Inc. for renovation of the Cleveland County Emerge...

PFLAG meets Thursday

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 am

PFLAG Norman will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, 1801 W. Brooks St. in Room 11. The group meets the second Thursday of every month and meetings are open to the public.&...

Local volunteer group to hold monthly meeting

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 am

The South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) has scheduled its monthly meeting 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Norman Fire Training Center, 2207 W. Goddard Ave.The public is welcome to attend, organizer...

Spring volleyball league forming

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 am

A City of Norman spring volleyball league that will play on Sunday afternoons is being formed by the Norman Parks and Recreation Department.The new league will begin play March 29 at the Irving Recrea...

News Headlines for Norman Oklahoma from The Norman Transcript

Koranda takes reins at NCVB

Jan 4, 2009 1:09 am

Stephen Koranda has spent his first month as executive director of the Norman Convention and Visitors Bureau meeting Norman leaders, learning the city's ordinances and the NCVB history."I have be...

Old Yeller an All-American classic

Jan 3, 2009 1:09 am

Terry O'Dea was an over-the-road trucker for more than 30 years. He drove big rigs for the Chief, Roadway and Churchill lines. It was during those long hours of driving that the Norman resident spotte...

Weather museum in the dreams for Norman

Jan 2, 2009 1:09 am

Academic researchers, private industry and government officials all collaborating on weather in Norman makes this the weather capital of the region, if not the nation.With that distinction, it only ma...

Body found at Kennedy playground

Jan 1, 2009 1:10 am

A man with a gunshot wound to his head was found at the playground at Kennedy Elementary School Wednesday.A citizen called police at about 12:30 p.m. reporting an apparently unconscious man on the pla...

Babysitters trained in basics and emergency care

Dec 31, 2008 2:04 am

The Heart of Oklahoma Chapter of the American Red Cross offered Babysitting Boot Camp to youth ages 11 to 15 during the holiday school break this year, Dec. 29 and 30."Babysitting Boot Camp is ou...

Roundabout opens on Main Street

Dec 26, 2008 4:07 pm

Norman?s first roundabout had a few starts and stops this week.The new modern roundabout at Main Street East and Carter Avenue was scheduled to open Monday, but opened later in the week.

Christmas dinner offers hope, company for hundreds

Dec 26, 2008 1:10 am

The young man wore blue jeans.His kids -- one was about 8, the other a little older; say, 10 -- were neat and well dressed. His wife quiet. They dined, the kids got their toys then, as the family star...

A Christmas Day tradition

Dec 23, 2008 12:00 pm

Bob Magarian doesn?t mind planning a Christmas Day meal where at least 1,000 dinner guests are expected.

Sounds of service

Apr 27, 2008 11:27 pm

When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Jerry Thompson was a junior at Norman High School. Thompson felt a responsibility to do his part as the war effort rose to a fever pitch, but he ...

Norman rebuilds with help of volunteers.

Apr 26, 2008 9:34 pm

Tyson Miller hauls away some wood behind a house at 2105 Virginia, Saturday.

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