A federal audit echoes our previous reporting on the Stitt administration’s Digital Wallet program, which dispersed nearly $8 million in federal Covid relief dollars to families. Due to lax oversight, some bought TVs, home appliances, and other non-educational items. Funding for the program came under the CARES Act and was meant to help students learn during the pandemic when many school buildings were closed.

Broadway made its way to Bristow with the performance of “Oklahoma” live at the Klingensmith Amphitheater over the weekend..

(Statepoint) As summer nights shorten and the school year approaches, you may be looking for ways to reduce the stress and costs of back-to-school preparations and ease into a new routine. Thankfully, the experts at Dollar General are offering families suggestions for an easy and affordable return to classes.

Free Hunters Education A Free Hunters Education wll be held at the SpiritBank Eagle Room on Aug. 20, 2022 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

On July 23 and 24, Kirkpatrick Foundation is hosting a series of fun, family friendly events to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its animal welfare program, Safe & Humane. Launched on July 24, 2012, Safe and Humane is dedicated to improving the lives of all Oklahoma animals, from pets and wildlife to farm animals, to make Oklahoma the safest and most humane place to be an animal by the year 2032. All weekend events are free and sponsored by Kirkpatrick Foundation.

A vehicle is stolen every 43.8 seconds in the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Each July, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) highlights its annual Vehicle Theft Prevention campaign to raise awareness about the im portance of auto theft prevention.

Republican legislators passed a law lowering taxes for businesses, but critics say it comes at the expense of jobless Oklahomans. The law, which passed along party lines in both the House and the Senate, cuts the maximum number of weeks that unemployed Oklahomans can receive financial support from 26 to 16 starting Jan.

Birch: July 10. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal, water temperature 85°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around channels, points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.

After one full round of competition at the International Finals Youth Rodeo (IFYR), the Oklahoma team of Jim Watkins and Bode Gatlin edged out an Arizona team to take the lead in the team roping. Jim Watkins (17) of Bristow and Bode Gatlin (15) of Meeker threw down a time of 6.0 to top the leaderboard.