Matt Patterson

3 weeks ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

In elections across Oklahoma County on Tuesday, Camal Pennington defeated John Pettis Jr. in a hotly contested runoff to represent OKC City Council Ward 7, and Rep. Jason Lowe (D-OKC) swamped independent Jed Green to win a seat on the Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners for District 1. Meanwhile, Marvin Provo was reelected to the Millwood Public Schools Board of Education. All election results are unofficial until they are certified by the Oklahoma State Election Board.

3 weeks ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

The ongoing problems with the current county jail and the future of the next one are among the pressing issues Rep. Jason Lowe (D-OKC) or Jed Green will be grappling with if they win the Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners District 1 seat in the election April 1. Lowe emerged from a field of three Democrats in the Feb. 11 winner-take-all special primary election. He received 40.63 percent support (4,244 votes). Former Sen.

1 month ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s chief justice has reprimanded Oklahoma County District Court Judge Amy Palumbo after Sheriff Tommie Johnson III filed a judicial complaint last April related to a bizarre saga about courthouse noise levels and a threat to arrest the sheriff for contempt. Along the way, the unusual scenario also involved Oklahoma’s attorney general and Oklahoma County’s district attorney, and it remains unclear what discipline Palumbo received from the court’s highest officer.

1 month ago | nondoc.com | Andrea Hancock |Bennett Brinkman |Matt Patterson

It has been a difficult March in the state after high winds and wildfires ravaged communities, leaving four dead and 400 homes destroyed, according to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. In trying times, it is easy — understandable, in fact — to fall behind on other items of news, whether you were personally affected by the fires or simply hold concern for those who were.

1 month ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

Denyvetta Davis is in the market for some peace. “Suppose you’re getting ready for work, or you’re in bed, or you’re cooking, or you’re in the shower, or you’re just sitting reading or watching TV, and then all of the sudden you hear this loud noise and your windows shake,” said Davis, a longtime resident of the JFK neighborhood in northeast OKC.