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Could This Be The Last Hot Summer Weekend In Oklahoma?
It's been a hot last few months of summer in Oklahoma. But a strong cold front is predicted to be heading for the state the last week of August that could usher in fall. So will this weekend be the last hot summer weekend for Oklahoma? Could fall actually come early?
State Election Board offers tips ahead of Oklahomans going to the polls on Tuesday
The Oklahoma State Election Board is offering tip and reminders as voters in 53 counties head to the polls on August 27. According to the State Election board voters will place their respective vote toward the August 27 Runoff Primary Election and several nonpartisan elections.
August 24th is the Biggest Day in Oklahoma Hunter Education
If you plan on hunting or getting the kids started this year, it's the biggest weekend across the state for hunter education classes. If you've been through one of these classes before, it may have been a little rough especially if you were an adult at the time. They're very geared towards children, but you cannot deny the success of these programs. Hunting accidents have fallen 70% since America and Canada started requiring them.
Oklahoma's Parental Choice Tax Credit program has no standards for accreditation
Only accredited private schools qualify for the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit program, a voucher-like state subsidy for parents to use toward tuition. But schools need only report the name of their accreditor. There is no verification beyond that, and any accreditor goes. Among the schools approved are Goodland Academy, a middle school in Hugo...
Elimination of Oklahoma grocery sales tax around the corner
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans will see a drop in their food bill with the upcoming elimination of the state sales tax on groceries. House Bill 1955 eliminates the state’s 4.5% tax on groceries effective Aug. 29. Local taxes will remain, such as those charged by cities. The law does not prohibit cities from increasing their […]
Love's plans 8 new EV charging stations in Oklahoma
Love's Travel Stops has begun adding new electric vehicle charging stations at dozens of stores across the country, including eight planned for Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City-based company already has six EV charging stations in Oklahoma: Two near the Texas border, one on the interstate between OKC and Tulsa, and stations near Chickasha, McAlester...
Women’s Cross Country Season Preview: Team Places 7th in Poll
By: Ryan Luttrell, Athletics Communication Director INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The women's cross country team received 119 votes in the year's preseason poll, putting them at 7th in the conference. The team also welcomed a new coach last month in Cameron Knudsen. The team took 7th in the conference championship last year, with Grace Giesler (Owasso, OK/Owasso) leading the returners from that event with a time of 23:57.24 in the 6k. The team average was 24:07.94. Giesler is one of four NCAA Regional qualifiers returning to the team this season, the others being Victoria Regitz (Rockville, MD/Rockville) , Grace Johnson (Rogersville,...
DHS director's resignation not tied to Woolley state custody case, governor's office says
After several days of silence about the situation, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt's office addressed Thursday the ongoing drama surrounding the abrupt resignation of Dr. Deborah Shropshire as executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. In an email to The Oklahoman, Stitt's spokesperson Abegail Cave wrote that Shropshire's resignation "is not at...
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