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Fertilizer From Human Waste Faces Scrutiny but Remains a Profitable Industry
This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. The cool morning spring breeze hit Saundra Traywick “like a punch to the face.”. Walking through her wooded 38-acre donkey farm in central Oklahoma, Traywick suddenly found it hard to breathe as the air smelled “toxic” and “like death.”
New Small Business Problems & Priorities Survey: Inflation, Taxes, and Uncertainty Dominate Concerns for Main Street
Oklahoma City – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released the eleventh edition of its quadrennial report: “Small Business Problems and Priorities.”. First published in 1982, this report is issued every four years by the NFIB Research Center. The 2024 report is based on a nationwide survey...
Catoosa Football Working On Winning Culture
Sal Guerrero begins his fourth year at Catoosa, his second as head coach. Coming off the 2023 season in which the Indians doubled their win total, goals are high in Port City. The next step is one of consistency, according to Coach Guerrero. "Winning season, playoffs, that's the ultimate goal," says Guerrero. "I'm not trying to take Catoosa where they need to be; I'm trying to get them where they were before." That includes a couple of trips to the state quarterfinals and semifinals within the last 15 years. "I'm trying to get that winning culture to come back and have the community buy-in.”
Controversy swirls around Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A mercurial dispute is underway in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, concerning Price Tower—Frank Lloyd Wright’s only built skyscraper completed in 1956. Price Tower’s current owners—Cynthia and Anthem Blanchard of Copper Tree, Green Copper Holdings, and others—stand accused by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy of selling original furniture and artifacts from inside the building to a midcentury design collector in Dallas.
USDA and Heartland taking applications for $3.7 million food businesses grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Heartland Regional Food Business Center are accepting grant applications from small- to mid-sized farmers and food businesses in the central United States. The first round of Business Builder Grants is worth about $3.7 million, and awardees will receive $5,000 to $50,000. Only projects based in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, […]
Bartlesville Ladies Connection Guest Night
Grab your boots & Hat then, Join us for a BBQ Guest Night - men and women - at Woolaroc Event Center! Thursday Sept 22 at Woolaroc Ranch, Museum & Wildlife Preserve hWY 123 west of Bartlesville. Kevin Hock, CEO of the Frank Phillips Foundation and COO of Woolaroc will...
Universities and colleges return for fall semester starting Monday
Several major universities across the state – including the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and the University of Central Oklahoma – are headed back to class this week. >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. With students back on campus, it means heavier...
Scotfest is Coming to Broken Arrow
Scotfest is returning to Broken Arrow in 2024! This festival is an authentic Scottish festival and a celebration of Celtic, Irish, and Scottish culture. This year’s Scotfest will feature live modern Scotrock and Celtic music every day, athletic contests, shows of authentic cultural dances, food trucks, vendors whiskey tasting and more! There is also plenty of fun activities for kids including a fun zone, and cultural games and races for them to enjoy a piece of the fun. This three-day festival lasts from September 13th – 15th, and tickets are on sale now. For more information about this event, click here.
LEDC pursued 29 economic development ‘leads’ in FY 2024, exec reports
The Lawton-Fort Sill Economic Development Corporation pursued more than two dozen prospective “leads” in Fiscal Year 2023-24. In fact, LEDC President Brad Cooksey huddled behind closed doors with the Lawton City Council last Tuesday to discuss an “ongoing industrial development proposal.”. One of the LEDC’s success stories...
Pay or your son dies: Families of Oklahoma prisoners facing extortion from in-prison gangs
Cynthia and her husband spent an ordinary day in December 2022 driving to their retirement home, planning to clean it out after the holidays. Then, her phone buzzed. “Where is my (expletive) money your son caught out owing me,” the text read. “I’ll send word wherever he goes if you try and call (a...
AP tabs SEC adding Texas and Oklahoma as more impactful than Big Ten adding Oregon, Washington, UCLA, and USC
The Associated Press's Eric Olson and Ralph D. Russo published a piece titled "Ranking the top 25 changes coming to college football in 2024" and listed Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC higher than the Big Ten adding Oregon, Washington, UCLA, and USC. Texas and OU to the SEC was...
Headlines: School security funding, voter registration lawsuit & “Tulsa King” trailer
AG tells Superintendent Ryan Walters to release safety money to schools. (KOSU) Walters had met with state leaders before requesting they impeach him. (NewsOK) Mistake by SDE attorney could keep bible mandate lawsuit in state court. (NewsOK) Skiatook Public Schools faces criticism for religious homework. (KOSU) TPS board approves employee...
Shattuck FFA attends 580 Cattle Conference
WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA -- Shattuck FFA officers attended the first annual 580 Cattle Conference on Monday, August 12, at the Woodward County Event Center. This one-day event hosted numerous guest speakers and aimed to provide educational opportunities to those involved in the cattle industry. Breakout sessions included talks from Congressman Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur, Dr. David Lalman of Oklahoma State University, Ellis County veterinarian Richard Prather, and more.
Win concert tickets to see Dirty Heads and Slightly Stoopid in Oklahoma City
Enter below for a chance to win tickets to see Dirty Heads and Slightly Stoopid on Sunday, September 1, 2024 at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City. The contest ends at noon, Monday, August 26, 2024. You can buy tickets to the show here.
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