Dale High School student and 17-year-old Madison Van Brunt will compete in barrel racing during the International Youth Finals Rodeo in Shawnee July 10-15. According to Van Brunt, she has been barrel racing for about five years and she has grown up with horses.
Throughout the month of July, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) will be celebrating it’s annual Giving in July campaign. It is a month dedicated to recognizing the volunteer Sponsorship Groups and individuals who “give back” to their communities while helping to share the mission to Remember, Honor and Teach, all year long.
Services have been scheduled for local attorney and District Attorneyelect David Hammer, who died suddenly July 3. Hammer, 47, defeated Republican incumbent Allan Grubb and Republican candidate Tanya Roland in the June 28 election and was scheduled to take office in January 2023.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Overall receipts to Oklahoma’s treasury were up 15% during the fiscal year that ended June 30, fueled by record-high tax collections on oil and natural gas production, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said Tuesday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This Panel will focus on EPA’s development of a proposed rule to collect data to inform each step of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation and risk management process.
TECUMSEH - Darryl K. Fields, who has more than 30 years of experience working with juveniles, has been named superintendent of the Office of Juvenile Affairs’ (OJA) Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center (COJC).
STILLWATER, Okla. – Thousands of Oklahomans are missing an opportunity to lower their monthly internet bills. The federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program is available to help households pay for internet service, but few have signed up since the program’s debut in December 2021.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group seeking a statewide vote on whether to fully legalize adult use of marijuana in Oklahoma submitted boxes of signatures on Tuesday with hopes of getting the question on the November ballot.
Many gathered for an Independence Day Celebration in memory of veteran David Boardman in the Oklahoma Veterans Memorial Park July 4. There was a presentation of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, an invocation and people sang “My Country tis of Thee.” In addition, Captain David Stevens educated the audience on the USS Oklahoma Battleship, which was in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Pet owners may think fleas and ticks are a seasonal issue, but experts with Oklahoma State University Extension say these pests can be a year-round problem. “Ticks and fleas are an issue for all animals, but pets in particular,” said Dr.