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Legislation aimed at increasing the number of direct flights to Oklahoma has now been signed into law. Senate Bill 1461, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, creates the Oklahoma Air Service Development Grant Program (OASDGP), which will be administered by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC).
Read moreTown Of Cromwell Special Meeting May 12, 5 p.m. at the Cromwell Community Center
Read moreSen. Mary Boren has authored and filed Senate Concurrent Resolution 28 directing the State Auditor to audit the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA). This comes after recent news reports that the OTA is moving forward with plans to begin work on a controversial toll road expansion, including purchasing properties, after learning a $200 million line of credit cannot be used for the project because of pending lawsuits.
Read moreState Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced Tuesday that the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is investing $2.5 million in federal pandemic relief funds to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to all 77 counties in Oklahoma.
Read moreTop Headline – “Nixon Orders Blockade of North Viet Harbors to Halt Weapons Supply”
Read moreWith summer just around the corner, many people are preparing to take time off and enjoy the warm weather. According to Travel Agent Central, the summer months are the most popular time of year for vacations, so it’s not surprising that summer is also the most common season for burglaries to take place. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation’s 2020 Uniform Crime reports that the months of July and August have experienced the highest amount of burglaries since 2018. “It’s very common for
Read moreA recent campaign by the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery to acquire artworks by leading craft artists has brought more than 200 objects into its permanent collection. The Renwick Gallery 50th Anniversary Acquisition Campaign, begun in 2020, focused on artworks made by a broadly representative and diverse group of American artists and significantly increases the number of Black, Latinx, Asian American, LGBTQ+, Indigenous and women artists represented in the nation’s collection.
Read moreThe Avedis Foundation has announced the schedule of events for 2022 Health Week, to take place May 21-27 in Shawnee.
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