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The deadline for a popular state scholarship program is quickly approaching for Oklahoma students who just completed eighth, ninth, tenth or 11th grade. This is the final opportunity for students who were 11th-graders in the 2021-22 school year to apply for the program.
Read moreOn Saturday, July 9, 2022, the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum and the Oklahoma Route 66 Association will host the Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the opening of a new exhibit, “Route 66 Transitions, 1981–1991: Jerry McClanahan’s First Decade of Route 66 Photography.” This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.
Read moreLast week, I presented an overview of the Fiscal Year 2023 state budget, which takes effect on July 1. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be breaking down various areas within the budget to show how public dollars are being invested on behalf of our citizens.
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East Central University is hosting an Ada area meet and greet for newly appointed President Wendell Godwin. ECU alums and Ada area residents are invited to attend this come and go event from 7:30 – 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, at ECU’s Bill S. Cole University Center. This event is free and open to the public. Coffee and donuts will be provided.
Read more“Don’t one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” said American General William Prescott to his rag-tag squad of amateur soldiers; on June 17, 1775; they were about to confront a squad of Great Britain’s professional armed forces at the base of Bunker hill, MA. When the Redcoats were approximately 120 feet away, they “let loose with a lethal barrage of musket fire,” according to History. com.
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Men. The very first species of human-kind that the Creator made, and with absolutely no instruction manual to show Him how. The Bible says God made Man “in His image.” I have to wonder - is that why men are so reluctant to read the instruction manual, or stop and ask someone for directions? Was God so literal about man being made in His image, that a man has a built-in “Nope, don’t need it” in their DNA?
Read moreDud was heading home in his pickup truck when he saw the strange goings-on at the Bahdziewicz place. Abraham Lincoln Bahdziewicz was out in the family’s large garden with a full complement of kids who were happily hopping around. Some of the kids came from the neighborhood, but most of them were homegrown Bahdziewicz kids.
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The heat of summer is setting in, and after a cool spring, livestock are not yet fully acclimated to warmer temperatures. In a recent edition of the Oklahoma State University Extension Cow-Calf Corner newsletter, Paul Beck, Extension beef nutrition specialist, said cattle could suffer from heat stress.
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