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Strother High School hosted their first Trade Fair this past week. Students in grades 9 - 12 were dismissed from elective classes to participate. A variety of trades, training programs, military and careers that are attainable without a college degree were present. Plumbers & Pipefitters Training Center, Tulsa Welding School, Kelli James with Farmers Insurance, Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, Canadian Valley Fiber, Hogue Hometown Plumbing, OSU IT, Gordon Cooper Technology Center, Enviro, the US Army, National Guard, and Marines were all present. “[The Trade Fair] showed me more career paths available, if my original plans change,” stated Strother senior, Cameron Jones.
Read moreThe Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is seeking sites to provide meals to children 18 and under for its Summer Feeding Program. The organization expects to see a large decrease in both the number of sites participating in its Summer Feeding Program as well as the number of children served during summer 2022 due to renewed USDA requirements.
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The Paul Dickinson School of Business at Oklahoma Baptist University will host the F.U.E.L. conference April 12 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the upper level of the Geiger Center on the University’s campus in Shawnee. The F.U.E.L. (Filling Up Every Leader) conference is designed to inspire leaders from all walks of life, including student leaders, community leaders, business leaders, ministry leaders and more. The conference is free and registration is available online at FuelUpLeaders. com. Space is limited.
Read moreSmartphones and other technologies have been implicated as risk factors for distracted driving. It may seem counterintuitive that tech could help prevent distracted driving, but various products can do just that.
Read moreNursing is a diverse field. Though many people’s image of a nurse is a blue-clad professional working in a hospital, nurses work in a variety of capacities and settings, and many never step foot inside a hospital unless they’re patients.
Read moreCrawl spaces tend to be no-go zones in many homes. With little room to maneuver and no heating or cooling, it’s no wonder people avoid crawl spaces. But pests may see crawl spaces in a wholly different light.
Read moreHundreds of millions of people across the globe are living with diabetes. According to the International Diabetes Foundation, approximately 463 million people between the ages of 20 and 79 had diabetes in 2019, and the group expects that number to increase by almost 300 million over the next quarter century.
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