Certified Healthy Oklahoma Applications are Open
Certified Healthy Oklahoma Applications are Open OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has started accepting applications for the 2022 Certified Healthy Oklahoma Program. Certified Healthy Oklahoma – a collaborative effort of OSDH, The Oklahoma Academy, Oklahoma Turning Point Council and the State Chamber of Oklahoma – is a public health initiative launched…
Read MoreCowboy Baseball Releases 2023 Schedule
Cowboy Baseball Releases 2023 Schedule STILLWATER – Oklahoma State’s 2023 baseball schedule includes 33 home games and four Big 12 Conference series at O’Brate Stadium. The Cowboys will open the season in Arlington, Texas, at the College Baseball Showdown, where they will face Missouri, Vanderbilt and Arkansas at Globe Life Field on Feb. 17-19.…
Read MoreHamilton questions legality of self-induced abortions in Oklahoma
Hamilton questions legality of self-induced abortions in Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, has requested that Attorney General John O’Connor provide an official legal opinion related to self-induced abortions. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade earlier this year, a letter sent in October urged the state’s chief legal and law enforcement official to…
Read MoreMost Deer in Rut Just Days Ahead of Gun Hunting Season
Most Deer in Rut Just Days Ahead of Gun Hunting Season The most highly anticipated day of the year for many thousands of Oklahoma hunters arrives this Saturday, Nov. 19, as the state’s deer gun hunting season officially begins a half-hour before sunrise. For many sportsmen and sportswomen, this will be the best time…
Read MoreSituation Update: COVID-19—November 18
Situation Update: COVID-19 In today’s Situation Update, we are including a link to two hospital capacity reports, one outlining the number and percent of Unoccupied Adult ICU beds by region, and the other the number and percent of Unoccupied Adult Inpatient Beds by region. We want to emphasize this is a point in time count…
Read MoreNew Director of Oklahoma Film + Music Office Named
New Director of Oklahoma Film + Music Office Named OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), a division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, is proud to announce that Jeanette Stanton has been named as the new Director of OF+MO. Stanton joined OF+MO in 2014 as Deputy Director. A graduate of the University…
Read MoreOklahoma State Park Bathrooms Receive Upgrades Saving Taxpayers $30M
Oklahoma State Park Bathrooms Receive Upgrades Saving Taxpayers $30M Several state parks were part of a major bathroom upgrade that resulted in a 64.3%reduction in cost compared to the previous restroom replacement units OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department saved taxpayers $30 million as the agency completed a multi-year process of upgrading…
Read MoreRonnie Lee Ogden
Ronnie Lee Ogden Funeral services for Ronnie Lee Ogden will be Monday, November 21, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment will follow at the Morse Cemetery of Okemah. Ronnie Lee Ogden was born May 16, 1950 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Ewell Lee Ogden and Louise (Buckhanon) Ogden.…
Read MoreDonald Lee Rutland
Donald Lee Rutland Funeral services for Donald Lee Rutland will be Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Freewill Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah, Oklahoma. Donald Lee Rutland was born August 22, 1938 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Glenn Ralph Rutland and Willie Lee (McCurdy) Rutland. He passed…
Read MoreRev. Harry James Anderson
Rev. Harry James Anderson Funeral services for Rev. Harry James Anderson will be held Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 1:30 PM at the Sandcreek Baptist Church of Wetumka. Interment will follow at the Sandcreek Church Cemetery. A prayer service will be held Tuesday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in…
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