SOUTHEAST Broken Bow: Elevation is 1 ft. below normal, water temperature 88°F and clear.

Oklahoma CareerTech students hailed as heroes after providing lifesaving first aid to stabbing victims in Nashville Oklahoma CareerTech is all about hands-on learning, and last week two paramedic instructors and their students took that learning approach to a whole new level at HOSA’s International Leadership Conference in Nashville. HOSA is the career and technical student organization aligned with health careers education.

One of the greatest issues cattle owners face is Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD), a complex condition that can affect cattle of any age and breed. In North America, BRD is the leading cause of illness and death in cattle production systems, according to Dr.

Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts to host “Economics of Adaption” seminar, July 26 in Enid, Okla. As part of their ongoing commitment to help production agriculture in Oklahoma and the Southern Plains region of the United States, the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub (Climate Hub) in partnership with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts will be hosting the “Economics of Adaption” seminar 9 a.m.

The deadline for the Calendar of Events is 12 p.m. each Tuesday.

After temperatures hitting 110 degrees early in the week, about the only cooling trend we are going to see is 101 degrees by Thursday but 104 this weekend. Lots of sunshine ahead and the only chance of rain looks to be if one of those isolated nocturnal thunderstorms pops up some night late in the week. I would not be surprised if we hit 100 every afternoon for the remainder of July.

Mark your calendars for our August Second Saturday demonstration, Growing Mushrooms at Home! The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a mushroom growing class on Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 1 – 3 pm. The class will be led by Midnight Mushroom Co.

CALERA — To commemorate the Choctaw Cultural Center’s inaugural year, the public is invited to a day of festivities for the whole family on Saturday, July 23. The Choctaw Cultural Center One Year anniversary celebration will take place inside and on the grounds from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) officials and members, including elders, are expected to be joined by other regional government and cultural leaders.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal district court has temporarily prohibited the Biden Administration from enforcing new, expansive, and unlawful gender identity mandates against Oklahoma and 19 other States. The Biden “guidance” documents attempted, among other things, to force schools to allow biological males to compete on girls’ sports teams and use the girls’ showers and locker rooms.

TOPEKA — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced that Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., plans to build a state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery facility in the Kansas City Region. The largest economic development project in state history, the Kansas Department of Commerce, the Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) and its partners, shared that the company’s plans could create up to 4,000 new jobs and result in an investment of approximately $4 billion.