🌱 How a trucking crackdown near Durant could ripple through your wallet

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In today's newsletter:

• How a trucking crackdown near Durant could ripple through your wallet

Also on today's calendar: OSF: Willy Wonka 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: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 34.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oklahoma ICE Trucking Crackdowns Trigger Industry Backlash (okenergytoday.com) — A recent immigration and English-language enforcement sweep near Durant at Oklahoma’s southern border was one of several crackdowns pulling commercial truckers off the road. Trucking leaders warn these actions, driven by a Trump executive order and new DOT guidance, could sideline hundreds of thousands of drivers, raising insurance costs and disrupting freight movement that ultimately affects Oklahoma consumers and businesses.
   

📸 Around Durant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Durant

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Tracy Lawrence
  The Grand Theater - Choctaw Casino & Resort, 4418 US-69, Durant
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• OSF: Willy Wonka
  Montgomery Auditorium , 425 University Blvd , Durant
  2:00 pm
• Westside Stride Reindeer Run
  University Park Center , 2832 University Blvd , Durant
  3:00 pm

Monday December 15

• MS Rebels & Lady Rebels Basketball vs Tishomingo
  Silo Public Schools Durant, OK 74701
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Library closes at 6:00pm
  Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• MS Rebels & Lady Rebels Basketball vs Madill
  Silo Public Schools Durant, OK 74701
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• CC Meeting Rm - Boots & Badges Blood Drive
  Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
  11:00 am
• BB Theater - Boots & Badges Blood Drive
  Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Elementary Christmas Program
  Caddo Public School Caddo, OK 74729
  7:00 pm

Monday December 15

• đJr High Basketball vs Tushka @ Calera (5th-8th)
  Calera , OK 74730
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• đHS Basketball @ Marietta
  Calera , OK 74730
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• OSF: A Christmas Carol
  Montgomery Auditorium , 425 University Blvd , Durant
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Weekend Shift - Unit 1032 in Durant. Apply here.
• Quail Springs Culinary posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Durant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durant here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ardmore

• Southern Oklahoma to welcome small farm hub to help conservation, community health (kosu.org)
• ODOT streamlines operations with new maintenance yard (oklahoma.gov)
• Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to host 'Wreaths Across America' ceremonies (kxii.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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