Volunteer Bob Carlson of Grove is making a difference in the lives of the homeless animals at the Humane Society of Grove and Grand Lake. Bob wanted to do more volunteer work for the Grove community. Because of his love for dogs, he decided in 2011 to help socialize and walk the dogs at the [...]
Chief Bill John Baker of the Cherokee Nation was at the Capitol last week. The Cherokee Nation employs more than 13,000 people in 14 counties in Green Country. They are responsible for more than $400 million in annual salaries, resulting in an economic impact of more than $1 billion. As an old school board member [...]
Hello! I’m Kimber, and I’m waiting at the Humane Society of Grove and Grand Lake for my forever family. My mother is a black Labrador Retriever and my father is a white Shepard. My parents are both trained drug dogs in Oklahoma, and their offspring are being trained as well. However, I just didn’t make [...]
Miami, Oklahoma – Friday, Feb. 09, 2012 – The Fine Arts Department at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, (NEO) will perform “Lamb of God,” a sacred oratorio for choir and orchestra, on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the NEO A&M campus, and the NEO Music Dept. is extending [...]
Winter Teaching Rates: $35 for 30 minutes (includes Video Analysis) Also: High school age and younger golfers can take lessons for just $25. Call Steve for Appointment – 918.257.4967 LOCAL GOLF HOLE IN ONE REPORT: Dick McQaury from the Patrica Island Golf Shop reports that Danny Keith aced hole #4 with a 7 iron on [...]
The 2012 legislative session, which goes through the end of May, is in full swing. There were 962 bill and 26 joint resolutions filed in the House and even more in the Senate. With the number of bills still alive from last year, there are over 3,000 bills to consider. The committee process is now [...]
It was the mid 1960s and the Grand River Dam Authority was looking for more power sources. For over 20 years, Pensacola Dam – Oklahoma’s first hydroelectric facility – had been producing abundant, reliable electricity for GRDA customers across Northeast Oklahoma. And down on newly-created Lake Hudson, the smell of new paint was still evident [...]
Last month a task force report outlining ways to reform Oklahoma tax law was released. It contained several recommendations for ending special interest tax breaks and eliminating numerous credits so that the state could reduce the personal and corporate income tax rates and still fund core services such as schools, roads and public safety. That [...]
Having been out of the area for the past month I have tried to follow the actions taken to resolve the issue of the fine being charged to Delaware county due to the sexual harassment case filed by a number of female inmates at the Delaware County Jail. There is no reference to any discussion [...]
If you have any golf news or information, please let me know. Winter Teaching Rates: $35 for 30 minutes (includes Video Analysis) Call Steve for Appointment – 918.257.4967 LOCAL GOLF I know it is the absolute middle of Winter and yet it is still golfing weather. I played twice this week. Once at the Patricia [...]
