Oklahoma Human Services plays a vital role in helping Oklahomans prevent hunger and food insecurity for themselves and their family members. The agency administers several programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), that helps supplement the diets of low-income Oklahomans. Through these programs and other key efforts, our agency stands ready to ensure that no Oklahoman goes hungry.

19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” 21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.

1 This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers. 2 So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida.

Legal counsel representing the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Fund Board of Investors filed a petition with the Oklahoma Supreme Court today seeking a declaratory judgment after a formal vote of the Board authorized legal action against improper interference by Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation on Wednesday unveiled its new Center for Biomedical Data Sciences, which promises to accelerate the foundation’s cutting-edge studies and benefit research throughout the state.

• According to State Treasurer Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ announced the state’s tax revenue for March topped $1.31 billion, marking an 11.4% increase over the previous month. The report reflects widespread month-over-month growth across all major tax sources, a sign of resilience as the state’s economy adjusts to shifting national conditions.

Candidates interested in filing for Trustee of the Township of Fort Towson will file declarations of candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, April 21.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond praised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today for dismissing a proposed hydroelectric power plant on the Kiamichi River in Pushmataha County. The Commission halted the plan last month after finding the Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation’s (SEOPC) Proposed Study Plan (PSP) was insufficient to proceed with planning.

The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a “Spring Fling” on April 26 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will feature a handson map-making activity for kids at 10 a.m., a lecture on Thomas Nuttall at 11 a.m., a picnic on the grounds at noon and a guided nature walk at 1 p.m. Guests should bring a sack lunch and, if participating in the nature walk, expect a slow to moderate pace on uneven terrain. All events are free and open to the public.

This past weekend (April 12 and 13) was youth spring turkey hunting season in all of Oklahoma. Hunters 17 and younger had the first chance to harvest a gobbler during these two days ahead of the regular spring turkey season, which runs from April 16 to May 16 statewide.