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National hunting and conservation groups expressed dismay as a landmark wildlife conservation bill failed in last-minute negotiations to include it in the year-end omnibus spending bill late Monday.
Read moreSparkling wines are made by sealing the beverages before the fermentation process is complete, causing the effervescent bubbles that is their hallmark. Sparkling wines are produced in various regions of the world, but “champagne” is unique to the Champagne region of northeast France, where vines were introduced by the Romans many centuries ago.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 1 to Congress. The report found 582,462 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2022. COVID-19 and its economic impacts could have led to significant increases in homelessness however, investments, partnerships, and government agency outreach resulted in only a .3% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness from 2020 to 2022. The Biden-Harris Administration intends not only to stop but reverse the post-2016 trend of rising homelessness and reduce it by 25% by 2025, as stated in All In, The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, which was released yesterday by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Compared with 2020, homelessness in shelters declined by 1.6%, while homelessness among people in unsheltered settings increased by 3.4%. The rate of overall homelessness is due in large part to a robust federal response that prevented evictions through Emergency Rental Assistance distributed to more than three million households, expanded resources for vulnerable families through the Child Tax Credit, and provided other financial transfers through stimulus.
Read moreNew Year’s Eve marks a time when people reflect on what they accomplished over the past year and make plans for the future. In addition to being a time for reflection, New Year’s Eve provides is one last opportunity to party during the holiday season. Finger foods are right at home at these festive events. To ensure that even people with digestive issues can get in on the fun, serve this recipe “Ground Chicken Meatballs” from “The Complete IBS Diet Plan: Step-by-Step Meal Plans and Low-FODMAP Recipes for Relief and Healing” (Rockridge Press), by Amanda Foote, R.D.
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The Seminole Public Library on Wednesday had a special visitor from the north –– the North Pole, to be exact. Santa Claus dropped by to visit with local children, even those who are hearing impaired, as Santa knows how to sign! After visiting with the kids, Santa ventured to the conference room, the temporary quarters of the Seminole Producer. Right photo, Santa hands a candy cane to Producer employee Sunny Weddle.
Read moreIn light of sub-freezing temperatures in the weather forecast for the next few days, the City of Seminole is making sure those without shelter have a place to escape the bitter elements.
Read moreWednesday, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Jerry Moran (KS), James Inhofe (OK), and James Lankford (OK), along with U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS01), Jake LaTurner (KS02), Ron Estes (KS-03), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), and Stephanie Bice (OK05) officially introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval in their respective chambers to strike down the Biden Administration’s recent listing of the lesser prairie-chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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