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Norman City Council Ward 3 candidate Kelly Lynn works to rally voters Tuesday on the corner of Robinson Drive and 36th Avenue NW. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
The Norman City Council will see Unite Norman-backed Kelly Lynn as Ward 3âs next councilor following a Tuesday runoff election between Lynn and incumbent Alison Petrone.
In a close race for Ward 3, the two could not call the win until the last votes were counted.
Voters handed the win to Lynn by 194 votes, preliminary results from the Oklahoma Board of Election revealed Tuesday night. Results showed 4,056 voters cast their ballots with 2,125 for Lynn at 52.39% of the vote, and 1,931 for Petrone at 47.61%. Petrone received 572 absentee votes and 90 early votes, while 241 voted absentee and 138 early voted for Lynn.
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Norman community, organizations serve homeless during winter weather
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Kyle Phillips / The Transcript Norman community, organizations serve homeless during winter weather
By Christian Tabak | Transcript Staff Writer Feb 17, 2021
Feb 17, 2021
Streets in Norman are covered in snow after a storm crossed the entire state. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
NORMAN â As Norman continues to grapple with some of the coldest temperatures since 1905, local organizations and members of the community have been working together to provide supplies, donations and shelter to support the cityâs homeless.
Normanâs Salvation Army has extended its overnight shelter operations from its usual 4:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. to 24 hours in order to provide homeless community members with a place to shelter and seek warmth as the city continues to face subzero temperatures.
Ward 3 candidate Kelly Lynn s drug charge was dismissed, expunged
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