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Sonya McDaniel, Extension Educator, FCS/CED OSU Extension Center There are so many different aspects to financial health. Following a budget, building an emergency savings account, and even improving your credit score.

By Elisabeth Slay The Shawnee News-Star eslay@news-star.com Students of McLoud Public Schools will return to school August 9 to find various improvements and updates were made to the district’s school sites throughout the summer. According to Superintendent Rhonda Hockenbury, the custodians and maintenance departments of MPS were busy making improvements throughout the summer.

TSET Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is encouraging Oklahoma parents and teachers to emphasize healthy behaviors as they prepare for a new school year. Establishing healthy habits can improve well-being and academic performance as children return to a classroom routine.

The search is over; Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer has made an employment offer to Lindsey McNabb-Fox as the city’s next finance director and city. “Ms.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor on Tuesday announced that Oklahoma is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for allowing illegal foreign robocalls into the United States. This bipartisan nationwide Task Force has one goal: to reduce illegal robocalls. The Task Force will focus on shutting down the providers that profit from this illegal scam traffic and refuse to take steps to mitigate scam calls.

With the fall semester beginning Aug. 15, Seminole State College will host its Enrollment Extravaganza event and extend enrollment hours to cater to prospective student schedules from Aug. 8 to Aug. 13. The event will feature games, popcorn, hot dogs, cotton candy and campus tours. Students who stop by during the event can enter a raffle for a $250 or $500 tuition wavier. The drawing will take place on 1:00 p.m. on Aug. 13.

The transition from high school graduate to new college student is an exciting milestone, and moving away from home is part of the process for many. AAA Oklahoma reminds college students and their parents of important steps – which very few think of – before heading off to school: review your insurance policy and make a plan for car maintenance.

The first post-election audits authorized under a 2019 law, 26 O.S. § 3-130, have been completed and the results are now available, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announces. The post-election audits confirmed the accuracy of the June 28 primary elections.