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Cool and wet conditions pushed back much of the state’s hay season this summer, but with clear skies and hot temperatures in the forecast, producers are making hay while the sun shines.

The Stitt for Governor 2022 campaign announced today that Governor Kevin Stitt raised $773,432.26 in the second quarter of 2021 and ended the quarter with more than $1.2 million cash on hand for re-election.

Illness from COVID-19 has proved to be both a scourge and a renaissance for Chickasaw artist and former Chickasaw Nation employee Nicole Willis. In November 2020, COVID-19 struck Willis, and symptoms continue to this day, but she is gradually improving.

A group of lawmakers today sent a letter to Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell, in his role as Acting Governor of Oklahoma, requesting executive action to prohibit vaccine mandates for Oklahoma healthcare workers. This letter is a follow up to one sent to Governor Kevin Stitt on July 15, 2021. Rep.

The Oklahoma State Fair and the Tulsa State Fair are two of the state’s trademark events that signal the end of summer. After both were canceled due to COVID-19 last year, organizers are excited to be back in action this September. Oklahoma State Fair, Sept.

Some students may be a little anxious as they prepare to return to campus this fall. That transition could be especially difficult for incoming college freshmen, who must overcome any pandemic-related concerns about returning to campus while also making the transition to life on a college campus.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today, on the 10 th anniversary of the creation of the USDA’s Certified Biobased Product Label, unveiled an Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry (PDF, 8 MB).

A trip to the amusement park wouldn’t be complete without a ride or two or three on a roller coaster. As businesses slowly begin to reopen after COVID-19 social distancing closures, theme parks may once again begin to welcome the public back for thrills and chills.

Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center staff recently hosted the Oklahoma 4-H Food Showdown on July 19 in which teams of two or three 4-H members created their own dishes using four secret ingredients, which were revealed at the start of the competition.