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News Writer and Reporter | Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA

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  • ‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’

    Ardmore’s police chief was placed on leave in September and fired in December, and the reason was out there the whole time

  • 4 ways to engage with local government in Carter County

    After years of attending public meetings as a reporter, the best stories I covered involved residents engaging with their local government

  • What’s going on with the newspaper?

    Just last week, I was asked “what’s going on with the newspaper” for probably the 10th time this year alone.

  • Homelab Tour: Part One

    At the heart of a growing homelab sits a refurbished piece of enterprise equipment

  • Where have all the water coolers gone?

    Local communities not only need reporters, but also thoughtful editorial content.

  • An open letter to open source contributors

    I’ve had a lot of computing devices over the years, and one thing has kept me coming back.

  • Streaming free and legal broadcast TV to the home network

    Search the web for Kodi tutorials and you get a lot of sketchy advice. I’ve found legal stuff is way more exciting.

  • Mill Creek monument for fallen airmen unveiled

    More than two years after first learning about a 1944 training accident that killed 10 airmen training at the former Ardmore Army Air Base, members of the Mill Creek graduating class of 2025 have completed a project to remember the fallen soldiers.

WDNG Newstalk 1450 Archives

City manager says proposed spending cuts will not close Wiggins Community Center

August 19, 2015 Michael Smith

(WDNG) – City officials insist a proposed plan to shift parks and recreation personnel will

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One police officer fired, another resigned after ties to Southern nationalist group revealed

June 22, 2015

State lawmaker considering change to mental health legislation

February 5, 2015

Officer injured in hit-and-run released from hospital

February 3, 2015

The Ardmoreite Archives

Mill Creek monument for fallen airmen unveiled

June 6, 2021 Michael Smith

More than two years after first learning about a 1944 training accident that killed 10 airmen training at the former Ardmore Army Air Base, members of the Mill Creek graduating class of 2025 have completed a project to remember the fallen soldiers.

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1944 training accident remembered

May 30, 2021

Modern challenges in a historic Freedman’s town

April 18, 2021

Mixing it up

October 13, 2019

Latest Posts

‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’

January 9, 2024 Michael Smith Ardmore, Featured, Government, Independent

Ardmore’s police chief was placed on leave in September and fired in December, and the reason was out there the whole time

Read more

4 ways to engage with local government in Carter County

December 6, 2023 Michael Smith Featured, Independent, Personal, Primers

After years of attending public meetings as a reporter, the best stories I covered involved residents engaging with their local government

Read more

What’s going on with the newspaper?

October 9, 2023 Michael Smith Ardmore, Featured, Independent, Personal

Just last week, I was asked “what’s going on with the newspaper” for probably the 10th time this year alone. Whether by a teacher at

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Homelab Tour: Part One

October 5, 2023 Michael Smith Featured, Personal

At the heart of a growing homelab sits a refurbished piece of enterprise equipment

Read more

Where have all the water coolers gone?

October 4, 2023 Michael Smith Featured, Personal

Local communities not only need reporters, but also thoughtful editorial content.

Read more

An open letter to open source contributors

October 3, 2023 Michael Smith Featured, Personal

I’ve had a lot of computing devices over the years, and one thing has kept me coming back.

Read more

#BlogMonth continues with deeply personal story

October 2, 2023 Michael Smith Personal

Today’s #blogmonth post is short and simple. I have to mow the grass today.

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Streaming free and legal broadcast TV to the home network

October 1, 2023 Michael Smith Ardmore, Featured, Personal

Search the web for Kodi tutorials and you get a lot of sketchy advice. I’ve found legal stuff is way more exciting.

Read more

Mill Creek monument for fallen airmen unveiled

June 6, 2021 Michael Smith Featured, The Ardmoreite

More than two years after first learning about a 1944 training accident that killed 10 airmen training at the former Ardmore Army Air Base, members of the Mill Creek graduating class of 2025 have completed a project to remember the fallen soldiers.

Read more

1944 training accident remembered

May 30, 2021 Michael Smith Ardmore, The Ardmoreite

In 2019, a Mill Creek 6th grader said nothing ever happens in their small town. Two years later, that class would bring to light one of the biggest local war stories

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