TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Sept. 7 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: STILWELL, Okla. -- Cherokee Nation leaders joined Stilwell community members Thursday, Sept. 5 to celebrate the opening of the Crittenden Housing Addition. The new five-acre housing addition is named in honor of Cherokee Nation Secretary of Veterans Affairs S. Joe Crittenden, who previously served on the Council of the Cherokee Nation, as Deputy Chief o  more

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, Sept. 6 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma issued the following news: The lecture will take place on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at 7 p.m. in the USAO Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Immerse yourself in the extraordinary world of human spirituality and the quest for the divine with Dr. Tanya Marie Luhrmann during the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma's 2024 Ableson Religious Reconciliation Lecture. Luhrmann, a scholar whose groundbreak  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on Sept. 6, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt issued an executive order forming the Human Potential for Future Industries Task Force. Designed to unite statewide workforce and education efforts, the task force aims to drive major innovation in education that empowers Oklahoma students to discover their unique talents, develop essential skills, and deploy them effectively in a rapidly evolving, technologi  more

ALVA, Oklahoma, Sept. 7 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: New faculty in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Division of Business are already representing the university on an international stage. Dr. Theresa McBride, associate professor of business, presented a peer-reviewed, developmental paper on Sept. 2 at the 2024 British Academy of Management Conference. The conference was held at the Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent Univer  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 6 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to deny an application from the Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation (SEOPC) to build a hydroelectric power plant on the Kiamichi River in Pushmataha County. In a letter sent last week to the FERC, Drummond said SEOPC has provided only limited information to the commission a  more