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DEAR ABBY: When a friend of mine "makes dinner" for invited guests, it's either takeout Chinese food or delivered pizza. Frankly, I am sick of it. Last Thanksgiving, they invited me and several others over for dinner. You guessed it! Chinese food. I told my friend I was surprised and not in the mood for Chinese food, offered my apologies and left. We didn't talk for four months.
Read moreEven though the world has been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly two years, we're still learning about the virus and how it can affect our bodies. One area of understanding that has been particularly difficult to grasp has been the wide range of symptoms the virus can cause and how some can stick around long after recovery. Now, a new study has found that one symptom is having a long-term effect on about half of people who have caught COVID. Read on to see which ailment could be sticking around for a while after you've beaten the disease.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) reports that initial claims, continued claims and both four-week moving averages decreased for the week ending Jan. 15. The agency also reported that the state’s unemployment rate declined to 2.3% for the month of December.
Read moreVertical farms vary in size, but the largest ones mimic the appearance of skyscrapers if the skyscrapers were made from plants. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, increasing production of fresh greens and vegetables near urban populations will be a necessity in the decades to come. That's because estimates from the United Nations indicate the global population will exceed nine billion persons by 2050, by which time two-thirds of the world's people will live in urban settings. Vertical farming could be vital to meeting the demands for healthy foods by 2050, making it worth anyone's while to gain a basic understanding of this unique way to grow fresh fruits and vegetables.
Read moreDue to the expected weather conditions the memorial service for Darlene McMillan has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Swearingen Funeral Chapel in Seminole, Oklahoma.
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The National Weather Service is predicting that significant accumulations of a wintery mix of ice, sleet, and snow that began Tuesday night as rain will continue through Thursday night, with the heaviest precipitation likely to fall late Wednesday into Wednesday night. The greatest amounts of snow are expected across far northeast Oklahoma, with lesser amounts to the south, where more sleet and freezing rain will occur.
Read moreThe Oklahoma State Department of Education last week allotted half of $38.5 million to 330 brickand-mortar public schools statewide through Redbud School Funding Grants. The remainder will be distributed to qualifying schools this summer.
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