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Oklahoma Animal Shelters Face Overcrowding As Kennel Operators Offer Discounts, Incentives To Adopt
With animals as young as 8 weeks old at-risk to be euthanized in kennels across the Oklahoma City metro due to overcrowding, shelter owners are working to get as many animals adopted. OKC Animal Welfare says the issue stems from animal surrenders and backyard breeding. Staff and volunteers at OKC...
The Twister Museum in Oklahoma is Hosting A Car Show/Settlers Celebration
As the fair season kicks off across Oklahoma with the promise of cooler weather, this is one community celebration you might want to take in. It's the 102nd Annual Old Settlers Celebration - commemorating the opening of the Cherokee Strip - hosted by the Twister Museum in Wakita, Oklahoma. Not...
Oklahoma prosecutor undecided on whether to seek death penalty in triple homicide case
SALLISAW, Okla. — Stacy Lee Drake, 50, a man charged with killing three people in Oklahoma, appeared in court Monday. The court entered a not guilty plea to the first of the killings on his behalf. The district attorney has not decided whether he'll seek the death penalty in...
SW Oklahoma voters choose their leaders on Aug. 27
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Oklahoma voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 27, for a variety of different races that could have a large effect on the southwest portion of the state. Aug. 27 marks the primary runoff elections for some state and local offices, as well as some...
Four legislative races to be decided in primary runoff elections on Tuesday
Some Oklahoma voters head to the polls on Tuesday to vote on state legislative races – four of which will be decided in primary election runoffs. Other races will require a November general election contest. If the election has no opponent from another party, it’s likely that Republican voters will decide who wins...
Kaylee Lockwood Selected as 2024 NextGen Under 30 Award Honoree
Central Tech is proud to announce that Kaylee Lockwood, one of our outstanding team members, has been selected as a 2024 NextGen Under 30 Award honoree. This prestigious recognition is awarded to young professionals across Oklahoma who have demonstrated exceptional talent, leadership, and a commitment to making a positive impact in their communities.
Oklahoma medical marijuana industry calls out OMMA for licensing backlog
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kyle King said he’s invested $100,000 into Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry, hoping to become a licensed grower. After over a year of waiting on the state’s regulatory agency to approve his ownership, he’s now considering taking his business to another state. With a legislatively-imposed moratorium on issuing new licenses, King has to […]
Plenty big ticket votes await Oklahomans in November. But one key issue will be missing.
Oklahoma’s November ballot will include many big items to vote on, including our next president, a corporation commissioner and our newest state lawmakers. Disappointingly an option to expand women’s reproductive health access won’t be one. Because regardless of one’s beliefs on abortion access, Oklahoma voters deserve the opportunity to vote on the path forward for […]
Oklahoma task force seizes thousands of marijuana plants, cash and guns from illegal grow
Authorities raided an Okmulgee County marijuana grow operation last week, confiscating marijuana, guns and cash. The Attorney General's Organized Crime Task Force said that agents raided the grow and found 1,244 pounds of untagged marijuana, more than 3,000 marijuana plants, three firearms and $25,000 in cash. The raid occurred on Aug. 20. ...
Oklahoma parental tax credit has no standards for accreditation
Only accredited private schools qualify for the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit program, a voucher-like state subsidy for parents to use toward tuition. But schools need only report the name of their accreditor. There is no verification beyond that, and any accreditor goes. Among the schools approved are Goodland...
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