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Posted: 02/22/2012
A Noble, Okla. soldier died yesterday in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.
Sgt. Allen McKenna Jr., 28, was a member of the 4th Infantry Division in Fort Carson, Colo.
McKenna joined the Army in Sept. 2004 and was in his second deployment to Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press.
McKenna received the Army Commendation Medal twice and the Army Achievement Medal.
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Bartlesville news
A state park closed last year due to state budget cuts will reopen Friday in time for Memorial Day weekend, thanks to the Osage Nation.
A Bartlesville man is sitting in Washington County jail after he allegedly bloodied a juvenile's face and bruised him.
Wah-Sha-She, located in northeastern Osage County, is one of seven state parks that faced closure in 2011 due to a lack of funding.
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