Arvest announces ‘We Love Teachers’ campaign

Arvest Bank will honor teachers in the communities the bank serves with the fifth annual “We Love Teachers” campaign, which will award $78,500 in prize money to 157 educators, the bank announced recently.

Poll: Fewer hiring managers expect wage hikes in Q4

According to Oklahoma City-based Express Employment Professionals, just 52% of hiring decision-makers in the U.S. expect wages to increase in the last quarter of 2020. A survey conducted by Harris Poll in late April through early May queried 1,005 hiring decision-makers across the country.

Gore camping resort an appealing ‘staycation’ getaway

GORE – For many people during this uncertain time, traveling can seem like a cumbersome and difficult experience. Traveling out of the country is off the table for most and going out of state is tricky.

Donation to benefit USAO music program

CHICKASHA – When Margaret Honegger graduated from the Oklahoma College for Women with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1956, she was building on a legacy that her mother, Maggie Mae Pruitt, began when she earned her degree in piano performance in 1922.

Lawton commercial building permits

Projects below are com- mercial building permits currently under review since September 21. 2612 SW Jefferson Ave. T-Mobile applied for a building permit to upgrade the cell tower at this location. The project will cost $15,000. 7510 NW Sun Blvd. A building permit was applied for on Sept.

Colorado eyes 2,000-foot oil, gas drilling setback

OKLAHOMA CITY – Colorado is poised to impose the longest statewide oil and gas drilling setback in the nation: 2,000 feet from homes and schools. State regulators unani- mously endorsed the measure in an informal vote last month. The Colorado Sun reported that a final, formal vote will be held Nov.

KC Fed survey: Regional service companies optimistic

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank’s latest monthly survey of services activity produced mixed results.