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With November’s release of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s final report, last February’s arctic freeze and its impact on the Oklahoma and Texas electrical grids is back in the news.
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Much has been written about the impact of the last two years of social isolation upon those already struggling with mental health issues.
Read moreWhile initial state unemployment claims increased according to the most recent weekly numbers, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports the four-week moving average has decreased 63% since the start of the year and is continuing downward.
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Lomega entered the semifinals of the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic hoping to pull off an upset.
Read moreAt the beginning of 2021, President Joe Biden entered office as the 46th President of the United States promising to usher in hope, bipartisanship and to rebuild our country after the coronavirus pandemic. However, his first year has unfortunately been fixated on partisan, out-of-touch polices that have triggered several converging crises nationwide. Sadly, President Biden has managed to push our nation into a worse place than it was before.
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 7 in cases challenging two of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Those mandates would apply to more than 100 million Americans who work at private-sector businesses and health care facilities.
Read moreA story in Sunday’s Kingfisher Times & Free Press incorrectly reported the amount of ad valorem taxes collected through Dec. 22, County Treasurer Robin Rother said.
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Record highs (80 degrees on Christmas Day) and mostly clear skies have resulted in some beautiful morning and evening skyscapes, like this Dec. 21 sunrise captured by Jacque Moss from her home atop College Hill northeast of Kingfisher. But the wild weather pendulum may be swinging back toward winter, with a predicted low of 18 degrees on New Year’s Eve and possible snow on New Year’s Day. Prediction of a polar vortex with the potential to bring another round of super frigid air as far south as Texas carries renewed concerns about the stability of the electrical grid. The state corporation commission discussed state utility follow-up to federal recommendations to address last February’s grid failure at a meeting Tuesday. An article on the meeting, with comments from local utilities will appear in Sunday’s Times & Free Press. [Photo Credit: Jacque Moss, via Facebook]
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