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Oklahoma Small Town, Known For Popular Sale, Left Severely Damaged
Following severe weather in parts of Oklahoma last night, Mountain View's sale barn announced that they would not be hosting their usual horse sale for July due to damage. In a town where the most exciting things every year are the fair, harvest and the monthly sale, it's a pretty big deal when you might not be able to make one happen.
Oklahoma Aquarium Expands With New Aquatic Research Center
The Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks is building new tanks for expanded research. The bull sharks are the main attraction at the Oklahoma Aquarium, with five adult sharks in a 380,000-gallon habitat. The aquarium claims the largest collection of bull sharks in North America and is planning a $10 million Aquatic...
Corporate chain offers reimbursement after towing incident disrupts Tulsa Farmers’ Market
A business that towed dozens of cars from its parking lot is reimbursing affected farmers' market shoppers. Last Saturday, Tulsa Farmers' Market customers parked at MyEyeDr. in Kendall Whittier, mistakenly thinking it was closed as usual on Saturdays. MyEyeDr. called for tow trucks to clear their lot for patients. 30...
Help celebrate KOCO 5's 70th anniversary as our On the Road Tour heads to Guthrie
GUTHRIE, Okla. — KOCO 5 is going back On the Road on Wednesday, visiting Guthrie as we continue to celebrate our 70th anniversary. Guthrie has such a rich history in Oklahoma dating back to the Land Run. In 1907, the city actually became the first capital of Oklahoma. On...
Lawton homeless shelter on the brink of closing has change in ownership
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The C Carter Crane Homeless Shelter has a change in ownership to prevent the shelter from closing its doors to the community. Embrace Hope is taking over from the Great Plains Improvement Foundation after financial troubles caused the organization to hand over the keys. “We were...
Roland assistant football coach promoted to head job
Roland High School did not have to look far to find the successor for football coach Austin Cantrell, who played his high school football with the Rangers and left this summer to take a coaching job at Rogers (Ark.) Heritage High School. The Roland Public Schools Board of Education just promoted one of its assistant football coaches.
International Drum Corps Competition Takes Over Broken Arrow High School
People from all over the country were in Broken Arrow to perform in the annual Drums of Summer Drum Corps competition. After hours of making sure they hit every note and got every step on point, the Ohio Bluecoats were ready to compete in the Drum Corps International Drums of Summer.
RELOCATED: Neighbors have fox moved from Tulsa to Broken Arrow
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — When a family of foxes moved into a quiet suburban neighborhood near 51st and Sheridan in the spring, their human neighbors didn't like it. They feared the foxes might pose a danger to people and pets, so Darryl Johnson called the City of Tulsa to ask it to catch and relocate the animals.
Norman City Council discusses Comanche Street project, special UNP arena TIF election lawsuit in special meeting
The Norman City Council discussed a project proposal requiring vacating Comanche Street and adjourned into an executive session to discuss the newly filed lawsuit seeking to cancel the special UNP project TIF election at a special meeting Tuesday. During the meeting, City Council members also discussed procedures for pursuing fixing...
From caves to caterpillars: How Oklahoma schools are working to beat the ‘summer slide’
It usually refers to learning loss in reading and math, though other areas of child development can be affected, like behavior. The term gained popularity in the 90s when researchers began studying how the summer break’s dip in learning snowballed into cumulative effects year after year. On average, students lose about 20% of their school-year gains in reading and 27% in math.
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