The Daily Press http://poteaudailynews.com http://poteaudailynews.com/apfeed.xml--1 Copyright The Daily Press 2013-06-18T16:05:24-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112772013-06-18T16:05:24-04:002013-06-18T16:05:24-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsTo fuel a little healthy competition, donors will choose which department to support by donating on behalf of law enforcement or the fire department.Donors will receive a voucher, redeemable for two tickets to the Tulsa Zoo and this year’s Guns ‘N Hoses T-shirt. Anyone who is healthy and 16 years of age can donate, and donations can be made every 56 days.Oklahoma Blood Institute is the ninth-largest, non-profit blood center in America, providing every drop of blood needed by patients in more than 135 medical facilities across Oklahoma.For more information about OBI or to make an appointment, contact Melody Anderson at (479) 652-2364, Oklahoma Blood Institute at (877) 340-8777 or visit us at www.obi.org. Donors age 16 must weigh at least 125 and provide signed parental permission, 17-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds and donors 18 and older must weigh at least 110 pounds.Poteau, OKNo author availableFire v. Police in Wister Guns 'N HosesThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11277Change0Usable2013-06-18T16:05:24-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112762013-06-18T16:02:51-04:002013-06-18T16:02:51-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsMidwest City Police Assistant Chief Sid Porter says the child wasn't harmed in the incident Monday afternoon. Police say Sammie Lamont Wallace took the 2-year-old girl out of her mother's shopping cart and held a knife to the child. Porter says the store was evacuated within minutes and police began negotiating with Wallace.Porter says an officer opened fire after Wallace began "counting down" on the girl's life.Poteau, OKNo author availablePolice kill man who took girl at Oklahoma storeThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11276Change0Usable2013-06-18T16:02:51-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112752013-06-18T16:01:22-04:002013-06-18T16:01:22-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsPoteau, OKNo author availableRodsters rock the Panama car showThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11275Change0Usable2013-06-18T16:01:22-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112742013-06-18T15:53:00-04:002013-06-18T15:53:00-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsDr. Mary Pat McKay was among several investigators presenting evidence to an NTSB panel in Washington charged with determining the cause of the June 24, 2012, crash near Goodwell.Inspectors said signals warned the eastbound train to slow down and stop at a siding so a westbound train could pass. The westbound train slowed down, but the eastbound train did not, roaring past the siding at 68 mph and colliding with the oncoming train.McKay told the panel said that driver of the eastbound train had suffered from glaucoma and cataracts, and that from 2006 to 2009 he complained about the deteriorating vision in his left eye."He repeatedly complained that his vision fluctuated and was described as OK one day, not OK the next," McKay told the board.The panel voted 5-0 that the train operator's failing eyesight was the probable cause of the collision.The Federal Railway Administration does not require comprehensive medical screening, instead relying on operators to report medical conditions to the company, McKay said. Since 2009, the driver of the eastbound train had undergone 12 separate eye procedures and complained that he was having trouble reading train signals. Doctors diagnosed him with protonosis, in which red and green are perceived as a shade of yellow, she said."Had the railroad tested the eastbound engineer's vision in 2010, medical records demonstrate that he would have failed ... any of the standard color vision tests," McKay said.Deborah Hersman, NTSB chairman said the company is responsible for ensuring employees are capable of fulfilling their roles safely."Railroads must pay extra attention to monitoring employees with chronic medical conditions who hold safety-sensitive position," Hersman said. "If an employee can put their life or the lives of others at risk, it is imperative that others take the necessary and appropriate action.A Union Pacific spokeswoman, Raquel Espinoza, said company records "indicate the engineer passed all of the federally mandated vision tests and suggestions that his vision may have contributed to the accident are pure speculation."Another investigator said controlling trains remotely, through a system known as Positive Train Control, rather than relying on train drivers to read trackside signals, would have eliminated the possibility of an accident that day.Tim DePaepe, who attended the accident site last year, said Positive Train Control would have presented visual and audible warnings to the engineer and crew that the train was in trouble. If warnings are ignored, the system applies brakes automatically."This accident would not have occurred," DePaepe said.Poteau, OKJUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS,Associated PressNTSB: Poor eyesight probable cause of Okla. CrashThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11274Change0Usable2013-06-18T15:53:00-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112682013-06-17T19:04:45-04:002013-06-17T19:04:45-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsJennifer Hall Campbell, 45, of Poteau was employed at CASC as the campus federal programs bookkeeper and a Perkins loan officer. On June 6, the U.S. District Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma filed information in the case charging Campbell with federal program theft. On Monday, Campbell, with her court-appointed attorney Robert Ridenour present, appeared in court for an initial appearance hearing. During those proceedings, Campbell entered a plea of guilty. According to federal court documents, Campbell embezzled, stole and intentionally misapplied property in the amount of $59,000, federal monies, which were under the care of CASC. Campbell resigned her position at the college in September.Campbell faces up to 10 years in a federal prison as well as a monetary fines. Poteau, OKKim RossFormer CASC employee charged with theft; pleads guiltyThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11268Change0Usable2013-06-17T19:04:45-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112562013-06-14T17:26:14-04:002013-06-14T17:26:14-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsThe teenager appeared in Stephens County District Court on Thursday after he was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 14-year-old Alyssa Wiles. Court records show that court hearings were set for July 19 and July 31 in the case.Police say Alyssa's father found her dead Monday at their home. Authorities say she was stabbed with a kitchen knife.Poteau, OKNo author availableJuly hearing set for teen charged in Duncan deathThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11256Change0Usable2013-06-14T17:26:14-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112552013-06-14T16:03:00-04:002013-06-14T16:03:00-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsOklahoma rules and regulations require that a veterinarian vaccinate dogs, cats and ferrets against rabies by the time the animal is 4 months old. Rabies vaccines are also available and are recommended for horses, sheep and cattle.The state Health Department reports 41 cases of rabies in Oklahoma thus far in 2013. The cases include 25 skunks, nine cows, five dogs, one horse and one fox.Poteau, OKNo author availableOkla. health department urges rabies precautionsThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11255Change0Usable2013-06-14T16:03:00-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112452013-06-13T17:24:29-04:002013-06-13T17:24:29-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsThe office said Thursday the cause of the girl's death has not been determined.Oklahoma City Fire Department Deputy Chief Marc Woodard says the girl's body was recovered Wednesday in Oklahoma City, about two miles from where she and her family sheltered from the tornado in a storm drain. Woodard says she hasn't been formally identified.He says another child is still unaccounted for after the May 31 flooding.Poteau, OKNo author availableMay 31 Oklahoma storms death toll rises to 22The Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11245Change0Usable2013-06-13T17:24:29-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112442013-06-13T17:19:52-04:002013-06-13T17:19:52-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsThe justices unanimously said that the Red River Compact "creates no cross-border rights in Texas."The case concerns a dispute over access to southeastern Oklahoma tributaries of the Red River that separates Oklahoma and Texas.The Tarrant Regional Water District serving an 11-county area in north-central Texas, including Fort Worth and Arlington, wants to buy 150 billion gallons of water and said the four-state compact gives it the right to do so. Arkansas and Louisiana are the other participating states, and they sided with Oklahoma."Obviously, we are disappointed with the Supreme Court's decision. Securing additional water resources is essential to North Texas' continued growth and prosperity and will remain one of our top priorities," water district general manager Jim Oliver said.Justice Sonia Sotomayor's opinion for the court made plain that the justices did not find this a close case. "We hold that Tarrant's claims lack merit," Sotomayor said.The case arose from a federal lawsuit the district filed in 2007 against the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Oklahoma Water Conservation Storage Commission that challenged the state's water laws and sought a court order to prevent the board from enforcing them.Lower courts ruled for Oklahoma, including the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It found that the Red River Compact protects Oklahoma's water statutes from the legal challenge.Legislation adopted by the Oklahoma Legislature in 2009 said no out-of-state water permit can prevent Oklahoma from meeting its obligations under compacts with other states. It also requires the Water Resources Board to consider in-state water shortages or needs when considering applications for out-of-state water sales.The Obama administration backed the Texas district at the Supreme Court, saying Oklahoma may not categorically prohibit Texas water users from obtaining water in Oklahoma. But the administration took no position on whether the Texans ultimately should get the water they are seeking in this case.Poteau, OKNo author availableCourt sides with Oklahoma in Red River disputeThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11244Change0Usable2013-06-13T17:19:52-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:112432013-06-13T17:26:25-04:002013-06-13T15:43:46-04:00Copyright 2010 The Poteau Daily NewsA Heavener man was killed in a motorcycle accident Wednesday afternoon when another vehicle struck him. Rick Ford, 56, of Heavener, was driving a 2007 Yamaha Motorcycle north on U.S. Highway 59 near Stapp Zoe at about 5:15 p.m. when the accident occurred. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol accident report, Colton Gregerson, 21, of Geary, Okla., was driving a 1988 Chevy pickup south on U.S. Highway 59 when he attempted to turn left onto a county road. Gregerson struck Ford who was thrown from the motorcycle and critically injured. Ford was to be flown by a Tulsa Life Flight medical helicopter to a Tulsa hospital but during the flight TLF diverted to a Muskogee hospital where Ford succumbed to his injuries, according to emergency personnel. Ford had recently been named Deputy Warden at the Jim Hamilton Correctional Facility in Hodgen. Gregeson was uninjured in the accident. In the second accident, Billy Caldwell, 55, of Poteau lost his life. Caldwell was driving a Honda Goldwing south on North Broadway in front of Taco Mayo when a Chevy pickup driven by Regina Jo Snyder, 54, of Poteau pulled out in front of him from Paul Mathies Drive. Caldwell suffered multiple injuries in the collision and was taken by LeFlore County EMS to Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center. He was later flown by medical helicopter to a Tulsa hospital where he died of his injuries. Poteau, OKKim RossSeparate accidents claim the lives of two county menThe Poteau Daily Newsurn:publicid:dailypress.com:11243Change0Usable2013-06-13T15:43:46-04:00