It’s the season of ticks, and while most Oklahomans know how to ward off the creepy crawlers, tick bites are a common occurrence that can cause serious health implications. Justin Talley, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock entomologist and head of the OSU Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, said the reproductive cycle of ticks becomes more prolific when temperatures and humidity levels rise.
Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?” Something my mother would say then laugh as she looked at my father working in his garden filled with dozens of tomato plants and other veggies. Although the oldest version of ‘Mary’ was published in 1744, practically everything about this nursery rhyme is in dispute. Was Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Tudor, or Mary Queen of Scots? Were those pretty maids all in a row Mary Queen of Scots’ ladies in waiting (who were all also named Mary) or Catholic nuns? Won’t even touch the cockle shells. Let’s just enjoy the garden poem at face value.
No one enjoys the queasy feeling of a stomach-ache, which can turn eating into a chore, while leaving most of us slightly, if not extremely, irritable. A horse dealing with colic is no stranger to these feelings or symptoms.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll still expects a new contract for wide receiver DK Metcalf to get finished this offseason even after Metcalf unexpectedly skipped the Seattle Seahawks’ minicamp this week.
After nearly six years in storage, more than 500 works of art are finally returning to the Oklahoma State Capitol. They are being joined by almost 20 newly commissioned monumental and life-sized works. The reinstallation of the artwork, representing five separate art collections, began Monday, June 6. It will unfold in phases through the end of the calendar year.
McLoud Elementary School teacher Leslie Norwood was named The Shawnee News-Star May Teacher of the Month, an award sponsored by Patriot Auto Group in Chandler. Norwood has worked in education for 15 years and she is honored and proud to receive this award.
Shawnee’s Santa Fe Depot may yet house local museum displays, if all continues to go well on a path that took a turn this week. Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer rescinded a recent notice to terminate the city’s longtime lease agreement with the Pottawatomie County Historical Society (PCHS) to operate a museum out of the Santa Fe Depot.
The City of Shawnee is beginning the public input process for the new Unified Development Code (UDC). The city is beginning a two-year process of updating its zoning code, sign code, and subdivision regulations to create a UDC.
• Check out the Sassy Dames Craft Show Friday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee. At this event talented Hand Crafters bring their creations from all over Oklahoma to show and sell their handcrafted items. Various items including wooden benches soaps, candles, crocheted goodies, silver jewelry, purses, jerky, fudge and more.