Record Turnout for Main Street Application Workshop
Sept. 25, 2008 -- Representative from nearly 20 communities turned out for this year's Main Street Application Workshop on Tuesday. It is encouraging seeing so many Oklahoma communities understand the importance of a vital, healthy and attractive central business district,...
Hobart Main Street Gears up for Pumpkin Palooza
Sept. 24, 2008 -- It's about pumpkins--how they can be decorated, played with and even thrown. And it all takes place on Saturday, Oct. 4 on the Kiowa County Courthouse lawn in Hobart.It's called the Pumpkin Palooza, and local organizers hope to make the first-time special...
Treasurer Meacham Looking to Give Away
Just-Finished Oklahoma City Fair Found More Than $400,000 for Fair Goers
Having just found more than $400,000 for Oklahoma City fair attendees, State Treasurer Scott Meacham is heading up the turnpike to help people at the Tulsa State Fair find their ''Pot of Gold.''...
More Than Four Hundred Thousand in Unclaimed Property Found At 2008 Oklahoma State Fair
Cash and stock worth more than $400,000 was found for people attending the 2008 Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City, State Treasurer Scott Meacham announced today. The money was found for fair patrons who visited the treasurer's ''Pot of Gold'' booth in the Cox Pavilion....
Gov. Henry comments on National Guard deaths
Oklahoma City - Gov. Brad Henry issued the following statement regarding the apparent deaths of three Oklahoma National Guard members following a helicopter crash in Iraq:
The brave men and women of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard have an awesome responsibility.
09/18/2008
World Rabies Day 2008 - Awareness is the Best Defense against Rabies
Rabies is the oldest and deadliest disease known to mankind, killing 55,000 persons worldwide each year. Globally, rabies is primarily a disease of children who are at particular risk due to their potential to be bitten by unvaccinated dogs. However, rabies is preventable and...
09/18/2008
Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Saves Lives
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in men and the second leading cause of death in men in the United States. The American Cancer Society (ACS) has estimated that 2,530 Oklahoma men will...
09/18/2008
Spiro Mounds Celebrates Equinox
A series of day and evening guided tours to observe the Autumnal Equinox through the eyes of pre-historic Caddoan leaders will be presented on Sept. 21-22 at the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center near Spiro.
Archaeologist and Manager Dennis Peterson of the center will lead...
09/16/2008
Senators Head Back to School
Members of the Oklahoma State Senate are scheduling visits to local schools in their districts. It's part of ''America's Legislators Back to School,'' a program sponsored by the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) aimed at helping children and teens learn more...
09/12/2008
A Change In The Wind - Oklahoma Corporation Commission Approves OG&E Renewable Program
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners approve orders on proposed transmission lines vital to wind-power, ratepayers to see benefits quickly
Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) customers will soon begin seeing renewable energy credits on their bills, the result of a wind-power...
09/09/2008
Gov. Henry seeks improved ride safety rules
Oklahoma City - To help preserve amusement ride safety at state and county fairs across Oklahoma, Gov. Brad Henry today asked the state Department of Labor to rewrite new rules governing the regulation of ride operators.
TV Show Features Students Getting Head Start On College
Beginning Aug. 24 Oklahoma Horizon, a weekly show produced by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, will begin airing a story on Oklahoma students earning college credit at technology centers.
09/08/2008
Two CareerTech Leaders Earn Prestigious Arch Alexander Award
Freelin Roberts, superintendent, Northwest Technology Center, Fairview and Alva, and Bruce DeMuth, chief of staff, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, Stillwater, recently received the Arch Alexander Award. The award was given during the 41st Annual Career...
09/05/2008
New Main Street Town Application Workshop
September 5, 2008 -- The Oklahoma Main Street Center will be hosting their annual New Town Application Workshop Tuesday, September 23....
09/05/2008
Public Health Solutions Sought from the Public-At-Large
Why does the most powerful nation in the world have some of the worst health outcomes among the industrialized nations, despite spending more than twice the amount of money per person on health care?
This topic will be discussed at an upcoming town hall meeting on...