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Today’s birthdays include Rachel Allen, Candy Allison, Shelly Bible, Jack Carbitcher, Boyde Coker II, Helen Cordell, Elizabeth Garbutt, Charles Goforth, Pearla Gunville, Rita Mikulecky, Zachary Morris, Pooh Notah, Meagan Ramsey, twins Lisa and Lori Robertson, Sophina Robinson, Rosalyn Reese, Fawn Rutherford, Inez Symons & Heather Wahlquist.
Read moreReynolds Wellness Center Senior Stretch and Walk – 10 a.m. on Thursdays
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Avedis Foundation and Pottawatomie Go (Pogo) have announced that twotime U.S. Olympic gold medalist and women’s soccer standout Lindsay Tarpley will host a soccer skills demonstration during Health Week ’24 on Tuesday, May 28 from 3:00-4:15 pm at Jim Thorpe Stadium at Shawnee High School. The demo is open and free to the public.
Read moreGov. Stitt signed House Bill 3792 into law Tuesday. The legislation, authored by Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, establishes the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program, aimed at providing scholarships to eligible students with intellectual and developmental disabilities pursuing higher education through comprehensive transition and postsecondary (CTP) programs.
Read moreMoms, I know it can feel like when your kids get a break during summer vacation, your responsibilities shift into high gear. As a mom of three little ones myself, I absolutely love summer, but I’ve also seen firsthand that the “break” can quickly turn into doing more, not less—more playdates, more camps and more activities to fill the time. Throw in a family trip on top of that (and all the planning, packing and wrangling that goes with it), and you’ve got a recipe for a summer that’s way more stressful than it’s supposed to be.
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WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Oklahoma residents recovering from severe storms and tornadoes beginning April 25, 2024, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
Read moreEarly American poet Anne Bradstreet once wrote, “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” This quote applies to almost every aspect of life, including insurance markets. Unfortunately, we’re experiencing a winter, or the effects of a hard insurance market. However, just like with winter, fairer weather will eventually return. Let’s look at what a hard market means, what’s happened historically, and what the next few years will look like.
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