By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans U.S. Sen. James Lankford and U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin both coasted to election victory… Login to continue reading Login…
KidSpace, a Capital Improvements Project, continues to make progress with park renovations at Center and Wayne. This week, several portions of sidewalk, as well as a large piece of playground equipment, have been installed.
Voters head to the polls Tuesday. The State Election Board offers these tips and reminders to Oklahoma voters. ELECTION DAY VOTING Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Lines at the polls are typically longest before work, during the lunch hour, and after work. If turnout is heavy at your precinct, be prepared for possible wait times. All eligible voters in line by 7 p.m. will be permitted to vote. VERIFY POLLING PLACE Due to statutory redistricting, some precincts have changed.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of an ongoing series answering some of the most fundamental questions around climate change, the science behind it, the effects of a warming planet and how the world is addressing it.
Local emergency management teams responded to areas in and around Idabel in McCurtain County over the weekend after tornadoes caused extensive damage in that area Friday night. Members of both Pottwatomie County and Lincoln County Emergency Management were requested and deployed with the Oklahoma Disaster Task Force as part of the Drone Strike Team.
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, members of the Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class visited the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City on Nov. 3. Students toured the educational exhibits to learn more about Native American history and cultural diversity.
Voters head to the polls today to make their choices in the General Election. Ballots include posts like governor, superintendent of public instruction, as well as local and area races such as state Rep. District 26 and Pottawatomie County Commissioner for District 3.
A suspect arrested after two Tecumseh teens were sexually assaulted the same night someone was knocking on numerous windows and doors at homes across town has been formally charged with 12 felony counts.
On Monday, during the regular Shawnee City Commission meeting, Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer will give an administrative report on the 2023 sales tax election, which is scheduled for Jan. 10. If approved, “the 0.5 percent sales tax increase would replace the new Utility Improvement Fee, which has been approved to begin on March 1, 2023,” the agenda reads. “Either the fee or the tax is needed to fund the replacement of the City’s 40- and 70-year-old wastewater treatment plants.”
The end of September in Oklahoma still felt like summer days when the fall equinox arrived, and the landscape was greener than you would expect for our lack of rain. Even though it might not have felt like fall, the trees had begun to subtly give way to yellow and gold as the evenings cooled.