Emerson students standout

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January 19, 2012

Emerson students standout

School wins state academic award

Staff Writer The Duncan Banner The Duncan Banner Thu Jan 19, 2012, 09:55 AM CST

DUNCAN — Emerson Elementary School has been singled out for an Academic Achievement Award from the state. The award is tied to significant improvements in math test scores in the past two years and will result in Emerson receiving a substantial cash prize. See the full story in Friday's edition of The Banner.

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Tornado warning at DIA delays Duncan resident's flight home
Update: Carberry's plane arrived as scheduled back in Oklahoma at Will Rogers International Airport.

Two tornados were spotted and National Weather Service confirmed that one touched down at Denver International Airport around 2:18 p.m. today.
Duncan resident Jamie Carberry was going through the security checkpoints as she waited to board a plane home after a short vacation there. That’s when the alert was sounded and people began taking cover.

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Corporate officials with Hasting’s Entertainment informed its employees early today at the Duncan Hastings Entertainment store that their store will be closing Aug. 9.
This news came during a mandatory store meeting, where two corporate representatives, district and store managers, were present to make the announcement, confirmed a store employee, who spoke with The Banner after the meeting.

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Marlow teen faces charges of murder in death of Alyssa Wiles
Update: 3:09 p.m. Ray appeared in court today and is being held without bond on the charges listed below in this story.

Michael Anthony Ray of Marlow will be be charged with Murder in the First Degree-Deliberate Intent, in Stephens County District Court, today, in the death of Alyssa Wiles, 14, of Duncan.

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DPD Chief Ford: "We have made 2 arrests" in death of Duncan teen girl
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A tornado warning has been issued for eastern Stephens County and sirens did sound in Duncan and Marlow.

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