Sidewalk project underway on Kickapoo
Residents are getting more opportunities to safely walk along city streets as sidewalk improvements continue at high-traffic routes. Work has begun to install sidewalks along Kickapoo, near 34th Street.
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LOCAL AND AREA NEWS BRIEFS
Local reports $12M expansion brings high-speed fiber to 12,000 Shawnee homes and businesses Bluepeak has begun connecting its first customers in Shawnee to officially launch its internet service in the Oklahoma community. The milestone follows a previously announced investment of $12 million to bring Bluepeak’s high-speed fiber network to roughly 12,000 homes and businesses in Shawnee.
Williams appointed to Pregnancy Task Force
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, has been appointed by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, to serve as his designee on Gov. Stitt’s Helping Every Life and Parent (H.E.L.P.) Task Force, formed in July by executive order.
Way-back Wednesday: Hughes Lumber Co. fire
It’s Way-Back Wednesday. This week’s photos show a blaze that destroyed Hughes Lumber Co., a local business at 424 E.
Potawatomi Trail of Death Caravan readies for next observance
In 1838, the state and federal governments forced the Potawatomi people to leave their Indiana homelands to make way for squatters who wanted Potawatomi lands. From Sept. 4 to Nov. 4, 1838, the United States forcibly removed a band of 859 Potawatomi and marched them from northern Indiana to present-day Kansas.
Patch burning a potential cost saver for supplemental feed
STILLWATER, Okla. – Ongoing research at Oklahoma State University shows that the process of patch burning has the potential to save cattle producers $20 per cow per year in supplemental feed costs.
Hort Q&A: When can I plan cool-season lawn or renovate the bare spots?
Here are some great lawn tips from David Hillock and Dennis Martin, both are specialists on OSU Campus who deal with turf questions. The period mid-September through early October in Oklahoma typically has near-ideal day/night temperature combinations for germination of cool-season grasses.
Federal initiative offers free HIV self-tests to prevent spread of the virus
OKLAHOMA CITY – September is World Sexual Health Month, and the Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Service (SHHR) at the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is implementing a program that provides free self-tests to identify human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV) to Oklahomans.
Tobacco Stops With Me launches new campaigns on dangers of secondhand smoke
Tobacco Stops With Me, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is launching two new campaigns to educate Oklahomans on the deadly health impact of secondhand smoke, which kills more than 50,000 nonsmoking Americans each year.