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Here’s How to Ward Off Swarms of June Bugs In Oklahoma
It's summer in Oklahoma, so that means nights will be filled with mosquitoes and June bugs. Mosquitoes are already coming out in Oklahoma, and the June bugs won't be too far behind. Soon Oklahomans will be battling it out with the flying pests right under their porch lights. Oklahomans use...
How Easy Is It (Really) To Get Lost in the Wichitas?
Recently, there were two seperate incidents of hikers getting lost in the same month in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. Personally, I've hiked throughout the refuge and have hardly ran into an occasion where I could not find my way out. That being said, many hikers like to veer from...
Oklahoma Fish Populations Are Looking Great This Summer
While you're very much advised against eating them, the new generation of lunkers are coming along nicely in area lakes. Surveying is being done to help manage and encourage population growth across the state in hopes that fishing, for sport only because fish is practically vegetables, returns to the glory days activity it has been for so long.
Oklahoma’s Murals and Masterpieces
Oklahoma is home to a thriving — and sometimes surprising — arts scene. Creativity tells the state’s story, from its rich Native American history to its ever-evolving modern landscape of innovators and creatives. The state’s museums are home to expansive collections of Indigenous art, detailed works of the American West and contemporary creations like colorful urban murals.
Columnist Russ Florence offers an incomplete list of Oklahoma-related books you must read
I didn’t appreciate Leon Russell’s music until my 30s. After reading his new biography by Bill Janovitz, I appreciate it more. In the early ‘70s, Russell was the architect of the Tulsa Sound, a laidback shuffle that melded blues, country and rock. His influence was enormous. Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Tom Petty and others came to Tulsa to write and record with him. He influenced Elton John and shaped Southern rock.
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