The Junction from Ardmore Leader is a weekly connection between Ardmoreites and the news happening around them. Follow along for weekly posts with exclusive interviews and stories from Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Latest episodes
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16 min
Black Trailblazers of Southern Oklahoma banner project
Members of a committee tasked with selected nine Black Ardmoreites to honor as part of a downtown art installation join The Junction to talk about the process, the history, and the…
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10 min
Ardmore Decides '26: Plainview bond package
Plainview Public Schools Superintendent Karl Stricker stops by The Junction to talk about the two bond proposals totalling $42 million aimed at district-wide upgrades to buildings,…
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16 min
Ardmore Decides '26: Ardmore City Schools board candidate Jimmy John
Jimmy John is seeking a term on the Ardmore City School Board of Education with criticisms of current spending priorities and goals of raising academic bars. Want to see and hear y…
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26 min
Ardmore Decides '26: Ardmore City Schools board member Harry Spring
Ardmore City Schools board member Harry Spring is seeking a third five-year term on the board, relying on a decade of experience. Want to see and hear your business featured on The…
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12 min
Ardmore Decides '26: City Commission incumbent Doug Pfau
Ardmore City Commissioner Doug Pfau joins The Junction to talk about his re-election campaign for the At-Large city commission seat ahead of the April 7 election. Want to see and h…
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13 min
Ardmore Decides '26: City Commission candidate Scott Stahl
Ardmore City Commission candidate Scott Stahl joins The Junction to talk about his campaign for the At-Large city commission seat ahead of the April 7 election. Want to see and hea…
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17 min
Ardmore Decides '26: City Commission candidate Buddy Simon
Ardmore City Commission candidate Buddy Simon joins The Junction to talk about his campaign for the At-Large city commission seat ahead of the April 7 election. Want to see and hea…
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17 min
Ardmore Decides '26: City Commission candidate Brian Edge
Ardmore City Commission candidate Brian Edge joins The Junction to talk about his campaign for the At-Large city commission seat ahead of the April 7 election. Want to see and hear…
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38 min
Ardmore Decides '26: Ardmore's 1-cent sales tax
Ardmore Mayor John Credle, Jr. and City Manager Kevin Boatright talk about the city’s street and stormwater infrastructure, budgets meant to pay for maintenance and repairs, and wh…
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14 min
Ardmore Decides '26: SoTech board challenger Cathy Roring
Dr. Cathy Roring, a psychology teacher at ECU and owner of a psychology practice in Ardmore, is seeking a seat on the Southern Tech Board of Education to support students and their…
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13 min
Ardmore Decides '26: SoTech board incumbent Georgeanne Westfall
Georganne Westfall is seeking a fifth term on the Southern Tech Board of Education and talks to Ardmore Leader about her experience and goals. Want to see and hear your business fe…
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16 min
Civil rights icons from Ardmore
This week, hall of fame broadcaster Cedric Bailey stops by The Junction to talk Ardmore history ahead of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration. Bailey talks about the…
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8 min
Spotlight Playhouse: A Christmas Carol
Cast and crew from Spotlight Playhouse stop by The Junction to talk about the 2025 Christmas holiday production happening at The Goddard Center through December 14 Want to see and…
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14 min
Greater Southwest Historical Museum: From the Ashes - Remembering the 1915 Ardmore explosion
Greater Southwest Historical Museum Director Wes Hull and Curator Cassandra Normile talk about the 110th anniversary of the 1915 explosion in downtown Ardmore and the artifacts on…
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18 min
Investigating Oklahoma's Paranormal
Investigating Oklahoma’s Paranormal will be in Ardmore on Sept. 27 for a free demonstration at the Ardmore Public Library followed by an investigation of Mad Jack’s Haunted House.…
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13 min
Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers - Suicide Prevention
Oklahoma has one of the highest suicide rates in the nationi, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 2000 and 2020, suicide rates increased 46% in non…
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11 min
Development incentives meant to spur home building in Ardmore core
In August, the Ardmore City Commission approved infill development incentives. In The Junction this week, Jessica Scott, Director of the city’s Community Development Department, ex…
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9 min
CASA of Southern Oklahoma - Get Flocked Awareness Campaign
Local sightings of pink flamingos are thanks to one local nonprofit. CASA of Southern Oklahoma is holding its “Get Flocked” awareness campaign and fundraiser to let the community k…
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48 min
New police station, but what about the roads?
After the Ardmore City Commission in August awarded a $15.6 million bid for a new police station, commenters on our social media asked “what about the roads?” Ardmore City Manager…
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17 min
Chickasaw History and Freedpeople
Dr. Alaina Roberts has studied Chickasaw history and written about Black freedom on Native land in her book “I’ve Been Here All The While,” and talks about some of the details. Wan…