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Close Dillon Harrison of Oxford has built his vocation around the spirituality he finds in the natural world. He encourages the college-age participants in his outdoor ministry to seek balance between the natural and manmade, and emphasizes that people are the stewards of God's creation. Adam Robison | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM By DAVID PANNELL Daily Journal Apr 23, 2021
An audio version of this story Accompanied by lawmakers, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed legislation Wednesday afternoon on an open public school transfer policy and a change to the statewide funding formula. Credit Governor's office Gov. Kevin Stitt wasted no time in signing bills to implement major education policy reforms he asked for in February during his state of the state address. The Senate passed HB2078 on a 27–19 vote. It changes the statewide funding formula so it’s based on a district’s attendance the prior year, not the higher of the past two years as is in law currently. Opponents...
OKLAHOMA CITY — A controversial measure that would cut the cost of an annual state park pass easily cleared the state House.
The City Sentinel April 8, 2021 By Darla Shelden By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter -- OKLAHOMA CITY – The temporary Willard Winter Night Shelter, created to fill a gap in shelter beds caused... By Patrick B. McGuigan Patrick B. McGuigan, Publisher, The City Sentinel Analysis for The Southwest Ledger Pat McGuigan Oklahoma City, April 1, 2021 – In the public square, each...
Dec 19, 2020 After the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Texas and other states to contest the presidential election results in four battleground states, and with the Electoral College casting its ballots in favor of Joe Biden, it appears President Donald Trump and his allies are out of options for overturning the outcome. Cherokee County residents, including legislators, has mixed opinions on whether Oklahoma should have joined a lawsuit to question election protocols in battleground states, but many agree more uniformity is needed in election laws. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Dec. ...