By Rep. Rick West
I spent last Thursday, Sept. 17, speaking to a group of Carl Albert State College honor students on the importance of the U.S. Constitution. These are impressive young people. One even dressed as George Washington for this Constitution Day observance.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, and Rick West, R-Heavener, on Thursday sent letters to the governor and Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) Commissioner Joshua Anderson expressing concern over a fill-in-the-blank resignation email state employees said they received from the department.
By Rep. RICK WEST
As vice chair of the House Agriculture Committee, I attended an interim study last week on the subject of water. Turns out this wasn’t just about any water. It targeted Southeast Oklahoma water. Those who live in the western part of the state want it.
By Rep. RICK WEST
I toured the Sallisaw Veterans Center last week with James Bynum, the executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s a spacious, beautiful facility with large private rooms and bathrooms, wide hallways and nice amenities.
By Rep. RICK WEST
Last week, I presented citations to Candice Hamilton and Tori Lopez. Both are LeFlore County 911 Center dispatchers who answered the call April 19 from Wister Police Chief William “Andy” Thompson after he was shot in an ambush.