Director's Weekly Memo 2016-4-25
Metro Tech receives Community Impact Award; CareerTech launching new email communications system; Oklahoma FFA members receive National FFA Foundation scholarships; BMITE students win state workplace safety video awards; record number of honor graduates attend KTC-Idabel;...
04/25/2016
OSU Master Cattleman program just what Mary Elliott Perigo needed
WAKITA, Okla. When tragedy struck, healthcare professional Mary Elliott Perigo was faced with the daunting prospect of gaining needed knowledge and expertise quickly to manage her family's commercial cow-calf operation, located north of Wakita, Oklahoma.
04/25/2016
Forget green, grass is better when its orange and black
STILLWATER, Okla. Sports enthusiasts may not realize it but they are seeing a Cowboy connection when they watch home games of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals and the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins, even if it is literally...
04/22/2016
Tips to Prepare Your Family for Severe Weather Season
In the blink of an eye, disasters can alter a family’s normal routine. Neighborhood streets can be closed because of large debris or downed power lines. Suddenly, an area that is a familiar part of a normal daily routine is now...
04/22/2016
OPERS Issues RFP for U.S. Large Cap Equity Investment Management Services
The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is considering the selection of an Investment Manager for an active U.S. large cap equity portfolio that emphasizes the growth style of investing. The deadline for questions is May 6, 2016....
04/22/2016
OPERS Issues RFP for U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Investment Management Services
The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is considering the selection of an Investment Manager for an active U.S. large cap growth equity portfolio that emphasizes the growth style of investing. The deadline for questions is May 6,...
04/22/2016
ODOT asks motorists to be part of its safety team
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is asking the public during a two-month work zone awareness campaign titled First Line of Defense: Behind the Cones to become part of the department's safety team inside work zones like the one on SH-74 pictured below.
While...
04/21/2016
Applications Being Accepted for AG's Safe Oklahoma Grant Program
Law enforcement application deadline is May 20
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced Thursday the application period for the 2016 Safe Oklahoma Grant Program is now open and encouraged Oklahoma law enforcement agencies to apply for...
04/21/2016
Roy Clark School of Music
Students receive lessons from some of the industry's best at the Roy Clark Music School at Northeast Technology Center in Claremore, Okla.
04/21/2016
Directors Weekly Memo 2016-4-18
Wes Watkins makes contribution to Oklahoma FFA; CareerTech CIMC introduces new online catalog; Oklahoma FFA Foundation wins 2016 Community Impact Award; Kiamichi Tech's EMS training simulator featured in national publication; useful links and my schedule.
04/21/2016
Gov. Fallin Presents 36 Schools with Spotlight on Academic Achievement Awards
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today recognized the teachers, staff, students and parents of 36 schools for their efforts to improve their school grades in Oklahoma's A-F School Report Card.
The schools were presented with the Governor's Spotlight on...
04/20/2016
Gov. Fallin Applauds Oklahoma Senate for Passing Criminal Justice Bills
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today thanked the Oklahoma Senate for its bipartisan and overwhelming approval of four criminal justice bills related to reforms spotlighted in her State of the State address at the start of this year's legislative session....
04/20/2016
Oklahoma resiliency on display
STILLWATER, Okla. Oklahoma has developed a propensity to demonstrate an incredible amount of resolve over the years.
OSDH Working to Identify Potential Travel-Related Zika Virus Cases in Oklahoma
For Release: April 19, 2016 – Tony Sellars, Office of Communications, 405-271-5601
State Health Department Implementing Preparedness and Testing for Zika Virus
As public health and medical professionals are learning more about the effects of the Zika...
04/19/2016
Commissioner Doak Orders Hearing on Earthquake Insurance Rate Increases
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has ordered a public hearing to investigate a rise in earthquake insurance rates. The May 24 hearing will include data gathered by the Oklahoma Insurance Department as well as comments from insurers and...
04/19/2016
Cardwell named head of national research lab at OSU
STILLWATER, Okla. Kitty Cardwell was appointed as the new director of the National Institute for Microbial Forensics and Food and Agricultural Biosecurity at Oklahoma State University.
Gov. Fallin Statement on Passing of Jon Hansen
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today issued this statement on the passing of Jon Hansen, a former assistant chief for the Oklahoma City Fire Department who served as the department's spokesman in the aftermath of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P....