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Cherokee Nation Honors Three Veterans in July
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma ~ The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the July meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. Larry R. Richardson Sr. of Claremore; Clarence Wesley “Sonny” DeGraw of Jenks; and Michael William Smith of Sallisaw were recognized by Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner and Secretary of Veterans Affairs S. Joe Crittenden for their service and sacrifice to the country.
Community Celebrates Opening of Youth Services Office Opens in Okemah
The Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services celebrated a landmark moment Tuesday with the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of their new office in Okemah, located at 124 N 5th Street. The event was attended by local officials, community leaders, and supporters, highlighting the collaborative efforts that brought the facility to fruition.
Local faith leaders adjust sermons, urge calm
The events of last Saturday evening altered the sermons of Sunday morning. In places of worship across the nation, faith leaders responded from the pulpits Sunday morning to the shocking evening events of July 13 – an assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
The potential ups and downs of Thunder's new Hartenstein, Holmgren tandem
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been welcoming some fresh new faces into town during this 2024 NBA offseason. Easily the most noteworthy of the bunch was big man Isaiah Hartenstein, who was signed as a free agent after spending the previous two campaigns with the New York Knicks. Hartenstein offers...
St. Jude Dream Home tours start; win big while supporting child cancer research
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — It's time for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. Today, July 19, kicks off the first day you can actually tour the half-million-dollar dream home. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is an organization like none other, sharing the latest in cancer research and providing free cancer treatment to the world's children.
Tulsa Area United Way Accepting Applications For Social Innovation Grant
The Tulsa Area United Way is now accepting applications for a grants program to help support Oklahoma startups and existing organizations in need. The Tulsa Area United Way's Social Innovations Grant will provide $45,000 dollars to four organizations. Semi finalists also get 5,000 to help them give back to the community.
Indians Lose in Stan Musial Pool Play
The Doenges Ford Indians fell a game short of making the semifinals of the Oklahoma Stan Musial World Series on Thursday evening. Bartlesville battled and led early but faltered late in a loss to the Tulsa Sandlot in their final home game of 2024. Tulsa topped the Indians 7-2. The...
The MAPS 4 'Beautify OKC' plan is being drafted. Check out proposals for its next phases.
The vision for beautifying Oklahoma City with the MAPS 4 initiative is becoming clearer and clearer, as consultants and engineers provided MAPS advisers with preliminary plans for projects throughout the city in the coming years. The MAPS 4 program, approved by voters in 2019, is budgeting $32.9 million total toward...
Operation Christmas Child coordinators to share firsthand experiences of Vision Trips at July events
Operation Christmas Child (OCC) will host two opportunities on July 20 to hear firsthand accounts from Area Coordinators who recently visited with recipients of shoebox gifts. At 10 a.m., OCC Area Coordinators will be speaking at First Baptist Church in Bonham. Then, at 3 p.m., they’ll be speaking at Silo Baptist Church in Durant, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma's defensive leaders confident heading into the SEC
The Oklahoma Sooners defense took a huge step in 2023. They improved from 99th in the nation in scoring defense to No. 49, cutting their points per game allowed by nearly a touchdown in the process. It’s a group that is expected to take another step as the Sooners head into the SEC.
4th Cold Front of the month gives us below average temperatures for next week 7/20 AM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - 🌞☁️ Good Evening! ☁️🌞. As dawn breaks and the first light of the sun graces the sky, it brings with it the promise of a new day filled with opportunities. I’m Jaden Knowles, here to guide you through the atmospheric changes we’ll experience over the coming days.
Man Loses Cool in Texas, Attacks Utility Truck Over Hurricane Beryl Power Outage
Man Attacks Texas Utility Worker Truck in the Middle of the Highway. A CenterPoint Energy utility worker in Houston, Texas, found himself on the receiving end of an angry outburst from a local resident. The incident, which can be seen in the video at the bottom of this article, shows...
La Linea Cartel Leader’s Capture Unveils Hidden Texas Mass Grave
In August 2023, Border Patrol agents caught sight of a lone Hispanic male shuffling along the shoulder of FM 170, near the city of Presidio, Texas. Assuming he was a Mexican national from across the border, they approached with a request for identification, which was provided. Upon inspection, it was determined that the man was a U.S. citizen who had illegally re-entered the States by crossing the river, rather than the port-of-entry.
Church information for July 20
The deadline for submitting items for church briefs to be published in our print edition is 2 p.m. Wednesday. To have an item listed, email Trish Choate at tchoate@gannett.com. Please limit announcements to special events, meetings or special guests. Church brief items cannot be taken over the phone. Christ Church Anglican, West Campus...
Oklahoma state superintendent went from ‘excited’ to ‘disgusted’ over standards he helped create
OKLAHOMA CITY — Bob Blackburn can still picture the room where he helped decide how Oklahoma students would learn their history. Six years ago, the then-executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society sat at the head of a table with five other members of a committee spearheading the next state academic standards for social studies […] The post Oklahoma state superintendent went from ‘excited’ to ‘disgusted’ over standards he helped create appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
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