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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is making up to $10 million available to help people living in rural towns develop community renewable energy projects that will help them cut their energy costs and contribute to the nationwide effort to reduce pollution that contributes to climate change. These funds will be targeted to help people who live in communities that have been historically underinvested and disinvested.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – On Wednesday, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed a trio of education reform bills.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Mauree Turner, D-OKC, has filed legislation for the 2022 Legislative Session that would create a state question on whether the death penalty should exist in Oklahoma.
Read moreShawnee, OK – The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is offering a variety of children, teen, and adult art programs beginning in February. Participants have the opportunity to participate in printmaking, drawing, painting, ceramics, and even stop motion animation. The MGMoA is also continuing their Art, Nature, and Healing Workshops led by certified art therapists. Online registration is now open! To see a complete list of programs and those listed above please visit www. mgmoa.org/engage. Starting in February
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Wheeler’s Journey, a new book by Mary Leah, has been released by RoseDog Books.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, D-Norman, filed legislation for the upcoming session that would protect recess for Oklahoma students.
Read moreNORMAN – University of Oklahoma associate professor Saeed Salehi is leading a team of researchers from the Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering in the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy to turn abandoned and retired oil and gas wells into geothermal wells that they hope to eventually heat two Tuttle, Oklahoma, schools.
Read more(AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were not allowed outside even for exercise. Children were banned from playgrounds, and the economy virtually stopped.
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