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Plaza Towers teacher shoved students into bathroom as wall collapsed
As Monday's tornado bore down on Plaza Towers Elementary, first-grade teacher Becky Evans herded her students into a hallway and told them to crouch down in front of a wall and cover their heads and necks. The Moore, Oklahoma, school didn't have a safe room, so the school's safety procedures required teachers to take students into the hallway during a tornado, she said.
Scouts get Oklahoma City cemetery ready for Memorial Day
Boy and Girl Scouts placed nearly 5,000 flags on the graves of veterans at Memorial Park in Oklahoma City.
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Members of the metro Sikh faith community leave their new gurdwara after a special celebration and service held for the building's grand opening on May 19 at 4525 NW 16. Photo by Carla Hinton
Sikhs open new Oklahoma City house of worship
The Sikh faith community recently celebrated the grand opening of their new Oklahoma City house of worship with a special ceremony and community dinner.
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NewsOKSports OU up 5-1 on K-State in the eighth inning at Bricktown. Winner plays in Sunday's tourney title game.
Today 02:58:38 PM -
ryaber #Sooners get a third double-play ball on the day. Still up 5-1 on Kansas State through 7
Today 02:57:52 PM -
AndrewKnittle Having lunch with my two closest homies after not seeing them much all week cuz of tornadoes in Moore LINK
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ginamizell BOS --> STL. Plane is almost an hour late. My scheduled layover is one hour. Hop to it, pilot.
Today 02:16:20 PM -
stevelackmeyer Moore also peeved me quite a bit by being the 1st to get a 5 Guys, Genghis Grill & Warren Theater. Long drive. But all is forgiven.
Today 02:11:33 PM -
ryaber But #Sooners have given up just one run after Kansas State had 6 ABs with the bases loaded in the last two
Today 02:10:46 PM -
ryaber Kansas State snaps #Sooners 21-inning scoreless streak to start the tournament but OU still leads 4-1 through 4
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stevelackmeyer In the 70s Moore made news w “Smile America!” campaign. Mammoth patriotic smiley faces were painted on water towers to greet visitors.
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stevelackmeyer Voice actor, singer, Danny Cooksey, was born in Moore. 7-yr-old Cooksey unnerved Johnny Carson singing "Hey, Bartender" on the Tonight Show
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stevelackmeyer Moore is the birthplace of county singer and songwriter, Kellie Coffey. She got her start as a singing waitress in Los Angeles.
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stevelackmeyer Country supersinger Toby Keith grew up in Moore. Keith played pro football as a defensive end in the defunct USFL.
Today 02:06:55 PM -
stevelackmeyer On seeing the sign, a passenger on Moore’s train remarked, "If there were any less, there wouldn’t be any Moore."
Today 02:06:24 PM -
stevelackmeyer Legend has it Moore’s mischievous coworkers tacked a sign bearing his name on the shack of an up-and-coming whistle stop.
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stevelackmeyer Fun tidbits on Moore from Trip Trivia: Early citizens named this city for topnotch railroad conductor, Al Moore.
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stevelackmeyer New avatar for one week only... do you remember the smiley face on the Moore water tower?
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RichardMize FORGOT TO TWEET: Preaching from Psalm 148: "A Case for Praise." Even now. Praise is a gift of God's Grace: LINK
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stevelackmeyer Next week I am dedicated to writing/reporting stories that will be positive & uplifting. Too much sadness in this town.
Today 01:59:44 PM -
stevelackmeyer . @ptjackson @TheLostOgle We lost @dustinbrewer too soon... let's just leave it at that.
Today 01:49:51 PM -
stevelackmeyer Also want to give @TheLostOgle kudos for raising several thousand $ for storm victims, launching @HelpMooreOK https://t.co/IfU8GeOuci
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ryaber Garrett Carey delivers a three-run double to break it open. #Sooners up 4-0 on Kansas State still in the 4th
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