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A summer food assistance program for kids started this year, but 13 states declined the funds
Ashton Leach’s three daughters like to eat fruit bowls and smoothies made with milk, yogurt and whatever fruit is in the house. This summer Leach and her husband know they’ll be able to afford fresh fruit, because they’re participating in the SUN Bucks program. Formally called Summer EBT, it provides $40 per child per month for groceries to eligible families over the three summer months.
Oklahoma filmmaker plays 'Hailey's Game' to create award-winning supernatural LGBTQ movie
Katie Hightower blames the television show "Dawson's Creek," James Van Der Beek's titular character and the teen drama series' creator, Kevin Williamson, for her fledgling filmmaking career. "It's not the best show in the world, but I remember watching it. I watched Dawson, and he wanted to make films. And I wanted to be Dawson. I wanted to make films, too. So, I told my dad, 'I'm gonna go to NYU.' And he was like,...
Man pleads guilty, gets 27 years for driving truck through Barling restaurant, killing one
A man who crashed his truck into a Barling restaurant in November 2023, killing one person, pleaded guilty and was sentenced, according to court documents.
2 Oklahoma Students Receive National Award
Two Oklahoma students were honored with a national award for their vocal talents. Hayley Hitt and Cole Rogers were the winners of this year's Plimpton Foundation Award. They each received $2,500 and sang at the award presentation at Saint Paul's United Methodist Church in Muskogee. The Plimpton Foundation Award was...
Cherokee filmmaker dives into Oklahoma Superfund Site in short film 'Meet Me at the Creek'
Cherokee filmmaker Loren Waters didn't anticipate just how strongly she would feel connected to the land while working on her short film "Meet Me at the Creek." "As tribal people, we were removed from our homelands to be in northeastern Oklahoma. So, it wasn't a place we wanted to be. But we have to make it work," said Waters, who is also a citizen of the Kiowa Tribe. ...
Oklahoma governor rejected food aid for children. Now tribes are offering it instead
A new summer food program helped feed at least one in six Oklahoma children in its first month, after several tribal nations stepped in to distribute federal aid rejected by the governor. The program pays families up to $120 per child to cover groceries while school is out of session....
A Funeral Home Is Offering Ghostbusters Themed Burials For Fans
There’s being a fan, and then there’s being a fan for all of eternity. One funeral home in Arkansas has introduced a Ghostbusters urn — which looks like the group’s famous Ecto-1 vehicle — which can hold a true fan’s ashes in perpetuity. If you’re dead-set on a Ghostbusters-inspired funeral, this could be the way to go.
Watch: 'Joy, excitement' on display as boy lands first trophy bass
A young angler named Knox is clearly hooked when it comes to bass fishing. The accompanying footage, shared Monday by Bass Pro Shops, shows the boy reeling to shore his first trophy-size bass at PawPaw’s Pond in Arkansas. “Congrats on the catch, Knox!” Bass Pro Shops exclaimed via X....
Job numbers up but May jobless rates rise in most Arkansas metros
The four largest Arkansas-based metro areas posted year-over-year net job growth in May with Northwest Arkansas posting the largest percentage increase at 2.5%. Central Arkansas – Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway – was a close second at 2.24%. May jobless rates ranged from 2.5% in Northwest Arkansas...
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