#ArdmoreOK leaders hope a proposed one-cent sales tax can raise $80 million to help address major street and flooding issues.

But first, voters must decide.

https://www.ardmoreleader.com/news/ardmore-voters-to-decide-1-cent-sales-tax-for-street-stormwater-projects/article_e125cb9c-712b-449b-b4d7-2b809b177902.html

#oklahoma

As heard on the scanner:

"Elderly driver that doesn't know how parking spots work. You can show me 10-8."

#ardmoreOK

In other news, I've been producing a weekly news and public affairs podcast for #ArdmoreOK #Oklahoma going on 36 weeks.

All because I'm a spiteful jerk who thinks the intrinsic value of local news can't be measured solely on a ledger and will never be fully realized by an out-of-town publisher.

Residents in one #ArdmoreOK neighborhood worry about property values, stormwater runoff, and health effects of a second communications tower.

#Oklahoma #cellphones

https://www.ardmoreleader.com/news/cell-tower-vote-postponed-until-september/article_848efa63-2706-4e06-822a-bea4d68cbe2b.html

Ardmore Police Department enforces traffic laws following increase in pedestrian-involved accidents
https://www.kxii.com/2025/07/24/ardmore-police-department-enforces-traffic-laws-following-increase-pedestrian-involved-accidents/

#Oklahoma #ArdmoreOK

Ardmore Police Department enforces traffic laws following increase in pedestrian-involved accidents

Since 2020, Ardmore has seen a steady increase in traffic accidents involving pedestrians, bike riders and motorcyclists.

KXII

A regional transportation council in north #Texas secured funding for the #Amtrak Heartland Flyer line between #Dallas and #OklahomaCity last week, saving the passenger rail connection for #ArdmoreOK

The line was slated to shut down by October after the #TXlege did not approve supplemental funding this year.

https://www.ardmoreleader.com/news/heartland-flyer-to-continue-servicing-ardmore/article_95b0a914-2d04-4ea9-9bdc-7995d436a3a9.html