Information above is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed. Based on information from the Northeast Oklahoma Board of Realtors for the preceding week, Monday through Sunday.© 2010 MLS and FBS JAY – In response to requests from some of our readers, the Grand Lake Business Journal has compiled the following weekly real [...]
Long before Route 66, that famed stretch of pavement from Chicago to Santa Monica, California was designated as the Mother Road, another well traveled highway existed in northeastern Oklahoma called the Texas Trail or Road. First an Indian path or trace, then a marked trail wide enough for wagons, it served as a link for [...]
Two Safe Boating Classes are being offered by the Grand Lake Sail and Power Squadron just in time for the spring boating season. Oklahoma and the Grand River Dam Association require that individuals under the age of 16 must provide evidence of having successfully completed such a course in order to pilot a boat of [...]
Area golfers are invited to participate in the 18th annual Grove Rotary Golf Tournament on Friday, May 6, at the Patricia Island Golf Club in Grove. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Grove Rotary charities, including scholarships, youth programs and other community services funded by the organization. Start time, with a shotgun scramble format, is [...]
Hi! My name is Bunny and I’m just one of the many homeless dogs with the Humane Society of Grove and Grand Lake that would like a loving family to adopt me. I’m currently being fostered and am eternally grateful that my foster mom has given me the chance to show my true colors. I’m [...]
As we enter the 3rd full week of the legislative session bills are making their way out of committees and on to the House floor for an up or down vote by the full body. I voted against a bill in committee that would eliminate the requirement to spend 1.5 percent on art for state [...]
VINITA – Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative management today announced that approximately 14% of its membership will receive estimated bills this month due to recent inclement weather. Excessive snow created hazardous travel conditions and even made many area roads impassable for cooperative meter readers, NEOEC officials explained. A reported 5,900 meters were unable to be read [...]
WHO: Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak & business owners from the Grand Lake Area WHAT: Available to discuss efforts the Oklahoma Insurance Department has undertaken to help area businesses recover from damage due to this month’s winter storms WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 24, 2:15 p.m. WHERE: Grand River Dam Authority’s Ecosystems and Education Center 420 E. [...]
Days are getting warmer so you may be thinking of spring house cleaning. Got some items in your home that you no longer need or have room for? Then the Humane Society of Grove and Grand Lake is asking for your donation of new or gently used, quality merchandise for resale in their Second Chance Thrift [...]
Education is always a hot topic at the Capitol, particularly when the budget is tight like it is now. We have a new State Superintendent of Schools. I am sure there will be changes. It is human nature to resist change; we’ll see how things go. In my mind education is the key to Oklahoma’s future. If our high school [...]
