May is Women’s Health Month. The goal when highlighting this month is to empower women to make their health a priority and to help women understand what steps they can take to improve their health.
Have you ever heard the saying “the faster I go the behinder I get?” That is me to a T here at my Two Acre Paradise/Three Dog Circus. The Multi-County Master Gardener Association annual plant/rummage sale takes a huge bite out of my time all year, but especially in March, April and first week of May; this just happens to be the time that I should be concentrating on my OWN gardening.
Our weather has been an adventure of highs and lows, wet and dry conditions. While somewhat typical for Oklahoma, it can be challenge for gardeners. We seem to have had a lot of windy days too, which dries out our soil and our plants even more. Plant selection plays a big role in how much water you will potentially use for a garden area.
Shawnee Twin Lakes has been a hot topic lately. City leaders and residents have been navigating through months of discussion and deliberation to update lake regulations, and now, with the upcoming rush of summer activities looming, it’s game on for tackling some resident concerns – like needing lake patrol.
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision song contest winner appealed to Turkey’s president on Monday to save Ukrainian fighters from the besieged city of Mariupol amid Russia’s war.
The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners discussed and made changes to the county’s indigent policy during their regular meeting Monday. According to District 2 Commissioner Randy Thomas, commissioners voted to implement a stronger vetting process for those who wish to utilize indigent services.
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@news-star.com. May 18 The Senior Recreation Center at 401 N.
Seminole State College Assistant Professor of Math and STEM Division Chair Emily Carpenter recently attended the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) Forum in Reston, Virginia. The theme of the forum was High School to College Mathematics Pathways.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) announces that the Oklahoma School for the Deaf in Sulphur has been named as the first recipient of a grant through the Oklahoma Transportation Grant program. The grant will provide transportation reimbursement for 40 ninth through 12th grade students to visit the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City.
Ukraine mounts effort to rescue last fighters at steel mill KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Efforts were underway Tuesday to rescue the last of the defenders inside the Azovstal steel plant in the ruined city of Mariupol after Ukrainian officials said the fighters had “completed their mission” and there was no way to free the plant by military means. The Ukrainian military avoided using the term “surrender” to describe the effort to pull out of the steel plant to save as many lives as possible.