🌱 Why is the City of Bethany on a federal CDL watchlist?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why is the City of Bethany on a federal CDL watchlist?

Also on today's calendar: Business Planning & Financial Benchmarking for 2026 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 30.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• In Depth: Dozens of Oklahoma CDL providers shut down by USDOT, dozens more put on notice (fox23.com) — Bethany residents should know the City of Bethany is listed among Oklahoma entities flagged in a federal crackdown on commercial driver’s license training programs. U.S. DOT has already shut down dozens of CDL issuers statewide and warned many more, citing unsafe “CDL mills,” undocumented drivers, and lax training standards that could affect local governments, schools, and trucking employers across Oklahoma.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bethany

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Darci Lynne
  Bricktown Comedy Club, 409 Kings Of Leon Ln, Oklahoma City
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• OSDTDA Pom State
  Children's Ctr Bethany, OK 73008
• Business Planning & Financial Benchmarking for 2026
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• The Write Spot
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Darci Lynne
  Bricktown Comedy Club , 409 Kings Of Leon Ln , Oklahoma City
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• MS Basketball Boys- Home, Girls- Away V Blanchard
  Bethany Hs Bethany, OK 73008
  5:00 pm
• MS Girls Basketball @ Blanchard
  Bethany Public Schools Bethany, OK 73008
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• HS BASKETBALL @HOME VS WOODWARD
  Bethany Public Schools Bethany, OK 73008
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• MS Basketball Boys -Home, Girls- Away V Clinton
  Bethany Hs Bethany, OK 73008
  5:00 pm
• MS Girls Basketball @ Clinton
  Bethany Public Schools Bethany, OK 73008
  5:00 pm
• Dove Science Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ Southeast
  Southeast High School , 5401 S Shields Blvd , Oklahoma City
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• OSDTDA Pom State
  Children's Ctr Bethany, OK 73008

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on December 9, 2025 in Oklahoma City, OK 73114 near Near Broadway Ext # 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73114 Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest… (Nextdoor Bethany District)
• Please my son had a Christmas present coming on the mail from Amazon but it was delivered to the wrong house.
  Please let me know if you received it. I'm freaking out (Nextdoor Northwest Hammond)

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Yukon. Apply here.
• Road Scholar posted a job opening for Group Leader - Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethany here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yukon

• Hip Hop Nutcracker brings a high-energy holiday twist to Oklahoma City this December (news9.com)
• Oklahoma Class A-I football: How Rejoice Christian, Tonkawa match up in state championship (oklahoman.com)
• Our favorite photos from photojournalist Nathan Fish through Oklahoma in November 2025 (oklahoman.com)

Oklahoma City

• Yukon chills at old-world Christmas market (yukonprogressnews.com)
• Sounds of the Season Christmas concert Dec. 18 (yukonprogressnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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