Created with Canva According the the Oklahoma Tax Commission website, the Oklahoma Sales Tax Holiday is the first Friday through Sunday in August. This is "a period of time when retail sales taxes are not collectible or payable [...]

Coffee Creek MFG, Chahtapreneur of the Year Coffee Creek MFG named Chahtapreneur of the Year DURANT, Okla. (July 13, 2026)- The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma recognized 12 small businesses at its annual Chahtapreneur Awards Dinner. Each year, the [...]

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 [...]

Photo submitted Article Submitted U.S. malpractice claims cost healthcare systems $8.9 billion every year, according to World Metrics. The effects of these claims go beyond individual lawsuits.  Medical malpractice is not the same thing as a bad medical [...]

Image provided Article Submitted As per the data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the police take hundreds of thousands of people into custody for drunk driving and taking drugs in the country every year. [...]

Created with Canva Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday August 1, 2026, and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday August 2, 2026, the State of Arkansas will hold its sales tax holiday allowing shoppers the opportunity to purchase [...]

A warm interior wrapped in cooler weather will shape the weather for Fall 2026. Autumn is on its way, but it won’t feel like fall everywhere: Warmer than average weather settles over the nation’s interior this September and October—from the Northern [...]

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) are warning Oklahoma stores that they could face enforcement action from OSDH for selling dangerous and intoxicating products that are prohibited under state law. This includes [...]

The turfgrass improvement team consists of Yanqi Wu, Shuhao You, Mingling Xiang, Charles Fontainer and David Hillock pose for photos at the turf grass center and the agronomy farm at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater on Friday, June 5, [...]

laura_wallace_franklin Wallace Edwin Franklin, lovingly known as “Wally” passed away on February 6, 2026 at the age of 96. He was born on July 24, 1929, to Walter and Viola (Brooks) Franklin. Wally lived a long, full and [...]

laura_wallace_franklin Laura Ruth Franklin, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister passed away on October 29, 2022, in Texas at the age of 90. Laura was born on July 25, 1932, in Ohio, to William and Ruth Stirling, [...]

Larry was born to Mother Wilma Sloan and Father Gene Gregory on December 4, 1948, in Poteau, Oklahoma at his grandmother Flo’s house. Larry passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on July 16, 2026. Larry was a [...]

Michael Brown, 68 of Poteau, Oklahoma passed away July 14, 2026, at his home. Michael was born February 20, 1958, in Poteau, Oklahoma to Ralph Clenn Brown and Rita Darlene Barlow. Michael loved spending time with family and friends. ‭‭‬‬‬‬‬‬ [...]