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Chickasha mayor nominated for seat on OML board
CHICKASHA – Mayor Zach Grayson was nominated by the City Council for appointment to the District 9 seat on the board of directors of the Oklahoma Municipal League. The city “realizes many benefits from the policy and legislative work” of the OML and supports its mission, “which is to provide services and programs to its members to assist them in better serving their citizens,” the council declared in a resolution.
Planned Water Outage on East Cherokee
ENID, OK (July 30, 2024) WHEN: Wednesday, July 31st from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: East Cherokee Avenue between North 12th Street and South 20th Street. DETAILS: City of Enid Utility Maintenance officials announced there will be a. planned water outage in the area of East Cherokee Avenue between...
New OKCPS Superintendent Shops For School Supplies For Back-To-School Bash
Saturday is Oklahoma City Public Schools' back-to-school bash, so with help from OU Health, it was time to shop for school supplies. “It’s actually just the atmosphere of the excitement of kids coming back to school,” said OKCPS's new superintendent Dr. Jamie Polk. Dr. Polk knows that excitement...
SEC Football Snapshots: The Oklahoma Sooners are undervalued in 2024
We're previewing the SEC as we inch closer to the start of the 2024 college football season. Our last preview was of the Missouri Tigers, and now we take a look at their old Big 12 rivals and SEC-newcomer, the Oklahoma Sooners. OU made big improvements under HC Brent Venables...
Summer is Ramping Up, but First Fall is Headed to Oklahoma Early
While we enjoyed what Oklahoma would consider a mild start to summer most of July, how often have you heard someone say "I hate to think what August is going to feel like..." Oklahoma is now paying the summer debt for the gentle month we've had. Highs across the state well above 100°, and it's only going to climb even higher over the next week.
Oklahoma State Board of Education to discuss controversial Bible mandate in public schools
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Board of Education is convening Wednesday for a special meeting to discuss a new mandate from the state superintendent that requires the Bible to be taught in public schools, just weeks before the start of the school year. After announcing the mandate, at...
State Education Department paid legal firm more than $38K in May, public records show
Public records show the Oklahoma State Department of Education, led by state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters, paid more than $38,000 to an Oklahoma City legal firm in May for the firm’s work, as the agency dealt with the sudden depletion of its entire in-house team of attorneys. Goodwin/Lewis attorneys Paul Cason, Jason...
Oklahoma Attorney General files petition against Statewide Charter School Board over St. Isidore contract
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a petition against the Statewide Charter School Board, stating board members will be held in contempt if they refuse to rescind the St. Isidore charter school contract.
Capital Perspectives: ORMCA meeting highlights shifting economic and labor trends
On July 13th I had the pleasure of providing the Market & Economic Update at the Oklahoma Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (ORMCA) summer meeting. Having covered “Markets” in a previous submis...