BRANSON, Missouri – “Droopy Drawers, Jr.” (also known as Tim Mabe), will join long-time Branson favorites and sisters, Tammy and Tonya Bilyeu, on stage at the Grand Country Music Hall in two shows – Ozarks Country and Ozarks Gospel – in March. Both of the shows are on Sundays with the Ozarks Gospel Show at…
The 33rd Annual Mend Medical Clinic Annual Celebration will be March 12. Mend, a Christian nonprofit, offers free pregnancy testing, limited ultrasounds, support programs, Bible studies, abortion information, medical referrals, parenting classes, diapers and baby supplies support for after a baby is born and other services to help women. The dinner begins at 6:30 p.m….
Official Oklahoma voter registration statistics released recently show 2,090,107 Oklahomans are registered to vote heading into the 2020 election cycle. Oklahoma’s official voter registration statistics are counted every year on January 15. “These statistics continue a decades-long trend of growth for Independents and Republicans as a share of the Oklahoma electorate,” said State Election Board…
Two tribes agree to an eight-month extension Despite the expiration of the state gambling compact, Oklahoma’s tribal casino’s continued to operate in January as some tribes refused to extend the time to negotiate with Gov. Kevin Stitt. Under the 15-year-old compact, the tribes had exclusive rights to gambling operations in the state. Stitt wants a…
Despite trouble in the Middle East, GasBuddy is predicting 2020 will show a national average of $2.60 per gallon – a 2 cent drop versus 2019. But warns that the national average will rise as much as 75 cents per gallon from a low in February until an eventual peak in May, leading to localized…
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister is refusing to meet in public with a state lawmaker and citizens concerned about an August Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) newsletter that focused on “best practices” to create a “safe and valued climate for LGBT students.” Among other things, the newsletter recommended that Oklahoma schools allow…
(PRNewswire) – Gov. Stitt issued a proclamation declaring January 26-February 1 Oklahoma School Choice Week. In doing so, he joined dozens of other governors and hundreds of city and county leaders nationwide in recognizing the historic celebration of education. Oklahomans have planned 665 events and activities to celebrate opportunity in education during the Week, including…
Expect traffic snarls on Cherry Street until late this summer. Starting January 6 , contractor crews with Crossland Heavy Contractors began the replacing a 6-inch water main as a part of the street rehabilitation project on 15th Street between South Peoria Avenue and South Utica Avenue in the Cherry Street District. Both eastbound lanes are…
The executive director of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) praised a new federal law that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 while also calling for more to be done to protect youth from a lifetime of nicotine addiction. “This action by Congress is a good first step toward…
Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, has filed legislation to increase Oklahoman’s minimum wage requirement to $10.50 an hour from $7.25 an hour, the Oklahoma minimum wage. Senate Bill 1165 would increase that $10.50 standard should the federal minimum wage rise. The last minimum wage increase in Oklahoma was in 2008 when the rate increased from…