May 03
The Oklahoma Emergency Drought Commission will meet on May 8 at 10:00 Am at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Building in the board room. There will be an opportunity for public comment. Oklahoma’s Emergency Drought Commission, enabled through passage of Enrolled House Bill 1923 in 2013, provides funding for drought mitigation and related projects in Oklahoma in …
Apr 27
Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, today held a hearing entitled, “Examining the Effects of Increased Migration on Communities Along the Southern Border.” Witnesses at today’s hearing included Chief of Police for McAlester, OK, Kevin Hearod; Mayor of Yuma, AZ, Douglas …
Apr 13
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved two measures protecting the integrity of Oklahoma’s election process Tuesday. Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, is the Senate principal author of House Bill 2052 and HB 2056. Oklahoma is currently authorized to enter into a multistate voter list maintenance organization, such as the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) but has not …
Apr 11
Statewide Discussion: Storms yesterday evening in parts of western and northcentral Oklahoma, bringing both rain and hail, yielded wetting isolated wetting amounts while outside of individual storm cells amounts of less than 0.10” was realized in the band of storms. Northwestern and Panhandle counties remain very dry with separation from a wetting event ranging from …
Apr 10
Members from the Oklahoma Cattlemen’ Association joined together to donate over 800 pounds of beef to the Ronald McDonald House Charity in Tulsa, Okla. The effort started by Russell Boles, Watson, Okla., donating a steer to benefit the charity. From there Watson Farms Meat Processing in Council Hill, Okla., donated the processing. A result of …
Apr 06
Gross Receipts to the state Treasury paint a picture of a sound but moderating Oklahoma economy as total collections climb to a new high, State Treasurer Todd Russ announced. The 12-month record total of $17.64 billion is $1.77 billion or 11.2 percent more than the year before. However, when reviewing the monthly comparison, the difference …
Apr 04
Statewide Discussion: A widespread Red Flag Warning is in effect today across Oklahoma, generally along and northwest of I-44. Today presents a complicated forecast with fire weather over very receptive fuels while an enhanced risk for severe weather enters the mix overnight in eastern and southeastern Oklahoma. Focusing on the fire danger today, temperatures +15°-20° …
Apr 03
The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) has been alerted by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (ODAFF) that the situation for wildfire in Western Oklahoma tomorrow (Tuesday) is critical. Cattle producers are encouraged to prepare immediately as much as possible considering the extreme fire danger conditions predicted for tomorrow – high winds, high temperatures …
Mar 31
The Oklahoma State Senate today gave passage to its historic $700 million education package. Senators voted overwhelmingly on both measures 40 – to – 7 on House Bill 1935 and 46 – to – 2 on House Bill 2775, approving the single largest appropriations increase to education in state history, sending it back to the …
Mar 30
Oklahoma Forestry Services is urging Oklahomans to continue using extreme caution in the face of the strongest fire weather so far in 2023. Very high to extreme fire danger indices will develop on Friday. Wildfire concerns are expected to remain in place for the next seven days. OFS is deploying firefighting resources, including engines, dozers and …
