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A new year is transition. The date changes. Some of us will mess up writing a check a time or two because we’ll write 2024 until it finally sinks in that we are in a new year.
Read moreMost of my adult life has been in service to the great State of Oklahoma, first, as an elected State House Member out of Poteau, Oklahoma; next, as a State Senator representing LeFlore and Sequoyah Counties; and then a seven-year stint as Anadarko’s city manager. Yet none of these roles have been as meaningful and impactful to me as the opportunity to represent rural Oklahomans as their State Director for USDA Rural Development under the appointment of President Joe Biden.
Read moreThe U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations hit by severe storms, straight line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred April 25-May 9, 2024 to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) before Jan. 30, 2025.
Read moreAttorney General Gentner Drummond last week dismissed a criminal charge filed by Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicky Behenna against Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Joseph Gibson in connection with an Oct. 27 incident involving Mr. Lich Vu. Drummond entered an appearance in the case on Monday, Dec. 23, effectively taking over the prosecution.
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Football season is winding down to the biggest games of the year, and fans can't wait to find out if their favorite teams will make a playoff run.
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Winter weather is welcomed by some and loathed by others. Some want to hibernate until the mercury rises and the warm sun returns, while others relish in the crisp air, fluffy snow and the absence of insects.
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