Gov. Fallin Signs Measure Sending $23 Million to Mental Health Department
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today signed House Bill 1081X, which appropriates $23.3 million to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The measure, which passed overwhelmingly in both the House of Representatives and the Senate,...
11/06/2017
Gov. Fallin Statement on Moody's 'Credit Negative' Outlook for the State
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today issued the following statement after Moody's Investors Service issued a 'credit negative' warning amid the Legislature's inability to reach an agreement on any long-term revenue measures:
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'I have warned...
11/06/2017
Doerflinger Explains Financial Picture, Next Steps for Oklahoma State Department of Health
OKLAHOMA CITY- Interim Commissioner for the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Preston Doerflinger held a press conference today at the Cleveland County Health Department to talk about the current financial picture for the agency and his plans for moving OSDH forward...
4-H Bean Supper and Carnival going strong for 39 years
STILLWATER, Okla. The Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Program is steeped in history. The program itself started in 1909. State 4-H Roundup, the largest 4-H event in the state, began in 1921. It is easy to see 4-H history runs deep in the roots of Oklahoma.
11/03/2017
Nighttime versus daytime feeding influences time of calving
STILLWATER, Oklahoma Supervision of calving process is best accomplished during daylight hours but Mother Nature and mama cows are not always so inclined, meaning cow-calf operators need to stack the odds in their favor.
October Gross Receipts to the Treasury Show Accelerated Growth
Charts and graphs
OKLAHOMA CITY ' October Gross Receipts to the Treasury are up by more than 10 percent from the same month of the prior year, the first time double-digit growth has been seen in four and a half years. It also marks the ninth time since the start...
11/02/2017
Gov. Fallin Names Steven Buck as Secretary of Health and Human Services
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today named Steven Buck, the executive director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA), to serve as secretary of health and human services on her executive Cabinet.
Buck, who has spent most of his professional career working...
Growing hope
STILLWATER, Okla. For years, Ian Thompson and his wife, Amy, have raised a garden featuring Choctaw heirloom or heritage seeds seeds of older varieties of crops that are no longer cultivated on a wide scale.
11/02/2017
Garden ambassadors recognized for two decades of service
STILLWATER, Okla. For a quarter of a century, gardening enthusiasts have volunteered their time and shared their knowledge at The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University through the Botanic Garden Ambassador Program.
11/02/2017
November Transportation Commission meeting scheduled for Monday, Nov. 6
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission will hold its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. Monday Nov. 6 in the R.A. Ward Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st St. in Oklahoma City. Items to be addressed at the meeting include:
The commission will be asked to consider...
11/01/2017
Attorney General Hunter Charges Nursing Home Caretaker with Financial Exploitation
Attorney General Hunter provides tips to help senior citizens
OKLAHOMA CITY - Attorney General Mike Hunter has charged a certified nurse aide with four counts of financial exploitation by a caretaker and one count of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses....
Cowboy Motorsports keeps on trucking
STILLWATER, Okla. Five bucks, a membership to a respected professional society and a year's worth of hard work leading up to the annual competition is what it takes to be a member of Cowboy Motorsports.
11/01/2017
Do not feed the weeds
STILLWATER, Okla. Weeds are the enemy of any healthy crop and they can be difficult, frustrating adversaries.
But, producers keeping a sharp eye on both the yield and the quality of their wheat crops are not heading into battle powerless.
11/01/2017
Three Things you Should Know About Being a Caregiver
Declining health is a reality for all of us and is a common factor in deciding to retire - either for your own health or the need to become a caregiver to someone else. More than 65 million people provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend.1...