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Holiday shoppers relish the moment when a loved one unwraps a gift and immediately smiles widely. Hitting the nail on the head in regard to a holiday gift is its own reward, and there's no shame in looking around for some inspiration to find a gift loved ones will truly cherish.
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Retirement provides a chance for adults who have worked throughout their lives to take a step back, relax and enjoy the fruits of their labors. Though the most indelible image associated with retirement might once have been a rocking chair, modern retirees like to get up and go, and holiday shoppers can take that joie de vivre into consideration as they look for the perfect gift for retirees who can't wait to fly the friendly skies or hit the open road.
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Exchanging gifts with loved ones is a holiday season tradition. That tradition figures to continue this year, though families will almost certainly have to adjust the ways they exchange gifts.
Read moreLast week, Germaine Coulter, Sr., 48, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit child sex trafficking, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. Elizabeth Andrade, 39, of Edmond, was previously sentenced to serve 78 months in federal prison for her role in the sex trafficking conspiracy.
Read moreThe Shawnee Tribe and its Chief Ben Barnes commemorated “Orange Shirt Day,” at the Shawnee Indian Mission to encourage comprehensive federal investigation into all residential boarding schools and honor the Native American children who were taken and often died at residential schools beginning in the 19th century. Orange Shirt Day began in Canada in 2013 to remember the thousands of Indigenous children killed at church-run residential schools. Tribal nations and advocates across America are adopting this movement to support thorough investigations of similar conditions at boarding schools in the US. Attached are key sections of Chief Barnes’ remarks made at the press conference at the Shawnee Mission:
Read moreThe Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) released their monthly unemployment update on Wednesday, September 29. The report stated that in August, Latimer County posted Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 5.4 percent. Tillman County reported the second-highest rate for the month, followed by McIntosh and Pittsburg Counties. Cimarron County reported the lowest county unemployment rate of 1.2 percent in August. Unemployment rates in August were lower than a year earlier in 76 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties and higher in one county.
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Left photo: Former Seminole Junior College President Elmer Tanner “holds court” at a luncheon discussing the growth and development of the new campus in the early 1970s. Right: Tanner addresses community and campus leaders at a meeting in the E.T. Dunlap Student Union Mirror Room. Pictured left to right, at the head table, are: former Oklahoma State Senator Jeff Johnston, former Regent Ted Phillips, former Oklahoma State Representative Kelly Haney, President Tanner, former College Regent Frank Seay, Sr., and Chancellor for Higher Education E.T. Dunlap. Pictured in the foreground are former Dean of Students Wayne Day and Seminole civic leader Cecil Sullivan. These photos are part of SSC’s 90 anniversary coverage. —Photos Courtesy SSC
Read moreIn a Sept. 30 article, OK Energy Today reported there has been a slight increase in national oil and gas rig activity, and Oklahoma energy firms are among some of the most active in the U.S. according to the latest weekly rig count report by Enverus Rig Analytics. Enverus reported the national rig count grew by one to reach 622 as of Sept. 29, a total that is 3% more than last month and 98% higher than one year ago. During the month of September, Seminole County reported seven drilling permit applications and two well completions, according to the okenergytoday. com website’s “completion reports and intent to drill” sidebar.
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