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Part of soutbound I-35 in OKC will close Monday and Tuesday nights. Here's a detour.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation announced a stretch of interstate highway lanes in the Oklahoma City area will be closed for two nights. Southbound Interstate 35 should be closed at Interstate 44 from 8 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, the department said. It will then close again from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday, due to ongoing road work in the area.
When is the first day of school? Start dates for Oklahoma City metro area school districts
Though it's still summer now, kids will soon return to school. Districts prepare this month with board meetings ahead of the Fall semester. These schools in the metro area have their 2024-25 academic calendars already posted. As parents check off school supply lists, classes start as early as Aug. 1. See the full list below. ...
Tribes step up to feed kids; OKC shootings down; college tuition; Oklahoma's racist roots
🌞 Temperature check: Variably cloudy, becoming windier and humid with a gusty thunderstorm in the afternoon; thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, flash flooding and hail, according to AccuWeather. Expect a high today of 90 degrees and a low of 67. 📅 Today in History: In 1981, President Ronald Reagan...
OKC Mayor Holt has excluded himself from national politics due to his decency | Opinion
We are in a strange era of political sentiments where people describe their politics not only in opposition to others but with broad and meaningless tribal identifiers. What is a “Conservative,” a “Liberal,” a “Progressive,” a “Republican” or a “Democrat?" I have no idea what any of these words mean outside of a tribal identifier, unattached to any consistent through line of policy positions or principles, and I severely doubt anyone else does. It’s a label to signify which team one’s on, not what they think.
OKC Housing Authority nears shortfall, will stop handing out housing choice vouchers for 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's housing crisis could soon reach another critical point after the Oklahoma City Housing Authority announced it will have to stop giving out vouchers for the rest of the year. Local housing agencies are getting close to what they call shortfall, where they will have to...
Oklahoma City reminds residents of odd/even watering schedule amid hot months
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma City Utilities is reminding customers of the permanent odd/even watering schedule. Customers with property addresses that end in an odd number can use their outdoor sprinklers on odd-number calendar days. Customers with addresses that end in an even number can use their lawn sprinklers...
New interstate highway coming, thousands wait for housing vouchers and how SEC membership helps OU academically
🌞 Temperature check: More thunderstorms are likely in the OKC metro area this morning, becoming less frequent in the afternoon. Highs expected in the upper 70s, dropping to mid 60s tonight. 📅 Today in History: in 2011, NASA launched its last space shuttle mission. The final mission of the...
Oklahoma City ranked as one of the worst cities in the US for air pollution
The Oklahoma City metro area has risen to one of the worst cities in the country for air pollution, reports the American Lung Association. The 2024 State of the Air report ranked Oklahoma City as the 25th most polluted by annual particle pollution. Though the metro area was less affected by wildfire smoke in this year’s report, OKC is still grappling with pollutionfrom local industrial and mobile sources, the report states, as well as high ozone days.
Heat waves: Home sale increase in OKC area, but lags behind central and southwest Oklahoma
Home sales heated up headed toward summertime in OKC, the rest of central Oklahoma and parts west, with transactions in May up 12.3% from April and higher than any previous month in 2024, according to the Oklahoma City Metro Association of Realtors. Realtor-brokered sales numbered 2,349 in the area covered by MLSOK Inc.,...
OKC overwhelmed by pet overpopulation; free spay/neuter services offered
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Animal Shelters in the OKC metro area are overwhelmed, many of them exceeding capacity for dogs and cats. PETA says the best solution to the pet overpopulation issue is spaying and neutering your pets, this summer they have placed ads in Oklahoma City urging Oklahomans to do so.
Brand new Earlywine Golf Clubhouse opens
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — After months of construction and anticipation, the Earlywine Golf Clubhouse is ready to open!. There will be a grand opening for the new facility on July 10 at 10:30 a.m. The new, 8,000-square-foot clubhouse features a full-service restaurant and bar called The Overlook Restaurant and...
Provence promoted to YFD battalion chief
A 24-year Yukon Fire Department veteran has been promoted to battalion chief. Cary Provence celebrated his most recent promotion during a July 3rd ceremony at YFD headquarters, 1000 E Main. Provence became a full-time Yukon firefighter in September 2000 after serving as a volunteer. Provence’s previous promotions were to the...
Oklahoma City Zoo launches Nature Explorers Preschool for young children
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Zoo has opened enrollment for Nature Explorers Preschool. Children ages three to five are eligible for the brand-new preschool center that brings education and nature together. The program's curriculum includes outdoor and nature-based activities, daily zoo explorations, interactions with special animal...
Oklahoma City Recognized as Best-Run Large City in the U.S. by WalletHub Study
In recent years, local leadership in Oklahoma City has faced unprecedented challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and increasing homicide rates. Managing a city, especially a large one, requires balancing diverse public interests with limited resources. Leaders must make critical decisions about essential services, budget allocations and local tax rates.
New Oklahoma school board takes over charter oversight, Catholic school Court order
OKLAHOMA CITY — A newly formed state board that promises to be “the tip of the spear” in education innovation for Oklahoma met for the first time on Monday. The Statewide Charter School Board will oversee seven virtual charter schools and four brick-and-mortar charter schools in Oklahoma. It also takes on the mantle of carrying […] The post New Oklahoma school board takes over charter oversight, Catholic school Court order appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
Interim executive director named for Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
OKLAHOMA CITY – A board that oversees the state’s cosmetology and barbering industries named an interim executive director at its meeting Monday. The Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering announced Michelle McFarland will oversee the agency’s operations as it continues to search for a permanent leader. They’ve been searching for a permanent leader following […] The post Interim executive director named for Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
Santa Fe’s award-winning band marches the streets of Edmond in annual fourth of July parade
Santa Fe’s band marched the 1.5-mile stretch of Edmond’s annual LibertyFest, an Edmond tradition for over 50 years. The band played patriotic tunes such as Yankee Doodle, and Oklahoma!, our state song. The band began rehearsing for the parade in early June. These rehearsals are the first for...
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