Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism

Some flood victims denied insurance

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Earlier this year three feet of rushing water came up from the nearby creek and into Norbert Heckman’s home. The muddy water destroyed some things in its path, and rose as far as 18 inches. He moved into his home in Indiahoma, which is in Comanche County, in 2008, and was told he could not get flood insurance by Humble Insurance Agency. “When I asked my (insurance) agent if I could get (flood) insurance, he said I could not because I didn’t live in a flood zone,” Heckman said. A flood zone, sometimes called a floodplain, is a low-ground area…

Sierra Brown

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Sierra Brown is a junior at Deer Creek High School, where she is involved with many school clubs, such as Youth and Government. The club has four different branches: judicial, legislative, media and lobbyist. Sierra’s favorite branch is judicial, because it has the drama and excitement of trials. She has been involved in in the legislative, media, and judicial branches. This upcoming year, she will be an attorney in the club, and plans to run for a judge position. Other clubs Brown is involved in are Link Crew, Key Club, National Honors Society, debate, the school newspaper and biology labs…

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