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OU Announces 2023-2024 Presidential Speakers Series
OU Announces 2023-2024 Presidential Speakers Series NORMAN, OKLA. – The University of Oklahoma has announced its lineup for the 2023-2024 Presidential Speakers Series dinners. The fall 2023 event will feature a point/counterpoint discussion with professors Robert P. George of Princeton University and Cornel West of Union Theological Seminary, and the spring 2024 dinner will…
Read MoreGovernor Stitt signs executive order to boldly stand with women
Governor Stitt signs executive order to boldly stand with women Tuesday, August 01, 2023 Governor Kevin Stitt led the nation as the first governor to issue an executive order to boldly stand with women — defining sex-based words like ‘female,’ ‘woman,’ and ‘mother’ and protecting women-only spaces. Joining the governor in today’s signing ceremony was Independent Women’s…
Read MoreCANCELED: SPECIAL MEETING OF HOUSING STANDARDS BOARD
The meeting was canceled due to a lack of quorum. SPECIAL MEETING OF HOUSING STANDARDS BOARD TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023, @ 6:00 P.M. OKEMAH CITY HALL, 502 WEST BROADWAY, OKEMAH, OK AGENDA: 1) MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AND FLAG SALUTE. 2) ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM. 3)APPROVAL OF MINUTES. 4)SWEARING IN OF NEW…
Read MoreGovernor Stitt taps Ellen Buettner to serve as CEO of Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Governor Stitt taps Ellen Buettner to serve as CEO of Oklahoma Health Care Authority On August 2, 2023, Governor Kevin Stitt announced his appointment of Ellen Buettner as CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). “For 15 years, Ellen has been a dedicated public servant in the health and human services sector and she…
Read MoreAnnual Tax-Free Weekend is An Opportunity to Shop Small
Annual Tax-Free Weekend is An Opportunity to Shop Small Certain clothing and footwear items will be exempt from sales tax Friday, August 4 through August 6 OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 3, 2023) – Ahead of the annual Tax-Free Weekend, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) here in Oklahoma is encouraging consumers to shop small. The…
Read MoreWeaver calls national law enforcement conference held in OKC ‘tremendous success’
Weaver calls national law enforcement conference held in OKC ‘tremendous success’ OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, extended his thanks to all the members of law enforcement who traveled across the country to participate in the national summer conference for CALEA, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., held in Oklahoma City…
Read MoreOkemah Insurance and Cross Timbers Insurance merge
Okemah Insurance and Cross Timbers Insurance merge By R.L. Thompson The Okemah Insurance Agency, Inc. and Cross Timbers Insurance Group, LLC announced their merger on July 19. Tom Sexton has operated the Okemah Insurance Agency for almost 18 years. His daughter Dixie Sexton White joined him at the agency a few years ago. While Tom…
Read MoreResponse from the Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry about the Separation of Church and State here in the state of Oklahoma.
We all come from traditions in which prayer features heavily as a way to connect to God, as well as our own capacity for gratitude, the necessity for care and help, and our interconnectedness. Our faith lives are enriched by this practice, be it personal or communal, and all of our traditions speak of living…
Read MoreNotification of walkaway: Devon A. Conway #710759
Notification of walkaway: Devon A. Conway #710759 VINITA, OKLA. – Devon A. Conway (ODOC #710759), an inmate at Northeastern Oklahoma Community Corrections Center in Vinita, Okla., unlawfully walked away at approximately 8:45 p.m. on July 29, 2023. Inmate Conway, 33, is a Hispanic male serving a multiple sentences out of Jackson County for endangering others…
Read MoreDrummond intercedes to represent State of Oklahoma in lawsuit over unlawful tribal gaming compacts signed by Governor
Drummond intercedes to represent State of Oklahoma in lawsuit over unlawful tribal gaming compacts signed by Governor OKLAHOMA CITY (July 25, 2023) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has stepped in to represent the interests of Oklahoma in a three-year-old lawsuit that has drained state resources in defense of unlawful gaming compacts orchestrated by Governor Kevin…
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