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When Yingchao Fan’s car rolled over on Interstate 40 in Sequoyah County during January’s snowstorm, he did what anyone would do: he called 911 for help.
Read moreLeaders from the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) joined Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Human Services today at the State Capitol to formally announce Oklahoma as the first state to participate in A Home for Every Child, a new national initiative aimed at right sizing the ratio of foster homes to the number of kids in the foster care system in addition to reducing entries into the foster care system through effective pathways when possible.
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Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector [SA&I] Cindy Byrd last week sounded the alarm on an emergency with Oklahoma’s food stamp program. Federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, could be slashed if Oklahoma does not correct errors in the system.
Read moreDear Dave, My husband and I make $180,000 a year combined. Right now, we’re working on our debt snowball. We’re almost debt-free except for our home, but we still have a little bit left on two car payments and some credit card debt. He wants to get rid of the credit card debt, but he doesn’t seem to mind having car payments. I’m not sure I understand why he feels this way, and I’m a little worried he might lose interest in paying off debt once the credit cards are gone.
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Nolan Meister, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service out of Norman, spoke to a standing room only crowd about safe storm spotting Monday night in the lecture hall of the Haney Center. Over 60 people attended the event.
Read moreThe Konawa Chamber of Commerce invites members and the general public to bring the family and join them for their annual Konawa Community Banquet scheduled for Friday, March 13. This dinner and program event will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room at Konawa School.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) on Wednesday announced that Oklahoma will transition from the federally facilitated HealthCare.gov platform to a Statebased Exchange (SBE) for the 2028 Open Enrollment Period.
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