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Fall gardens are planted in the heat of summer Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Media Contact: Trisha Gedon | Sr. Communications Specialist | 405-744-3625 | [email protected] Share For many gardeners, the summer months are the busiest of the growing season. There’s nothing quite like the taste of fresh-picked fruits and vegetables. Fortunately, harvesting garden-fresh produce can…

Baker to Chair Southern Legislative Conference Education Committee OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, this week was elected chair of the Education Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC). She has served as vice chair of the regional committee since 2021. Baker, a former teacher, chairs the House Common Education Committee. “This nomination by…

Blancett’s Work Leads to New Criminal Justice Task Force, Applauds Governor’s Efforts  OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, through two years of interim studies and building legislative consensus, built the framework which led to the new statewide criminal justice task force announced this week by Governor Kevin Stitt. Blancett applauded Governor Stitt and his…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 10, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.10/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Prices in Oklahoma are 5.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 123.9 cents per gallon lower than…

Donations Doubled for Food for Kids News On 6 & Burnett Home Improvement Team Up For Matching Campaign TULSA, Okla. – Green Country was hit by a powerful storm in June, leaving thousands without power, some for as long as a week. Many lost food as a result, and even after power was restored, many…

Enrollment for new students continues at ECU  ADA – Enrollment options are still available for new students planning to enroll for classes at East Central University this fall. The university has already hosted six successful group enrollment events – known as “Tiger Enrollment Days” – this year. The last Tiger Enrollment Day event of the…

Southeast Oklahoma Students Receive World-Class Arts Instruction
 47th Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain concludes Oklahoma City, Okla. — Eleven of the state’s most artistically advanced students from six schools in southeast Oklahoma attended the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain (OSAI) in June. OSAI is an intensive two-week residential school that provides…

Oklahoma Senior Games to send 124 athletes to Nationals A total of 124 athletes will represent Oklahoma in the National Senior Games to be held in Pittsburgh, PA July 7th through the 18th.  Athletes 50 and older will complete in a variety of sporting events, basketball, road racing, pickleball, bowling, and track and field, just…

Springtime Severe Weather Extends Through June July 3, 2023 June took up the slack for May’s relatively tame severe weather output—at least by Oklahoma’s standards—with 10 tornadoes and two possible derechos that left over half of a million Oklahomans without power. While storms threatened the state throughout the month, the most intense severe weather was…

July 3, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Prices in Oklahoma are 0.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 129.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…