A local woman told police early Wednesday she was willing to overlook her boyfriend's aggressive behavior toward her, but stealing her car was the last straw. Officers answered a disturbance call shortly after 3 a.m. at a residence located in the 900 block of Lake Murray Drive. The victim said her boyfriend assaulted her and then took her car. A witness backed up the woman's story. The victim told police she was angry over her missing vehicle and wanted her car back.
Town trustees appear to have struck out in their quest to repaint the local library.
The governing board tabled action on a single bid at an earlier meeting, voting to readvertise. Officials were looking to contract the work due to a lack of manpower and equipment. One idea is to rent or borrow scaffolding and use Department of Correction inmates from the pre-release center for the work. A holiday blood drive is scheduled for Friday for the Southern Oklahoma Blood Institute. Donors are invited to report to Mercy Health Love County between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Reform studies to be published in January Studies charting public reaction to welfare and health care reform initiatives will be published in January.