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January Environmental Services, Inc., January Transport, Inc., and companyowner Cris January will pay civil penalties of $1.9 million and perform comprehensive corrective measures to resolve allegations that they violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) through their used oil transportation and processing operations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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NORTHEAST Eucha: October 1. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 71°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, and riprap. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, shad, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, creek channels, docks, main lake, and points. Comments: City of Tulsa continues to release water from Eucha to keep Spavinaw Lake full to keep up with water demand in Tulsa. Lake level will continue to drop. Report submitted by Zane Arnold, game warden stationed in Delaware County. Fort Gibson: October 3. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal, water temperature 73°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around shallows and shorelines. White bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, sassy shad, slabs, and small lures around shallows and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Ben Haff, game warden stationed in Wagoner County. Grand: October 1. Elevation is normal, water temperature 77°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure and discharge. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad below the dam, docks, and main lake. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, and docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Read morePutnam City Schools officials this week presented the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with a check for $60,000 to support cancer research at the Oklahoma City nonprofit.
Read moreOklahoma Baptist University announces the launch of three new engineering programs beginning with the fall semester of 2023. The degree options will include Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering. Each of the degree programs will be taught in a context that relates to the aerospace industry but will prepare students for entry into any industry requiring these engineering degrees.
Read moreFollowing robust Tribal feedback, the Department of the Interior and 11 federal agencies Friday entered into an updated Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on implementing Public Law 102-477 to better support Tribal sovereignty. Public Law 102-477 reduces the burden of Tribal administrative, reporting and accounting costs, and gives Tribes the power to best integrate and deliver federal services within their communities.
Read moreThere’s nothing more important to our future than our teachers. That’s why the people of Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas have created an award to honor our state’s exceptional teachers. The Top 20 Teachers of 2022-2023 will receive $5,000 each, and an additional $2,000 will be awarded to their schools.
Read moreDawn Martin-Hill is a storyteller, because it is in stories where the truth lies. She tells one story of leading a water ceremony out on the west coast of the United States. One participant brought a pottery bowl that was engraved with “Water is Life” in many different languages. That bowl is a symbol of Martin-Hill’s lifework – to honor and celebrate the sacramental gift that water is to all peoples using the stories and myths of her culture, the Haudenosaunee peoples of Canada’s Six Nations of the Grand River.
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Cherokee Nation has announced Tava Maloy Sofsky as the tribe’s new film commissioner. In the new position, Sofsky will serve dual roles as both film commissioner for the Cherokee Nation and as the tribe’s film office director.
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