Oklahoma Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford met in Washington on Thursday with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and made official their opposition. The two Republicans said they did not support Jackson’s judicial philosophy and views.
The race for Oklahoma’s top schools chief now has a Democratic challenger. 2020 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Jena Nelson announced Thursday her candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction.
Legislators peppered the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department with questions Thursday following the release of findings from an investigation into a of a one-of-a-kind contract between the state and a private business in 2020, and the millions in subsidies it has been paid.
America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the highest inflation in 40 years.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. imposed sanctions on five North Korean entities Friday in response to two ballistic missile tests the reclusive Asian country conducted in February and March.
Many Christians around the world are weeks into observing Lent this year. Some are taking time to fast, pray and get closer to God for 40 days, ending on April 14. • As most people know, the 40 days represent the number of days Jesus fasted in the wilderness, which is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The biblical meaning for the number 40 is testing. Scripture details that Jesus was met with three great temptations by the devil that included physical hunger, the glamour of worldly power and the allure of false worship. • Jesus was at a vulnerable moment in his natural body because he was weak from not eating, so “the tempter” came to try to derail Jesus’ divine assignment from the Father.
When work needs to be done, but no one qualified is available to do it, it is sometimes necessary for unqualified people to attempt it. I know this from personal experience.
March wind whips an American flag as Bradford Pear trees display their white blooms. VICKY O.
Students in Media Productions class at North Rock Creek High School have been hired by Shawnee’s new professional basketball team “The Potawatomi Fire”. Gavin Cooper, Jayden Brown, and Skylar Wind all participate in Media Productions II under the tutelage of instructor, Tim Russell.
Check out Redeemer Lutheran Church, 39307 W. Mac- Arthur, Shawnee Friday, April 1 at 7 p.m. for a fun night of fellowship, movie, popcorn and pop; all free. Join us for your choice of two movies: “The Passion of the Christ” to experience the last 12 hours of Jesus’ life or watch, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” as the courageous voyagers travel to mysterious islands on a mission to save Narnia. Everyone is invited. For more information, call 405-273-6286. Jon the Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Office, CPN and other agencies for the Touch a Truck and Beyond event Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1702 Gordon Cooper Drive in Shawnee.