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A top Internal Revenue Service official told a Christian group that “Bible teachings are typically affiliated” with the Republican Party as a rationale for denying its application for tax-exempt status.
Read moreI think there wouldn’t be near as many gangs, kids killing kids or troubled teenagers today if more urban kids had pets.
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[Ed. Note: Jason Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal.]
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Two dozen students have been taking part this summer in driver’s education classes and instruction. Students completed 30 classroom hours, which included a presentation from Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers Lane Gossen, Sammy Lee and Jeff Jech (pictured below). Once the classroom portion of the course was finished, each student got six hours of driving instruction from Doug Jech and/or T.J. Harris, which is required en route to acquiring a permit toward their restricted driver’s license. Vehicles for the driving instruction were provided by Jacksons of Kingfisher and Johnsons of Kingfisher. Bottom right, Jacksons’ Casey Jackson (center) is pictured with students Jennifer Garcia and Hennessy Cardenas. Top right is Johnsons’ Adam Perkey (left) with driving students Hannah Click and Ashley Casillas. [Photos provided]
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Lori Miller, executive director of the Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank, was the featured speaker of the Kingfisher Lions Club last week. She narrated a presentation and explained that the Eye Bank has been in operation since 1957 in Oklahoma and has helped facilitate the transplant of 22,034 corneas and replacement eye tissues. Pictured with Kingfisher Lions Club President Colton DeMuth, Miller said the Eye Bank works closely with LifeShare and Share Donors to recover corneas from the recently deceased from across the state. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
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Fifteen incoming freshmen at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been selected for a year-long adventure as members of the President’s Leadership Class (PLC).
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