By BEVERLY BRYANT Midweek Editor TONKAWA — Among the offerings at the recent Women in Agriculture Conference held at Northern Oklahoma College’s Renfro Center was a presentation by food specialist Barbara Brown, OSU Extension associate professor. Brown’s presentation was ca ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — A slice of pizza might not be the healthiest dinner for anybody, but for people with celiac disease, it can begin a cycle that can lead to intestinal damage that can be life threatening. With celiac’s rapid emergence as a health concern in the U.S., scientists at t ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma has the highest hepatitis A vaccination rate in the country for teenagers, according to an article published in the journal Pediatrics last month. About 85 percent of Oklahoma teenagers 13 through 17 years of age have completed the two-dose series of hepatitis A ...
2011 QUEEN Brenna Johnson, right, receiving a complimentary set of boots from Linda Harris of Willoby’s Outfitters.
GUTHRIE — The annual search for the young lady to be crowned “89er Queen” will culminate with the Queen Competition on Saturday at the Fryar’s Arena near Guthrie. The competition to continue the rich tradition of 89er Queen is open for young ladies ages 15-24. There a ...
TONKAWA — The Kay County Conservation District is planning to recognize farmers and ranchers who have proven to be good stewards of their natural resources at its Annual Awards Banquet at 6:30 p.m. March 29. The banquet will be at the Renfro Center at Northern Oklahoma College. Cooperat ...
CHEWY IS a yellow lab mix with tons of energy, very sweet, but needs someone who will be able to take the time to train her.
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NEWKIRK — The tree planting season has arrived for those with a desire to plant. Anytime from now through the middle of March is the ideal time to plant trees, according to Rylan West, District Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Newkirk. Trees play se ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program general signup from March 12 to April 6. The program has a 25-year legacy of protecting the nation’s natural resources through voluntary participation, while providing significant economic and envir ...
TONKAWA — The Kay and Noble County Conservation Districts recently held the fifth Women in Agriculture Conference at the Renfro Center at Northern Oklahoma College. Ron Hays, “Dean of Farm Broadcasters” on the Radio Oklahoma Network and KWTV-9 “In the Field” news ...
PEACHES IS a very healthy orange tabby. He’s very sweet and great with kids. He loves attention almost as much as his food bowl. For information on adopting either Chewy or Peaches, contact the Ponca City Humane Society at 580-767-8877 or visit the shelter at 900 West Prospect Avenue.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Main Street Center has announced that Seminole is the newest addition the Oklahoma Main Street Program for 2012. This brings the total number of participants to 40 throughout the state, including three urban areas. The Oklahoma Main Street Program is a compre ...
STILLWATER — Monty Harper’s “Born to Do Science” presents “Digesting Sunshine” on Saturday with scientist Dr. Rob Burnap. “Born to Do Science” is a monthly program that gives students a chance to meet and interact with real, working scientists. ...
NEWKIRK — In January, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Peckham School participated in the OSU Cooperative Extension’s Ready-or-Not Tot program. The students carried around electronic mannequin infants that cried when they were in need of food, burping, attention or a diaper c ...
LANGSTON — The Langston University Aquaculture Program will offer workshops for aquaculture hobbyists and commercial producers on Feb. 25 in the E.L. Holloway Research, Education and Extension Center. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the workshop starts at 9 a.m. The workshop is intend ...
Consulting and Field Services LLC has been named Pioneer Technology Center’s Partner for Progress. CFS has been a part of Pioneer’s district for more than 16 years and has consistently maintained a relationship of collaboration and benevolence with the technology center. Company ...
You may know him from the paper towel commercials and from a TV show that has taken the country by storm. He is Mike Rowe, the host of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs. Rowe promotes the unsanitary look, feel and smell of skilled trades. The show is a humorous, down-and-dirty look at som ...
STILLWATER — Jerry Stritzke grew up in Oklahoma, was a member of the FarmHouse fraternity at Oklahoma State University and was an aspiring farmer. So how is it that he ended up with an office on 34th Street in mid-town Manhattan, N.Y., as the president and chief operating officer for Coa ...
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Characterized as a musical within a comedy, Cowley College will present the spring play “The Drowsy Chaperone” March 8-10 in the Robert Brown Theatre. Each show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $8 for adults, $5 for students or $20 for the ...
ARDMORE — Many commercial livestock producers purchase bulls for the upcoming breeding season during the spring. However, the bull selection process can be challenging without the correct information and experience. To help producers find the appropriate bull for their operation, The Sam ...
ALVA — Oklahoma students who will be in the 9th or 10th grades in the fall of 2012 are encouraged to apply by April 13 for a new science academy that will take place this summer at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva. Up to 30 students will be selected to attend “Explori ...
STILLWATER — The Oklahoma State Department of Health has selected Oklahoma State University as a Certified Healthy Campus. OSU has taken it upon itself to make sure faculty, staff and students recognize the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. In 2008, OSU became a tobacco free c ...
THE PONCA CITY MAIN STREET 25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA will be Friday at the Ponca Playhouse, 301 South First Street. Drinks and heavy appetizers will be provided by Ponca City Main Street member businesses beginning at 6 p.m., along with tours of the renovations at the playhouse. The awards cere ...
TONKAWA — The Fine Arts Division of Northern Oklahoma College announces the spring 2012 musical theatre production, “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Kinzer Performing Arts Center on the Tonkawa campus. Dir ...
