OKLAHOMA CITY – As proponents of a petition to raise minimum wage began gathering signatures this week, critics are preparing to fight if State Question 832 is to be placed on a November ballot.
SQ 832 will reach voters for a November ballot if signature gatherers collect 92,263 signatures in 90…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Old asphalt on East Gore Boulevard
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
CHICKASHA – Five newly elected members of the Chickasha City Council were administered the oath of office April 15.
The new councilors include:
• Zach Grayson, an Army veteran and local business owner, was the lone candidate for mayor. He succeeds insurance agency owner Chris Mosley, who stepped…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
MEDICINE PARK – Updating Medicine Park’s annexation map could cost the town as much as $2,500.
After discussing the issue April 18, the Medicine Park Board of Trustees allowed Mayor John Branch to authorize a vendor to redraw the map. The board also said it would spend no more than $2,500 on the…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
LAWTON – The Comanche County Detention Center will receive a $90,000 financial boost to help cover the cost of running the jail.
The Comanche County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously April 15 to approve Interim Jail Administrator David Weber’s request for additional funds, which will cover…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
From staff reports It may well be one of the most significant bills for Oklahoma agriculture this session. HB 4118 passed the Oklahoma House two months ago.
This bill is strongly supported by multiple ag groups and would provide a legal firewall to be set up between farmers and activists who want…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY — American farmers are leading the way in greenhouse gas reduction.
The EPA recently released the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2022. In the report, American agriculture emissions reduced by almost 2% from 2021 to 2022, the largest…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is launching a $1 million special disaster fund through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, for Oklahoma producers affected by recent wildfires.
“The Natural Resources…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing, said last week’s cattle runs were larger than the week prior, but prices were lower.
“It is the time of year where seasonally we are starting to get cheaper,” Rodenberger said. “It doesn’t…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Ben Hale of Western Livestock Auctions, a multi-generational, family-owned business, gave his latest take on the markets.
Hale noted that on Tuesday, at the Oklahoma National Stockyards, around 7,000 head of cattle sold compared to 9,000 a year ago. Hale did…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s winter wheat conditions have fallen once again, from 68% excellent to 60%, and increasing in fair and poor to very poor conditions.
However, Oklahoma’s winter wheat jointing, the stage in which wheat begins growing above the soil’s surface, has reached…
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Old asphalt on East Gore Boulevard
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
CHICKASHA – Five newly elected members of the Chickasha City Council were administered the oath of…
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
LAWTON – The Comanche County Detention Center will receive a $90,000 financial boost to help cover…
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – As proponents of a petition to raise minimum wage began gathering signatures this week, critics are preparing to fight if State Question 832 is to be placed on a November ballot. SQ 832 will reach voters for a November ballot if signature gatherers collect 92,263 signatures in 90 days, by July 14.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
MEDICINE PARK – Updating Medicine Park’s annexation map could cost the town as much as $2,500. After discussing the issue April 18, the Medicine Park Board of Trustees allowed Mayor John Branch to authorize a vendor to redraw the map.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
From staff reports It may well be one of the most significant bills for Oklahoma agriculture this session. HB 4118 passed the Oklahoma House two months ago.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY — American farmers are leading the way in greenhouse gas reduction. The EPA recently released the Inventory of U.S.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
By James Finck, Ph.D. Even while the war in Gaza has been ongoing for about five months now, there is renewed attention to the region as Iran launched drone and missile strikes against Israel on April 13.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
On April 8 our nation finally unified around a cause important to us all: posting pictures of the solar eclipse on social media. This was a huge event as people planned a year ahead to get hotels that were in the path of totality.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
In 2016, Donald Trump won the presidency to the surprise of many— including many who voted for him. While there are any number of reasons to point to for his victory, arguably the biggest was his campaign promise regarding appointments to the U.S.
