Adventures with Allie

As the sweltering sun mercilessly beats down upon us, and the humidity wraps its clammy embrace around our bodies, it’s that time of year again.

Protecting Oklahomans' Rights

The Fourth of July is a fun time to gather with family and friends to celebrate, in a big way, the birth of our nation.

Life vest loaner program needs you

Just last weekend, a Tulsa man tragically lost his life in a drowning incident at Keystone Lake. Open water drowning is a tragedy that, in most cases, can be avoided by following a few simple, common-sense guidelines.

The Best Of Cimarron Valley: Final Voting

We have made another trip around the sun, and not only does this upcoming week celebrate the birth of our great nation, but it also celebrates the return of the Best of Cimarron Valley voting!

My Next 30 Years

It’s that time, this week I will be 30. I know I don’t look a day over 25 or act a day over 50 but all the same here I am. Since this is supposedly my midlife I figured I would rant about my crisis. My crisis is probably similar to anyone who has reached this stage of life.

Oklahoma's CareerTech System

This week, I want to highlight a part of Oklahoma's amazing vocational education system (modernly referred to as CareerTech)—Oklahoma Technology Centers.

Adventures with Allie

This weekend at the Oklahoma Press Association Convention we at Cimarron Valley Communications (CVC) brought home 21 different awards and I could not be more proud of our team. Now, I’ll spare you the details, I’m sure you read the story about it by now.

ODOT Projects in HD33

This week, I want to give an update on current and upcoming projects by the Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation in Payne and Logan Counties. The project on US-177 (Perkins Road) in Stillwater will have the mainline paving completed in a few weeks.

School’s out for summer

Here is a shout out to all the teachers out there. I finally got around to cleaning out my backpack and my thoughts went out to all of us. Those who are just getting our feet under us after that last bell rang in May.

Setting an Example for Our Students

Our legislative session wrapped up last week, and one of the things we accomplished this year that I am most excited about is the increased funding for education.