Lifestyle

New ads encourage teens to drink water instead of sugary drinks Swap Up, an obesity prevention campaign for Oklahoma teens, is releasing a new series of educational ads focused on the benefits of drinking water for peak physical performance and focus. Oklahomans, including youth, have some of the highest rates of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in the United States, and that is associated with weight gain and obesity.

SHAWNEE – More than 90% of children who use lap-and-shoulder seat belts under the age of 10 should still be in a booster seat, according to data collected by AAA and the National Safety Council. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is working to ensure Oklahoma parents and children travel safely by hosting a booster seat check event on Thursday, Sept.

Lecture on Understanding Addiction begins 5:30 p.m. Sept.

The CPN House of Hope is excited to mark the five-year anniversary of its domestic violence shelter in Pottawatomie County. The shelter and the agency’s domestic and sexual violence services have grown over the years, and many individuals have found safety from dangerous intimate partner situations.

Oklahoma FFA Officers from several local FFA chapters -- Asher, Bethel, Macomb, Shawnee and Tecumseh --- participated in the 2022 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Sept. 6 at the Embassy Suits in Norman, Oklahoma.

National Down Syndrome Society NEW YORK -- Tiaree Harjo of Shawnee, Ivan Fish of Locust Grove, Josiah Kern and Claire Newport of Edmond, Indie Kuykendall and Kellen Hedler of Oklahoma City, Sutton Schatte of Guthrie and Marlie Lynch of Yukon will appear in the bright lights of Broadway on Saturday, Sept. 17, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video presentation.