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A top state official told lawmakers one reason Oklahoma spends less on education today is because the state’s Medicaid program is consuming more and more taxpayer resources.
Read moreThe principal counsel for taxpayer-funded PBS called for Homeland Security to take away the children of “Republican voters”, cheered a spike in covid deaths in “Red States” and said Americans are “so (blank)ing dumb.”
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DOWNTOWN WALKABOUT — Masked adventurers from Blair Early Education Center in Kingfi sher stopped for a photo with the similarly masked statues in front of City Hall Monday afternoon on their way to Medic Pharmacy for a treat from the soda fountain
Read moreOne Times & Free Press reader said booking an online COVID-19 vaccination appointment right now is about like trying to score a Rolling Stones concert ticket the day they go on sale.
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History is silent as to whether legendary Kingfisher figure Apostle Paul Sykes wore a mask or advocated their use during the Spanish flu pandemic of his time, but his likeness in front of Kingfisher City Hall wears one regularly, along with the World War I soldier and little girl in his audience. City Manager Dave Slezickey said his staff keeps the statues masked as a friendly reminder of the city’s encouraging-versus-mandating approach to COVID-19 precautions.
Read moreKingfisher County and its four neighboring counties saw a total increase of 501 active COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths in the first two weeks of 2021, according to Oklahoma State Department of Health online statistics.
Read moreGovernor Kevin Stitt announced Friday that he is activating over 75 members of the Oklahoma National Guard to assist local law enforcement should any protests at the State Capitol or other locations turn violent in the coming week.
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