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The Oklahoma State Department of Education on Monday released the annual report cards for the 2024-25 term and all five sites in the Seminole School District received an overall “D” grade.
Read moreThe Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation classroom enhancement grant program, in partnership with the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, has awarded $128,448 to support students and enhance classrooms in rural Oklahoma.
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(StatePoint) Workplace retirement savings plans are an excellent way to invest in your future, and the earlier you start, the more opportunity your savings have to grow. Typically automated through payroll deductions, contributions to a plan like a 401(k) or 403(b) are tax-advantaged and easy to make.
Read moreNovember 2025 was a warm and mostly dry month across Oklahoma, much like the climatological fall season as a whole (Sept. 1–Nov. 30). Those conditions allowed drought to flourish across the southern half of the state, only a few months after Oklahoma had enjoyed a mostly droughtfree summer. The dryness is expected to persist through the end of the year and may even expand. Some rain and bouts of severe weather did occur, including a weak tornado near Broken Arrow on Nov. 20.
Read moreWhy don’t you build a fire?” Shivering in the January cold, Saphronia cast a longing glance at the fireplace. “That wind is cold.”
Read moreThe Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) has launched the Restoring Natural Ecology in Wetlands (ReNEW) Program, a new initiative offering technical and financial support for a variety of wetland restoration practices that further the goals of OCC’s Water Quality Division. Unanimously approved by the Commission on October 6, 2025, the ReNEW program aims to address environmental concerns and provide conservation solutions through wetland creation and restoration.
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