Small Business Employment Index is near its historical average OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (July 6, 2026) - NFIB’s June Jobs Report shows that the Small Business Employment Index remained essentially flat, registering 100.2 in June after measuring 100.3 in May. This is the fourth consecutive [...]

Co-branded collection featuring Baseball Lifestyle 101's most popular designs now available on Baseball Lifestyle 101’s website, select DICK’S location and online at DICK’S.com  Simple Modern, a leading producer of premium drinkware and consumer products, announced a new partnership with Baseball [...]

ADA, Okla. (June 29, 2026) — Sparklight®, a leading broadband provider, has invested more than $11 million over the past three years to expand and enhance its fiber-rich network in Ada, Ardmore, Sulphur and surrounding areas, helping deliver faster connectivity [...]

Simple Modern's Sonic collection The iconic Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is partnering with Simple Modern to launch new collection of backpacks, lunch boxes and drinkware ahead of back-to-school season. Oklahoma City, Okla. – June 22, 2026 – Simple Modern, [...]

Oklahoma Attorney General seal OKLAHOMA CITY (July 10, 2026) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond this week urged the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen rules cutting off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. The move aims to protect Oklahomans from fraudsters [...]

Photo Submitted By Tori Lyon, CEO — Jericho Project  After serving their country, many veterans return home with less support than many people realize. The invisible weight of the transition from active service member to civilian life can [...]

Image Generated by Gemini and submitted By Patricia Lee A new Oklahoma law set to take effect late this year closes a gap that let repeat DUI offenders dodge felony treatment while earlier charges were still pending. Here's [...]

Photo submitted Article Submitted Drug court is one of the few routes inside the criminal justice system that can genuinely stop a conviction from showing up on your record. Whether it does depends on how the program gets [...]

Photo submitted Article Submitted The 2024 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report discloses over fourteen million crime incident details reported by multiple states and local law enforcement agencies under the provisions of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. [...]

From astronaut training and weather simulators to celebrating America’s 250th anniversary, families can keep kids engaged while making lifelong memories BRANSON, Mo. – (July 3, 2026) – While kids may love being out of school for summer break, many parents are [...]

Gloria Jean Chatten of Muldrow, Oklahoma was born May 31, 1950 in Woodlake, California to Ronald Lee and Carol Jean (Weems) Chatten and passed away July 10, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the age of 76.   She is [...]

William Franklin Carr of Spiro, Oklahoma was born July 5, 1979 in Morristown, Tennessee to J.D. and Beverly Rose (Watkins) Carr and passed away July 11, 2026 in Spiro, Oklahoma at the age of 47.   He is survived by: [...]

Private burial for James "Jimmy" Giampietro, 74, of Spiro, Oklahoma, will be held at a later date at Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Cremation is under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home in Spiro, Oklahoma. Jimmy was [...]

Funeral services for Fred Franklin, 79, of Spiro, Oklahoma, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Unite Church, 19040 Oakwood Street in Spiro, Oklahoma, with Pastor Brian Bowerman officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope [...]