Death Benefits Understanding Your Survivor's Beneficiary's Options
Any good retirement or estate plan includes some consideration of what will happen to your loved ones after you are gone. In this article, we will discuss what happens to your OPERS retirement upon your passing.The importance of keeping your beneficiary designation current...
09/30/2016
Why I'm suing to stop the Internet handover
By Scott Pruitt
At midnight tonight, the United States will relinquish control over the Internet's central functions to an internationally-run private entity called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
The United States government created...
09/30/2016
Director's Weekly Memo 2016-9-26
National Manufacturing Day is Oct. 7; October is Careers in Construction Month; GuidanceFest workshops planned in October; students attend 15th annual Construction Career Day; Francis Tuttle Tech students honored at FutureTech Nationals; free resources available for teachers;...
Global Horticulture Conference slated at OSU
STILLWATER, Okla. If you have ever wanted to learn about global horticulture, but do not have a passport, or simply do not have the time to hop on a plane and fly half way around the world, make plans to attend the upcoming Global Horticulture Conference on the Oklahoma...
09/30/2016
Boomerang offspring can affect parents' retirement
STILLWATER, Okla. For many years, parents have juggled sporting events, music practice, curfew violations and high insurance premiums on teenaged drivers. Now with the kids out of the house, it is the perfect time to invest more into retirement accounts and accumulate...
09/30/2016
Doug Morgan Retires from Oklahoma Forestry Services
Oklahoma Forestry Services announces the retirement of Doug Morgan on October 1 after 29 years of service as a Forest Ranger. Morgan has spent his career based out of the Big Cedar Unit in the Talihina District of the East Central Area of Oklahoma Forestry Services, fighting...
AG Pruitt Charges Ponca City Man for Possession, Distribution of Child Pornography
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday announced child pornography charges against Larry Curtis Wright of Ponca City.
Wright, 48, is charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of aggravated possession of child...
09/29/2016
Gov. Fallin Kicks Off Feeding Oklahoma Drive Saturday
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin's seventh annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive kicks off on Saturday, October 1, with the goal of raising 2 million meals to help feed hungry families, children and seniors. The month-long food drive benefits the Regional Food Bank of...
09/29/2016
Global Horticulture Conference slated at OSU
STILLWATER, Okla. If you have ever wanted to learn about global horticulture, but do not have a passport, or simply do not have the time to hop on a plane and fly half way around the world, make plans to attend the upcoming Global Horticulture Conference on the Oklahoma...
Field tour to feature fire, wildlife, timber and cattle
STILLWATER, Okla. Fire is nothing new to Oklahoma. Throughout history, the land has been burned by Native Americans, sparked by lightning, lit from a campfire or ignited by a prescribed fire.
09/29/2016
Oklahoma lawmakers consider risks, rewards of drones during interim study
by Randy Ellis, The Oklahoman ??-??Published: September 29, 2016 12:00 AM CDTDrones have tremendous potential for good, but they also create risks to privacy and public safety, Oklahoma lawmakers were told Wednesday during an interim study at the state Capitol.Developing...
09/28/2016
Attorney General Pruitt Files Charges in Geanna Durham Case
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Wednesday filed charges against Reshawnda Laney Durham and Walter Ray Pelfrey in connection with the discovery of Geanna Durham’s body in an Oklahoma County landfill.
Durham, 29, faces one count of failure to...
09/28/2016
Attorney General Pruitt Files Child Porn Charges Against Choctaw County Man
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Wednesday announced child pornography charges against Daniel Quin Boykin of Soper.
Boykin, 31, is charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of aggravated possession of child pornography,...
09/28/2016
Attorney General Pruitt Remembers Former Israeli President Shimon Peres
OKLAHOMA CITY - Attorney General Scott Pruitt released the following statement regarding the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres:
"My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Israel as the world mourns the loss of former Israeli...
Gov. Fallin to Take Part in Bring Small Business Back Event in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin will be among the speakers at a Bring Small Business Back event this week in Oklahoma City. The event is scheduled from 9:30 until 11 a.m. Friday at the student center building on the Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City campus,...