Weather terms as a second language

We have had quite a mild fall and winter so far and I have loved it. But yesterday the Polar Vortex roared in like an annoying relative at a holiday gathering. You know it's going to happen eventually you are just taken off guard when it does. We all have that relative right?

As 2024 Passes into History, So Do Three Giants

Some say that deaths occur in “threes,” and for Oklahomans that was truly the case last week with a trio of remarkable individuals who each had an impact on those in their circle of life.Former U.S.

Reconnecting Families with Lost Life Insurance Benefits

Many families have experienced the loss of a loved one only to discover later that a life insurance policy existed tucked away in old files, forgotten about or just unknown to the beneficiaries.

Horticulture Tips for January

Home Grown As we start another year, now is a good time to evaluate your landscape and decide on what your gardening goals are for the coming year. Do you want to add another garden bed, or maybe you are planning a long vacation and want to downsize your garden.

2024 Column of the Year It All Comes Out in the Wash

I had my first heartbreak just after I graduated high school. We had been together for about two years which in the grand scheme of things was not a significant amount of time at all but when you’re eighteen it feels like it. I was inconsolable for quite awhile but as it always does life continued.

Adventures with Allie

By Allie PraterFive years ago my dads dream came true. He bought a newspaper. He became a business owner. After a few months of owning the Cushing Citizen, he bought the Yale News and the Drumright Gusher. Owning and operating three newspapers is no easy task and he needed help.

A Look Back at the best 2024 had to offer

If you just take a brief glance back without seeing the big picture, the year 2024 felt like we were a trash panda caught in a dumpster fire behind the dollar store.

December: Looking back at 2024

As the year comes to a close, it is fitting to reflect on what we were able to accomplish on behalf of our great state.

Adventures with Allie

My mom teaches sixth grade English language arts. Every now and then she gives her students a creative writing prompt to follow and every now and then the prompts sound fun to me so I do the class work her sixth graders are doing too, because I love a good creative writing prompt.

Stock Market Insights

My wife put Christmas lights on our house in mid-October. Last night, she hosted her annual “Elf Movie Night,” during which we ate movie-themed snacks for dinner and played Elf bingo using movie quotes and M&Ms as tokens.