"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

  • Joined: June 28, 2023
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Oklahoma students invited to join Keep Oklahoma Beautiful's Litter Education contests

OKLAHOMA CITY – Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) is inviting students across the state to participate in its annual Litter Education Program contests, which encourage creativity, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. Finalists will be honored at the Student Environmental Champions Awards in March 2026, and high school and college winners will each receive a $1,200 scholarship.The UnCapped Art Contest invites elementary students to collect plastic bottle caps and transform them into works of art, accompanied by a short essay describing what they learned.

From the desk of Sen. Grant Green

Last week, I had the privilege of joining several of my legislative colleagues at Oklahoma State University to celebrate a truly historic moment for the school and the state. We joined university leaders, students and veterinarians to officially mark a new, $250 million state investment in OSU’s veterinary medicine program, the largest state appropriation in the university’s history.

Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board awards $16.6M to combat state's opioid crisis

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board has recently awarded a total of $16.6 million in grants to communities and school districts across the state as part of ongoing efforts to address the state's opioid crisis. The funding includes $12.9 million distributed to 31 cities, counties and public trusts, along with $3.7 million awarded to 16 school districts earlier this month.