“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall...

After a bill passed by the Legislature in 2019 became law, nearly 400 miles of rural interstates in Oklahoma will see increased speed limits. At their August 3 meeting, the Oklahoma Transportation Com...

There are numerous scientists and medical experts who declare that if we mandated that everyone wear a mask, that infection from COVID-19 would go way down. Numerous other scientists and medical exper...

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in many changes to which we must all adjust. Phrases like “selfquarantine” and “social distancing,” rarely used or completely unheard of several months ago are now a ...

I read a post about an article from Fortune magazine that lists 19 Black economists to know and celebrate. I think it is great that we celebrate the contributions of Black Americans, but when Walter W...

“But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will...

“…Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him” (Gen. 5). We are “… to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and wi...

Cherokee Nation’s “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” was recently recognized with four Heartland Regional Emmy Awards during a virtual reception on Saturday, July 25. “We’re beyond grateful for th...

Can how we look at long-term care be changing? As baby boomers start to find themselves in need of long-term care, they may be interested in a more flexible kind of lifestyle. In the past, long-term c...

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Youth deer hunters have a unique opportunity to participate in one of eight bonus antlerless deer hunts that will take place on private land in: Beckham County Oct. 9-10, 2020. Oct. 16-17, 2020. Dec. ...

“Hudson the Strong” is at it again! Hudson Jag Hartman has been selected for the second year to be one of those featured in the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Buddy Walk Times Square Presentati...

Jamie Cagle, APRN, recently joined Baptist Health Cardiology Center-Fort Smith as a nurse practitioner. In this role, Cagle will work alongside physicians to provide follow-up care to cardiology patie...

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:58). What’s Going On? What is going o...

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) is announcing the State Extended Benefits (SEB) program, which provides up to 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) cl...

Sara Hutchins of Dora, Okla. says she has always wanted to homeschool her children and with schools planning to reopen for fall classes soon in the midst of the pandemic, she and her husband thought i...

Last week, the House Speaker shared the list of approved interim studies, which can begin next week. Interim studies examine a certain policy in greater depth than we are often able to during our hect...

I’ve had several people ask if my daughter was married on July 23 like she and her fiance planned. The answer is, no, it was cancelled because of COVID-19 and has been rescheduled for June 2021. I fel...

The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin emailing households in low-responding areas to encourage them to respond to the 2020 Census. Millions of emails will be sent and then grow in number...

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