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Latest in this investigation · Oct 23, 2026

Inola Scheduled a Vote on the Smelter. Tulsa Ports Voted to Sue First.

A cattle rancher two miles from the site is looking for somewhere else to live. Inola set an April 7, 2027 vote on banning the $4 billion smelter. On Oct. 15, Tulsa Ports voted to sue the town.

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Seven deputies, one petitioner and no law to cite.

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Government Transparency

Rogers County Commissioners Hide Development Meetings Behind Vague Agenda Language

When citizens challenged a suspiciously vague executive session item about "economic development," officials refused to say what they were discussing behind closed doors. The confrontation over Oklahoma's Open Meetings Act escalated fast.

Jul 3, 2026 · 3 min read

🚨DELIVERING LEAKAGE PADS TO DA in Rogers County 🚨

When a public official tries to kick citizens out of the courthouse and can't quote a real law, you do what any reasonable citizen would do: you go to CVS and buy him a care package.

May 21, 2026

Rogers County ADA Couldn't Cite a Real Law to Remove Citizens

An Oklahoma prosecutor tried to kick citizens out of a public courthouse and couldn't name the law he was using. What they delivered to his office next is something you have to see to believe.

May 21, 2026 · 2 min read

7 Armed Deputies and an Assistant DA Confront One Petitioner in Claremore

Rogers County sent an assistant DA and seven armed deputies to stop one man collecting recall signatures at the courthouse. He demanded a law. They never found one. The footage shows why.

May 20, 2026 · 3 min read

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Oct 23, 2026Inola Scheduled a Vote on the Smelter. Tulsa Ports Voted to Sue First.
Jul 3, 2026Rogers County Commissioners Hide Development Meetings Behind Vague Agenda Language
May 21, 2026🚨DELIVERING LEAKAGE PADS TO DA in Rogers County 🚨
May 21, 2026Rogers County ADA Couldn't Cite a Real Law to Remove Citizens
May 20, 20267 Armed Deputies and an Assistant DA Confront One Petitioner in Claremore