Small business optimism decreased in March as reports of positive profit trends worsened OKLAHOMA CITY (April 14, 2026) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 3.0 points in March to 95.8, leaving it below its 52-year average of 98.0. The last time [...]

Main Street continues searching for qualified applicants OKLAHOMA CITY (April 9, 2026) - NFIB’s March Jobs Report shows that the Small Business Employment Index fell 1.9 points to 101.6. Despite the decline, the current reading remains above the 2025 average of 101.2 and the [...]

The Oklahoma-owned drinkware company expands into a new drinkware category and launches drinkware specifically designed for toddlers for the first time. Simple Modern is entering a new product category with the launch of its first toddler drinkware collection, which marks [...]

Western Retailer To Open A New Location This Spring   Tyler, TX – February 24, 2026 — Today, Cavender’s Boot City, the premier destination for authentic Western Wear for more than 60 years, is excited to announce its newest location coming soon to Shawnee, OK. This will be the brand’s sixth store in [...]

Pixabay By Werner Ramos Card games have remained a constant in entertainment, even as technology continues to reshape how people engage with leisure activities. From physical tables to digital screens, these games have demonstrated a unique ability to [...]

Pexels Guest Post by Patrick Young Oklahoma homeowners, especially busy families, first-time buyers, and long-time residents managing upgrades over time, often run into the same homeownership challenges in Oklahoma: insurance coverage gaps that show up late, paperwork that [...]

(Oklahoma City) — A new, innovative mental health resource is coming to downtown Oklahoma City. Community members are invited to attend the ribbon cutting for the city’s first Hope Booth on Friday, April 17, at 11 a.m. in the Underground, [...]

The following protective orders were granted in LeFlore County during the week of April 6-10, 2026: Cassandra A. Lee vs James J. Lee Kenlee D. Lee vs James J. Lee Kadence Hailey Trent vs Dandre Dreshawn Williams Amanda Kaylene Humphreys [...]

marriage The following couples received their marriage licenses in LeFlore County during the week of April 6-10, 2026: Billy Shondell Lovell and Terri Anne Ernest Rodney Dean Mills and Trucy Nicole Smith Timothy Charles Winford Dewitt and Chloe [...]

Click the photo to donate now. by Tom Zink, Horticulturalist Now that the garden is prepped and crops for the year are selected, it’s time to start growing. Still, there are decisions to be made. We must consider the methodology [...]

Joe Capps Joe Capps, Sr., 83, of Paden, Oklahoma was a beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on March 10, 2026 in Prague, Oklahoma. He was born on October 19, 1942, in the same town he called [...]

Roger D. Smith of Prague, Oklahoma, passed away March 10, 2026, at the age of 87. He was born December 29, 1938, to Millard and Juanita (Lewis) Smith.   Roger was born a few miles northeast of his childhood home [...]

Funeral services for Linda Louise Chastain, 73, of Spiro, Oklahoma, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026, at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro, Oklahoma, with Reverend Vernon Stone officiating. Burial will follow at Old Bokoshe [...]

Catherine Stacie “Cathie” Carlson was born on December 2, 1976, in Talihina, Oklahoma to Margie (Ward) Jones and Eugene W. Jones. She passed away on April 8, 2026, at St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Cathie was a loving mother, [...]