OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chris Banning, R-Bixby, released the following statement applauding State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd for her Federal Single Audit of the expenditures made during Fiscal Year...

Oceanic Breathing I often describe grief as an ocean. There are many reasons I find this a very fitting description. At first, I was in the middle of a hurricane and couldn’t see the end.  I was const...

Last Friday marked the 29th anniversary of a somber chapter in our state's history. On the morning of April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder truck laden with bombs in front of the Alfred P. Mu...

by Dale Fillmore My mother-in-law had a desire. You might call it a bucket list type of desire. She wanted to take a ride on a hot-air balloon. However, she was hesitant to do it alone, so she asked m...

Joann Hott, Henryetta Library Director American author of children’s books, Doreen Cronin celebrates her birth date on March 28th, 1966 in Queens, New York. She grew up on Long Island, her dad was a p...

Blackberries. What a succulent, powerful little fruit! The bush out behind my house is loaded and they are starting to turn that dark color that lets you know they are ready for picking. You have to b...