A major focus of the $9.2 million water system improvement project now underway is the replacement of old water lines. To date over 25,000 feet of water lines have been replaced, and approximately 35,...

Miracle cures As I was driving home from my office this week and listening to talk radio, the host kept talking about how if everyone took 50 milligrams of zinc each day we could wipe out COVID-19. It...

We are experiencing an epidemic of violence in our tribal communities: 80 percent of Native men and women experience violence, 34 percent of Native women experience sexual violence in their lifetimes,...

The Legislature met this past week for the first time since early April. While we took a break from meeting in person for a time, we continued to work from home throughout the past several weeks to se...

A mother means more than just “a child bearer or woman who performs the role of caring for a child.” Though a mother’s sole purpose becomes carrying and caring for a life that is completely dependent ...

Oklahomans are no strangers to severe weather. From one day to the next, we know Mother Nature can have a mind of her own, but springtime often delivers the worst storms of the year. It’s important to...

(Ed. Note: Tokyo native Manatsu Ueno is preparing to graduate from the University of Oklahoma with a lot on her mind. Mana, as her fellow students call her, is in love with the natural world and was p...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma reminds everyone that even as we begin moving toward resumption of normal lives, fraudsters will continue their sche...

We are slowly edging closer to resuming our normal lives. This week, I was invited to a sneak peek of the outdoor StoryWalk at the Checotah Sports Complex. The trail includes signposts where children ...

When you have a child, your life is forever changed. Everything you did before that child seems to only bring you to the reality of how much your life changed once that child came into your world. In ...

Thank you I, Torie Anderson, would like to thank everyone who contributed food, money, participated in the auction, and helped with my children while I was in the hospital. Thank you for all of your e...

We are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our social distancing efforts are proving successful: estimated projections for the number of cases and deaths have been steadily declining ...

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Small businesses make up 99% of businesses in Oklahoma and employ 52 percent of our state’s workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our commun...

This past weekend I finally ventured outside, met up with my best friend and played nine holes of golf. It wasn’t pretty but we played it through, laughing and saying a few other words along the way. ...

I wish there was more good news to report for what our state is facing, but it is important for you to know what Oklahoma has ahead. The anticipation is that the high point of COVID-19 will hit our st...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from February business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

Last weekend, Oklahomans joined together to remember the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing and the loved ones left behind on that horrible day 25 years ago. As we mourn the worst act of homegrown t...

While the pandemic has the entire world adjusting to a “new normal” for the time being, some things continue to function without hesitation. One of those was the filing period for elective offices in ...

With all the craziness COVID-19 has sprang upon us, one thing is for certain-this too shall pass. Yes, one day we are all going to come out from under our coronavirus masks, leave our homes without a ...

There’s good news about the fight against COVID-19. We are flattening the curve, and in fact things are looking better than projections had anticipated. The Governor is working on a plan to reopen non...