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Oklahoma storm lab has first woman division chief
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Women in research meteorology have long been in the minority, said Pamela Heinselman, a supervisory and research meteorologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory. Heinselman is chief of Forecast Research and Development D...
Oklahoma county seeks more polling workers for elections
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Cleveland County Election Board officials say with three hotly contested elections coming up, they are in need of more precinct workers. The hours are long and the pay is low, but for many, like Noble resident Tracy Mamone, t...
Tragedy ignites Norman woman's desire to become firefighter
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Standing a head shorter than most of the Fire Station No. 3 crew, firefighter Jennifer Schmidt nevertheless feels like she's one of the guys. Above all, Schmidt likes to be busy and she enjoys helping people. The high call v...