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Goodwill is hosting two free events in an effort to help Oklahoma veterans who are experiencing homelessness and their families the opportunity to learn more about the services that will help them get back on their feet.
Read moreLargely deprived of its primary rainy season, Oklahoma saw drought surge across the state during June. A midmonth bout with showers and storms managed to stem the flash drought’s intensification and spread with beneficial rains across northwestern Oklahoma. The respite was brief, however. Dry weather and intense heat returned by the end of the month and drought was again on the move to the south and east. Contained wholly within the western half of the state at the end of May, drought had progressed to the state’s eastern border by the end of June. Drought coverage leapt from 14% of the state to 43% over that same period according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. That was the highest coverage of drought Oklahoma had seen since Aug. 14, 2018. Much of the western Panhandle was covered by extreme drought, and exceptional drought bled down from Kansas and Colorado into far northern Cimarron and Texas counties. The Drought Monitor’s intensity scale slides from moderate-severe-extreme-exceptional, with exceptional being the worst classification.
Read moreApplying to colleges is exciting for many high school students. But that excitement is sometimes tempered by anxiety. The college application process can affect students’ lives for years to come, so it’s understandable why some teenagers might feel stressed as they apply to college.
Read moreSocial distancing guidelines implemented in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak posed unique challenges to small business owners.
Read moreAt 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 29, Oklahoma businesses began applying for grant funds through the Oklahoma Business Relief Program (OBRP). Developed to help local businesses across the state overcome the economic challenges of COVID-19, OBRP offers vital funding for businesses that have suffered revenue loss due to the pandemic. The response was tremendous with approximately 2,500 Oklahoma business applications submitted through more than 150 financial institutions by the morning of Tuesday, June 30. Once more than $50 million in relief funds had been requested, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) closed the application form, ending Phase 1 of the program.
Read moreA Payne County man has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for possessing seven firearms and ammunition after having been previously convicted of a felony.
Read moreAuthorities are closing honky tonks, bars and other drinking establishments in some parts of the U.S. to stem the surge of COVID-19 infections — a move backed by sound science about risk factors that go beyond wearing or not wearing masks.
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A large cloud of dust made its way all the way from the Sahara Desert in Africa to Seminole County, causing unique, hazy sunsets across the region.
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