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.
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.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections on Friday became the owner of the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, ending the state’s use of private prison contracts.
New Shawnee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jason James spoke to the Shawnee Kiwanis Club last week.
A joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has led to an indictment from the Multi-County Grand Jury. Robert Dewayne Mayfield, Jr., 23, faces five felony counts related to the robbery of a medical marijuana operation.
WASHINGTON – Legislation aiming to turn over a federal food distribution program to tribal communities has been introduced by Oklahoma’s two most senior House members, one of whom is the chair of the Appropriations Committee. Rep.
On Saturday, a water incident was reported as a 5-year-old child was pulled from Shawnee Twin Lakes and transported to Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City.