Senates gives final OK to lynching bill
WASHINGTON – Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S., sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law.
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Grove Band earns First Division at District Band Contest
Grove Band earned First Division at District Contest at Santa Fe High School in Edmond Thursday, March 3. The band received Superior in performance and sight read, earning them the Outstanding Achievement Award.
NATION & WORLD WATCH
Explosion, fire at Maryland apartment complex ruled accident SILVER SPRING, Md. – An explosion and fire that destroyed a Maryland apartment building last week was accidental and caused by a maintenance worker who cut a gas line instead of a waste pipe, an official said Monday.
2022 Livestock Show, auction benefits local students
The 2022 Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock show was a success, with the Premium Sale bringing in just over $225,000 from area businesses supporting local students. Suzanne Gilbert said the PCJLS also awarded four $2,000 scholarships and every exhibitor was set to get get at least $1,100, Gilbert said, but each left with no less than $1,200 thanks to additional add-on funds from BancFirst, First United Bank and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
Biden seeks funds to promote global gender equity
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he will ask Congress for $2.6 billion for foreign aid programs that promote gender equality worldwide, more than double the size of last year’s request.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@newsstar.com. March 9 The Tecumseh Cemetery will start spring clean-up on Thursday, March 10 at 8 a.m.
OSDH Invites Oklahomans to Create ‘Blue Ribbon Trees’ for Child Abuse Prevention Month
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 14,000 Oklahoma children suffered abuse and neglect in 2021. In an effort to raise public awareness for child abuse prevention, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is inviting organizations and individuals to decorate trees with blue ribbons during April for National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
OHP launches new Twitter page for alerts
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has launched a new Twitter page specifically for public safety alerts in an effort to place actionable information into the hands of the public on their phones which will better disseminate critical information to citizens.
Five things to know about rising gas costs
Drivers across the nation and in Oklahoma are paying more at the pump to fuel their vehicles. AAA’s gas price website showed the average price nationally for a gallon of unleaded gasoline broke $4 for the first time since 2008 on Sunday, and likely soon could eclipse an all-time record price of about $4.114 set on July 17 of that year.
‘We can do better than this’
Everything changed when Clayton McCook’s daughter, Lily, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 10 years ago. When she was just 3 years old, the diagnosis meant she suddenly required four shots a day, and extra ones any time she ate something with carbohydrates.