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A group of faith leaders from across the US, including a pastor from Edmond, will head to Capitol Hill Wednesday to generate support for programs that help low-income countries fight the growing food, health, and economic crises.
Read moreSen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens, R-Tahlequah, is urging farmers and ranchers to report the number of black vultures killed on their property. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects black vultures, meaning Oklahomans can only take up to five birds a year with a sub-permit, but Stephens said this is a growing problem, and the current limits are no match for the rapidly expanding black vulture population.
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The Friends of the Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion (Friends of the Mansion) recently revealed the annual state holiday ornament. The 2022 Friends of the Mansion collectible Christmas ornament is a celebration of three of Oklahoma’s most recognizable state symbols – the mistletoe, Indiangrass and the Oklahoma Redbud Tree.
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The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden humanely euthanized its oldest Asian elephant, Bamboo on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Surrounded by her caretakers and the Zoo’s veterinary care team, Bamboo peacefully passed away inside the OKC Zoo’s elephant barn at Sanctuary Asia. Caretakers brought the entire elephant herd together inside the barn Tuesday morning to allow them time to be near Bamboo.
Read more“Operation Pride,” a project to improve the appearance of the city is now past the idea stage and steps are being completed to fully incorporate the program in Seminole.
Read moreOn November 17, 1777, the Articles of Confederation were submitted to the 13 original colonies “to establish and preserve [their] independence.” Twelve years later, they were scrapped in favor of the Constitution, which reshuffled the Law of the Land.
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