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“Wait until you’re older,” proven by research to reduce Substance Use Disorder

3 months ago By News Staff

Parental advice given for ages has been supported by research findings. ‘Wait until you’re older,’ has deflated the plans of kids and teens for centuries. Now we know there’s more to it than just Dad or Mom being a buzzkill.

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OU Health to expand life-saving technology to rural Oklahoma

3 months ago By News Staff

Through a grant awarded to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences from the United States Department of Agiculture (USDA), experts at OU Health can now expand life-saving technology and expertise to rural hospitals in the state, where life expectancy is lower, and residents face an increased risk of death from stroke.

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Martin J. O’Malley sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security Administration

3 months ago By News Staff

Martin J. O’Malley was sworn in recently by Senator Ben Cardin as Commissioner of Social Security to a term that expires on Jan.

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New plan

3 months ago By Weskinder

Well, do y’all have any big changes planned for this new year 2024? I could say things like I am going to make money in business. I’m gonna fix things up and straighten some other things. I’m gonna get healthy and choose a better shape. Oh yeah, and I need to help my fellow man. Wait a minute…. Hasn’t that been a part of my plan every year for the last several years? And shouldn’t I always be helping others? There seems to be a problem with all of this!

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Anthony Moore named to SWOSU Presidential Order of Merit

3 months ago By News Staff

State Representative Anthony Moore has been named to the Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) Presidential Order of Merit. Moore, who resides in Clinton with his family, represents District 57 (which includes SWOSU’s main campus at Weatherford) in the Oklahoma House of Representatives where he serves as Chairman of the Committee on Higher Education & Career Technology Education.

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New Year’s financial resolutions

3 months ago By Emilysmith

Now that we’ve reached 2024, you might be thinking about your goals and hopes for the new year. But in addition to whatever personal resolutions you might make — volunteering, going to the gym more, learning a new language and others — why not make some financial resolutions, too?

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Altus Christmas Parade held

4 months ago By News Staff

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Volunteers purchase coats for “Coats for Kids”

4 months ago By News Staff

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Christmas through the ages

4 months ago By Kathleen Guill

Christmas has a long, and often controversial, history. There are many variations of the holiday that are celebrated all over the world. People around the world observe the holiday with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature.

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General Sherman gifts City of Savannah to President Lincoln

4 months ago By Kathleen Guill

The following is a telegram sent from General Sherman to President Lincoln on Dec. 22, 1964: SAVANNAH, GA., December 22, 1864 (Via Fort Monroe 6.45 p.m. 25th) His Excellency President LINCOLN: I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton.

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