Do you have any suggestions for more efficient watering? During the summer, watering the landscape and garden can be the primary focus of our activities. Irrigation systems, whether a simple hose-end sprinkler or an elaborate in-ground system, help us accomplish this great task with a little more ease.
The Avedis Foundation has just announced its award of a $23,620 grant to Uplift Mentoring in support of its expanding PACE Initiative after-school program for the 2025–26 school year. The funding will help launch after-school care that offers families in need affordable options, providing a safe, nurturing environment for children to connect with caring mentors and grow in confidence.
Are you or someone you know spiraling downward toward the bottom of life due to uncontrolled sadness and depression? Maybe you have turned to drugs or alcohol to seek happiness or just to escape from the Black Dog of depression. Or maybe you have even started to consider just ending it all because you feel there is no hope! You are NOT alone.
Sedum is a large genus of flowering plants (over 400 species) found on almost every continent. The term genus, such as Sedum, refers to a ‘family’ of related species.
While the temperature and humidity rise in the summer, Oklahoma Baptist University’s push to “live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ” never weakens, on and off Bison Hill. Through camps, conferences and trips, the OBU family continues to invest in the lives of students, alumni and communities near and far.
District administrators for Shawnee Public Schools have been hard at work at the administration building preparing for an incredible school year ahead. .
A Wanette man died over hte weekend after the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree near Tribbey, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Recreational marijuana supporters are moving forward with an effort to get it on the ballot, despite uncertainty about the constitutionality of a new law that slaps more regulations on the process.
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Although Oklahoma has a part-time Legislature, being a state lawmaker is more like a full-time job. After the legislative session adjourned in late May, I’ve had more time to travel across the district and meet with constituents.