The Oklahoma Legislature recently appropriated $11.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to establish and expand vital Oklahoma CareerTech workforce development programs. The Legislature appropriated $5 million to CareerTech to create a program to train broadband infrastructure installation workers.
Oklahoma Baptist University announces the launch of three new engineering programs beginning with the fall semester of 2023. The degree options will include Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering. Each of the degree programs will be taught in a context that relates to the aerospace industry but will prepare students for entry into any industry requiring these engineering degrees.
Local gems make up Shawnee life: See how well you know Shawnee. With Halloween just around the corner, homes across town are on spooky display.
Lessons learned from Queen Elizabeth’s passing The world stopped. Paused.
The fall season brings many fun things – pumpkin spice, Halloween, corn mazes and cooler weather! Another wonderful thing about fall is grocery stores tend to sell more winter squash. Despite the name, winter squash isn’t grown or harvested in the winter. In fact, if you want to plant winter squash, it is best to wait until spring (after the last frost).
The City of Shawnee was awarded $9.9 million in federal American Rescue Act (ARPA) funding, as approved during a special session of the Oklahoma Legislature, and subsequently signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Clowns use fun show to share important safety and prevention message The Shawnee Fire Department (SFD) is in the middle of its annual Prevention Week awareness effort; Thursday night the team held a public performance at Shawnee Middle School. The program, now in its 30th year, features local fire clowns — with the help of their Fire Dog, Sparky — teaching area children fire and life safety topics like, Stop, Drop and Roll, 911 and the importance of staying calm during an emergency.
On Saturday, October 15, from 2-4 pm in the Geiger Center Ballroom, Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) will showcase Dances of the Decades during Homecoming weekend (THE WEEKEND). This event is free to current OBU students with ID.
Do you ever feel stressed? Is stress a regular component of your lifestyle? What exactly is stress? What causes it and what can you do to manage and reduce it? What you experience as stress is the result of your reaction to the events, circumstances, and people you encounter. The more you feel frustrated, a victim, helpless, a target, or picked on, the more you feel stressed.
You may have noticed the pink ribbon on the front page since Oct. 1 as we observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month.