May 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY – A plan to ask voters to give lawmakers access to restricted funds earmarked to improve health appears to be dead.President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, said the Senate does not support House Joint Resolution 1077, which would have allowed lawmakers to spend $1 billion of public...

Stephanie Camp is in the midst of a career re-set, attempting to rekindle the artful passion she never left fully behind.Camp, 35, of El Reno, first pursued college after graduating high school in 2009.

College is not only a time to advance your education but to develop valuable leadership skills and grow your network.

The Beecham Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting and potluck on Saturday, May 16 at St. Luke’s Methodist Church, 900 N. Sooner Road, Edmond. The meeting and annual auction is open to the public. The association is celebrating 135 years of stewardship.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Tensions between legislative leaders spilled out into the open last week, culminating in a House leader warning lawmakers could end up in a special session.A Friday afternoon email from Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, to House members indicated anger with Senate leadership has been...

“We won't be signing off until the world ends,” Ted Turner said in 1980, just before the launch of his latest media venture.“We’ll be on, and we will cover the end of the world, live, and that will be our last event.”Turner died on May 6 at 87.

LAWSUITSCapital One N.A. vs. Enrique Hernandez for $1,523.43 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.Mariner Finance LLC vs. Paige Keller for $3,306.59 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Capital One N.A. vs. Hannah Reffner for $1,177.48 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.Velocity...

SHAWNEE – After missing the last two baseball championship games due to rehab stints from labrum injuries, Calumet High School junior Brendon Voss had been waiting on the right pitch to feel like he was back in top-notch form.That pitch finally came, in all places, the finals.Voss hit a three-run...

MIDWEST CITY – After putting up a six-run second inning to take the lead by two, the runs dried up for El Reno High School’s baseball team in a 12-7 elimination loss to Bishop McGuinness in the Class 5A West Region 1 Championship.The Irish, who defeated El Reno 13-4 in the first round of region...

El Reno High School senior Mya Robles took second place in the Class 5A West Regional over the weekend in the shot put and earned a ticket to the Class 5A state meet.However, the Class 5A shot put is scheduled for Saturday morning at the same time El Reno Public Schools is slated to hold its...