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topical featured By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter Feb 22, 2021 DERRICK JAMES | Staff file photo OKLAHOMA CITY — The natural gas costs incurred by utility providers trying to keep the heat and lights on in Oklahoma during the past two weeks are expected to cost consumers billions of dollars, officials said Monday. During the polar snap, natural gas prices skyrocketed from the normal range of $2 to $3 to as high as $1,100 per thousand cubic feet, officials s...

A burn ban is in effect Tuesday, Feb. 22 for Miles City, Custer County and Garfield County due to high wind warnings until 6 p.m.

Supermarket employees have served as a lifeline for many during the coronavirus pandemic thats killed more than 500,000 Americans thus far. They have restocked shelves after runs on toilet paper and hand sanitizer, sterilized grocery carts and done deep cleans after closing time. Theyve handled long lines in the checkout lanes and prepared online orders for home delivery. Now the industry is showing its gratitude to the essential workers who kept it going during COVID-19. Alex Hale talks abo...

To the editor: We strongly oppose Providence City taking out an $8,000,000 loan to go into the business of supplying redundant internet access to every household and business in Providence

Gas prices have surged across the country after winter storms in the Gulf Coast region, and Grand Junction was not been spared from the price jump. The average gas price in Grand Junction is $2.50, which is nine cents more than it was a week ago and 19 cents more than a month ago, according to AAA. Colorado as a whole has seen about a seven-cent increase, while the national average went up by 13 cents to $2.63. The increase comes as refineries in Texas and other gulf states closed because of th...

CONWAY — Kennett High School students were able to question U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas on a variety of topics Monday morning, including COVID-19, gun bills and the minimum wage.

 New Braunfels Utilities said Monday it was confident it could maintain competitive rates following last week’s winter storm event that resulted in rotating power outages throughout the state, but the exact impact on electric rates and customer wallets remains unclear. Although there have been reports of retail electric bills in the thousands of dollars in some parts of Texas, NBU said this would not happen in New Braunfels. According to Melissa C. Krause, NBU’s chief operations an...

STUDENTS at the University of Virginia are pleading with the school’s Board of Visitors not to increase tuition for the 2021-22 school year. Their complaint is legitimate. U.Va. is considering a 3.1 percent tuition hike, citing the economic ravages visited on the school by COVID-19 as a key factor. If you consider that the students themselves (and their parents) are hurting just as much—if not more—than a well-heeled university, this doesn’t wash. For the 12 months ending in...

As some Bowling Green residents woke up Monday morning, they saw the town’s public utility workers turning off their water. A total of 251 Caroline County homes received notification in the past week that water would be disconnected for nonpayment. There were 78 such notices in the town of Bowling Green and another 173 that went out to other Caroline residents. Eighteen disconnections took place in Bowling Green Monday. None had occurred elsewhere in the county. The disconnection notices a...

1 of 3 Special to the Democrat Mineral Wells business owner Zack Harris delivered over 19,000 plates of food to those in need last week during the winter storm. Ram Country Mineral Wells allowed Harris to operate out of the business’s bays, as Harris lost power and water to his home. Special to the Weatherford Democrat Special to the Weatherford Democrat When last week’s winter storm hit, it left people without water, electricity and trapped inside their homes....