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Oklahoma's oldest no-kill sanctuary receives $5,000 Mutts Across America grant
EDMOND, OKLA (KOKH) — Oklahoma's oldest no-kill animal sanctuary was named Oklahoma's Mutts Across America Grant Recipient. Free to Live was awarded $5,000 by Miranda Lambert's MuttNation Foundation and Tractor Supply Co. "This award means so much to us in our 40th year of operation," said Reagan Hamlin, executive...
PM NewsBrief: Aug. 20, 2024
Oklahoma Joins Lawsuit Against Voter Registration Executive Order. Oklahoma has joined eight other states in suing the Biden Administration over its voter registration efforts. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is one of eight attorneys general listed in a federal lawsuit filed in Wichita, Kansas last week. The lawsuit stems from...
Cherokee Nation To Celebrate National Holiday
TAHLEQUAH, OK – The Cherokee Nation will be celebrating the 72nd annual Cherokee National Holiday at the end of August, including longstanding cultural favorites, as well as new events such as a youth livestock show and the second annual two-night concert at One Fire Field. The Cherokee National Holiday typically draws more than 100,000 visitors from across the country. Main holiday activities will be held Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 in Tahlequah, the capital of the Cherokee Nation.
Solar farms cropping up in southwest Oklahoma
SNYDER – There’s nothing new under the sun about farming in southwest Oklahoma, but using large swaths of land to harness the sun’s energy seems to be the newest cash crop. The North Fork Solar Farm, a 120-megawatt solar photovoltaic power generation facility, is located on 1,012...
Oklahoma law doesn’t give voters the power to remove state and county officials. It should.
Most home rule charter municipalities in our state, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa, have a recall procedure by which citizens may remove a city elected official. Nineteen states, including our neighbors in Kansas, Louisiana, and Colorado, have a method to recall a statewide elected official. But while some city charters give voters the power to […]
Shepherd's Cross Offers Fiber Arts Classes During Oklahoma Yarn Crawl
Oklahoma's fiber and yarn community is kicking off the fall-making season with the first-ever Oklahoma Yarn Crawl. Twelve stores are participating, including Shepherd's Cross in Claremore. A visit to the working farm is like stepping back in time. Its makers use ancient fiber arts techniques like loom weaving, drop spindles,...
The English Couldn’t Survive Summer in Oklahoma
The last few weeks have been a little contrived between Great Britain and America. First it was the whole "UK Police will extradite and arrest Americans if they post harmful thoughts online..." as if their whole island wouldn't be speaking German if it wasn't for America - and things have escalated to a beef over the weather.
Contractor in Oklahoma facing charges of embezzlement
A contracting company in the Tulsa area is now facing serious legal charges. The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit conducted an investigation, which has led to the contractor being charged with 17 counts of felony embezzlement and one count of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses. This is a significant development in the case.
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