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Legislation designating Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma as the state’s official theatre has been signed into law. Senate Bill 1385, the bipartisan measure bestowing the honor, was coauthored by Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd and House Majority Leader Jon Echols and takes effect Nov. 1, 2022.
Read moreNational Safe Boating Week arrives May 21–27 with an annual reminder for boaters to champion recreational boating safety all summer long. The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water suggests that boat owners need to know about three recent U.S. Coast Guard regulations that have changed, what’s needed to be carried aboard, and how a vessel is to be operated at higher speeds.
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Above left, boat fire extinguishers expiration date can be two or four digits — if it is two, as in 08, that means 2008. Right photo: Engine cutoff switches (ECOS) are often activated by a lanyard connected to the operator that, when pulled, stops the boat’s engine. (Photos: National Safe Boating Council)
Read moreThe Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) has named Porsha Riley as its new Public Information Officer (PIO). Riley will primarily handle media inquiries while helping to keep Oklahomans updated with the latest OMMA-related news.
Read moreAn expert in disguise, poison ivy may often be mistaken for a weed growing along your back fence, near a pathway at your local park, or deep in the woods. Knowing what poison ivy looks like is key to preventing exposures.
Read moreWe’ve all heard of people who have taken their lives by suicide. We typically wonder why? We wonder what was so bad about their lives that they could not cope another day?
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced last week that Bradley Wayne Morris, age 36, of Muskogee, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country and two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child in Indian Country.
Read more“You can’t always get what you want/ But if try sometimes, you might find/ You get what you need.” – The Rolling Stones
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