You have a small budget, a business to run, and two platforms that both promise customers. Pick the wrong one first, and that money is gone. Google Ads can put you in front of people who are already searching for [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sparklight® Opens Fall 2026 Charitable Giving Fund for Nonprofits Across 24 States Applications are open Oct. 1–31 for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations Sparklight awards $250,000 annually through its Charitable Giving Fund Grants support digital literacy, hunger relief and [...]

Photo courtesy Simple Modern from OKC Coffee & Go event The Oklahoma-based company will surprise Bixby West Elementary parents during morning drop-off Oct. 23 with free Simple Modern Voyagers, coffee from Scissortail Coffee Co. and muffins donated by [...]

By Annie Spilman (SBA Regional Administrator – South Central) Across Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, small manufacturers are the heartbeat of our local economies. For the "mom-and-pop" shops that power our towns, operating on thin margins means every [...]

235 Empowerment Fund Grants Support Adaptive Equipment, Healing Resources, and Life-Changing Opportunities Across the Adaptive Sports Community TRUCKEE, Calif. — October 2026 — What does $925,450 in support look like? It looks like an adaptive mountain bike opening new trails, [...]

Submitted photo A commute costs more than the gas you buy each week. Insurance, maintenance, parking, and the miles added to your car all factor into what you spend. A good way to lower those costs is to [...]

With Halloween and the fall time change on the same weekend, AAA urges drivers to watch for trick-or-treaters, plan for a sober ride home and avoid drowsy driving OKLAHOMA CITY – Oct. 26, 2026 – Halloween and the end of daylight [...]

Lior Eliav By Lior Eliav, Co-Founder, SKOL Outdoor Living An outdoor kitchen lives outside all year. It takes the summer sun, the rain, the wind and the cold snaps, and it does that every day whether anyone is [...]

62% Would Rather Their Child Become an Electrician Than a Software Developer. For many years, learning how to code was considered one of the safest career bets for young people. However, the rapid emergence of AI may be turning that [...]

22.4 million Americans projected to sail next year, a 57% increase over pre-pandemic levels OKLAHOMA CITY – Oct. 20, 2026 – America's appetite for cruising continues to set records. AAA projects 22.4 million U.S. residents will take an ocean cruise [...]

Memorial services for Mary Sue Underwood, 80, of Spiro, Oklahoma, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro, Oklahoma, with Pastor Andrew Stanger officiating. Cremation is under the direction of [...]

Denise Donaho, 75, passed away on October 24, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family. Denise was born on October 29, 1950, in Wister, Oklahoma to parents JC and Margaret (Midgley) Donaho. Denise was preceded in death by her [...]

Geneva L. Byars-Cox was born on January 17, 1923, in Idabel, Oklahoma and passed away on October 22, 2026, at The Commons, Enid, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of John W. & Maggie M. (McBride) Garrett. She attended Smithville High [...]

Mary Louise Pierce of Heavener, Oklahoma was born on July 27, 1946 in Pocola, Oklahoma to Hurbert Oscar and Maudie S. (Blair) Upchurch and passed away on October 23, 2026 in Heavener, Oklahoma at the age of 80.   She [...]