Western Retailer To Open A New Location This Spring   Tyler, TX – February 24, 2026 — Today, Cavender’s Boot City, the premier destination for authentic Western Wear for more than 60 years, is excited to announce its newest location coming soon to Shawnee, OK. This will be the brand’s sixth store in [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Collin Duel, R-Guthrie, on Tuesday won committee passage of a bill he says will make the state pro-business and more competitive. House Bill 3498 is a modernization of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act and state LLC statutes. [...]

AFR Cooperative President Scott Blubaugh calling convention to order. NORMAN—American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) hosted the organization’s 121st annual state convention at the Embassy Suites & Conference Center – Norman Feb. 13-15. The event featured educational [...]

Simple Modern is an Oklahoma company. On-the-go drinkware brand Simple Modern is pleased to announce plans to release exclusive Super Bowl LX Championship tumblers in partnership with the NFL immediately following the conclusion of the championship game Feb. [...]

Experience a Reimagined Boley Historic District with Photos, Activities and Film Inside the Museum’s Turn-of-the-Century Town OKLAHOMA CITY, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 — The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City will host Boley Rodeo Day on Friday, May 22, 2026, [...]

Washington, DC–The office of Congressman Josh Brecheen is now accepting submissions for the Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, Members of the House of Representatives host a nationwide high school art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent across our nation. [...]

Showcase Your Talent: 2026 RedBud Call for Entries: Submissions Now Open for the 2026 RedBud Awards We're thrilled to announce that entries are now being accepted for the prestigious 2026 RedBud Awards—the highest honor in Oklahoma's tourism industry. These awards [...]

In the first quarter of the year (Jan.-March) since 2024, AAA Roadside Assistance has responded to more than 19,000 calls in Oklahoma for flat tires alone. OKLAHOMA CITY – Feb. 13, 2026 – Pothole season has arrived earlier than usual [...]

Pexels By Patrick Young For southeastern Oklahoma teachers managing extracurricular projects, the hardest part often isn’t the creative school projects themselves, it’s the project-related teacher stress that builds when the bell rings and the real coordination begins. Student [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY— The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) today announced that Oklahoma will transition from the federally facilitated HealthCare.gov platform to a State-based Exchange (SBE) for the 2028 Open Enrollment Period. This transition, authorized by Oklahoma House Bill 1512 (2025), will [...]

Bob Phillips Bobby Ray Phillips of Hodgen, Oklahoma was born September 11, 1934 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Henry and Iva (Gable) Phillips and passed away February 18, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the age of 91.   [...]

Thad “Bockey” Martin, 93, of Wister, Oklahoma, passed away on February 22, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Poteau United Methodist Church in Poteau, Oklahoma, with Susan Whitley officiating. [...]

Charles "Chuck" Lillis passed away February 21, 2026, in Bokoshe, Oklahoma at the age of 74. Chuck was born July 19, 1951, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Leo and Elizabeth (Jordan) Madewell. Charles loved to fish and hunt and was [...]

John D. "Critter" Ritter, 55, of Keota, Oklahoma, passed away on February 21, 2026, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with his family by his side. John was born on July 4, 1970, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Kenneth and Betty (Craig) [...]