#Kroger will pay $1.2 billion in a settlement over the chain's role in the opioid epidemic, joining major distributors like #Walmart, #Walgreens and #CVS.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4193874-kroger-agrees-to-pay-up-to-1-2-billion-to-settle-national-opioid-lawsuits/?utm_source=press.coop

In April, #CarterCountyOK commissioners approved joining the settlement with the other big chains.

https://carterobserver.net/2023/04/11/county-to-receive-funds-from-opioid-settlement-with-pharmacies-drug-manufacturer/

I suppose I now know why the #cartercountyok commission hasn't posted next week's agenda...

...their clerk got popped with an open container while driving on Thursday.

https://www.kxii.com/2023/08/25/carter-county-clerk-arrested-dui/

#oklahoma #dui

Tuesday's podcast talks about the county commission's decision to join other #oklahoma counties in $226M settlements with pharmacies and a drug maker.

#CarterCountyOK has seen some of the worst hospitalization and overdose deaths linked to the opioid epidemic.

https://carterobserver.net/podcast/tuesday-april-11/

#CarterCountyOK will join another opioid settlement in #Oklahoma, among hardest-hit counties in state.

https://carterobserver.net/2023/04/11/county-to-receive-funds-from-opioid-settlement-with-pharmacies-drug-manufacturer/

Voter turnout for local elections across #CarterCountyOK was expectedly low on Tuesday, with fewer than 900 ballots cast in six elections.
Today's podcast breaks down where voters showed up and how they voted. Plus, expected elevated risks of fire weather this week.
https://carterobserver.net/podcast/wednesday-april-5-2023/

Voter turnout for local elections across #CarterCountyOK was expectedly low on Tuesday, with fewer than 900 ballots cast in six elections.
Today's podcast breaks down where voters showed up and how they voted. Plus, expected elevated risks of fire weather this week.
https://carterobserver.net/podcast/wednesday-april-5-2023/

Monday's podcast features an update on the #CarterCountyOK Commission meeting which included #firefighting equipment, a new county maintenance building, and the first presentation for a proposed county #fairground.

https://carterobserver.net/podcast/march-27-2023/

#localnewsmatters

Let's get ready for this week's local government meetings with a new podcast! #ArdmoreOK #CarterCountyOK

https://carterobserver.net/podcast/299/

The complex funding mechanism that is tied to a special assessment on tax records rather than a traditional lender was ultimately rejected for #CarterCountyOK.

C-PACE lending is already available in 10 other #Oklahoma counties.

https://carterobserver.net/2023/01/31/energy-upgrade-funding-mechanism-not-expanding-to-carter-county/

While I'm unable to provide coverage, I wanted to share the agenda for today's meeting of the #CarterCountyOK Fire Chiefs Association where they'll consider over $36,000 for Ratliff City fire fighting equipment.

The #CarterCountyOK seat on a regional engineering board was filled on Monday, but not without moments of tense discussion and one commissioner feeling cast aside for political reasons.

https://carterobserver.net/2023/01/09/contentious-nomination-sends-lee-brinkman-to-ced-board/

#localnewsmatters

Back at the #CarterCountyOK Commission this morning, my first visit in 2023.

#localnewsmatters

Nobody expected me to sit around and wait, yet here I am.

RT @official

The #CarterCountyOK Commission is currently in executive session with legal counsel and Sheriff Chris Bryant, who is among defendants in a lawsuit over the 2019 death of Jared Lakey.

The #CarterCountyOK Commission is currently in executive session with legal counsel and Sheriff Chris Bryant, who is among defendants in a lawsuit over the 2019 death of Jared Lakey.

The #CarterCountyOK Commission on Monday is expected to discuss a 2020 lawsuit against area law enforcement agencies, including Sheriff Chris Bryant, regarding the 2019 murder of Jared Lakey in #WilsonOK.

Lakey was fatally tased over 50 times by two police officers who were later convinced and each sentenced to 10 years in prison.

As information about #CarterCountyOK becomes consolidated by big tech and companies with few connections to southern #Oklahoma, this project hopes to bring some of that platform back home.

#localnewsmatters

https://carterobserver.net/2022/12/12/carter-observer-launches-federated-social-media-instance/

The #CarterCountyOK Commission has approved a remodel of Annex II, construction of a new storage building in #ArdmoreOK, and over 100 new windows for the 111-year-old courthouse.

Once complete, the project is expected to give more room to county personnel and protect a building on the #NationalRegisterofHistoricalPlaces.

https://carterobserver.net/2022/12/05/county-commission-approves-2-8-million-in-upgrades-to-courthouse-administrative-offices/

#CarterCountyOK Commission approves $2.8 million for upgrades to the courthouse and administrative offices. Once complete, several offices will be moved to Annex II.

#oklahoma #localnews

https://carterobserver.net/2022/12/05/county-commission-approves-2-8-million-in-upgrades-to-courthouse-administrative-offices/