Futurist to keynote Oklahoma Prosperity Summit

OKLAHOMA CITY – The State Chamber Research Foundation, in partnership with the Oklahoma Technology Alliance, will host the Oklahoma Prosperity Summit on Oct. 29, at the Oklahoma History Center-Chesapeake Event Center.

State lawmakers meet to examine safe gun storage program

OKLAHOMA CITY — There were 814 gun deaths in Oklahoma in 2023. Of that figure, 573 (70.4%) of those people died by suicide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — fifth highest percentage of suicide by firearm in the United States.

Cherokee Nation assumes Claremore Indian Hospital

WASHINGTON – Health services for Native Americans in northeast Oklahoma are expecting a major boost following Cherokee Nation’s assumption on Wednesday of the Claremore Indian Hospital, one of two federally run Indian hospitals remaining in Oklahoma.

Agency warns consumers about health insurance changes

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rising health care costs and recent policy decisions inWashington will affect Oklahoma consumers when they make their health insurance decisions for 2026, Oklahoma Insurance Department officials said in a news release.

FTC, agencies from 19 states, including Oklahoma, derail deceptive cancer fundraising scheme

OKLAHOMA CITY – A deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators who are accused in a 51-page complaint of raising millions of dollars to fund breast cancer screenings, but spending only a fraction of the donations on those procedures, have been outed and stopped.

Labor leader, an Oklahoma native, campaigns for election to state House seat in Texas

A labor leader from Oklahoma is a candidate for a state House seat in Texas and believes his odds of getting elected are achievable.“Texas may be tough terrain, but it’s not immovable,” Seminole native Jeremy Hendricks, 49, told Southwest Ledger.

Water panel urges lawmakers to protect supply

OKLAHOMA CITY – In the face of increasing water demand and dwindling supply, several industry experts have asked state lawmakers to fund oversight and develop more policy to protect water.

Redcedar eradication programs outlined

Property owners wanting to eradicate invasive cedar trees can offset the cost with three assistance programs, said Oklahoma Conservation Commission Director Trey Lam.The programs are typically for property owners who manage large swaths of acreage rather than small land lots, he said.

65-year paperwork mistake leads to loss of oil/gas rights to a well

The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has ruled against the Reid Family Management LLC in a dispute over oil and gas rights to a well in Hughes County. At the center of the case w as the Darks #1-27 Well, operated by Southern Resources.The ruling came after a 65-year paperwork oversight.