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Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center hosts Valentine's Day event

By Sooner State News | Jan 16, 2025

Impress your Valentine with a date night at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center on Friday, February 7, from 7-9 p.m. This art-inspired evening will be sure to paint the perfect night out!

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Small business optimism reaches highest point since October 2018

By Sooner State News | Jan 14, 2025

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index saw a notable increase in December, rising by 3.4 points to reach 105.1.

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Oklahoma Historical Society opens civil rights trail grant applications

By Sooner State News | Jan 13, 2025

Applications are now open for the Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail Grant Program, as announced by the Oklahoma Historical Society.

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Main Street faces easing labor costs amid ongoing hiring challenges

By Sooner State News | Jan 10, 2025

NFIB's December jobs report indicates a slight decrease in the percentage of small business owners struggling to fill job openings, with 35% reporting unfilled positions.

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Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center launches lecture series on historical themes

By Sooner State News | Jan 10, 2025

A three-part lecture series titled "A.M. with the Archivist" is set to begin at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (CSRHC) in Enid, Oklahoma.

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2023: Oklahoma ranks 24th nationwide for total received in EDA grants, at $6,838,472

By Sooner State News | Jan 9, 2025

In 2023, Oklahoma received $6,838,472 in EDA grants for economic development projects, ranking 24th nationwide, according to the US Economic Development Administration (EDA).

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Discussion on Buster Keaton’s time in Perry scheduled for January

By Sooner State News | Jan 9, 2025

The public is invited to attend a free program at the Heritage Center in Perry on January 28, at 7 p.m. The event will focus on Buster Keaton and his time in Perry, featuring a discussion led by Robert Burch from OETA.

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Oklahoma sees less individual income tax revenue in Q3 2024

By Sooner State News | Jan 6, 2025

The third quarter of 2024 brought in $1.2 billion in individual income tax revenue for Oklahoma, a 15.9% decrease from the second quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Analysis: Oklahoma one of 25 states banning boys from playing girls’ high school sports

By Sooner State News | Jan 6, 2025

As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Sooner State News shows that Oklahoma is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.

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State Historic Preservation Office hosts webinar on new decade-long plan

By Sooner State News | Jan 6, 2025

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in Oklahoma City is set to host a free webinar on Tuesday, January 21, at noon.

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Exhibit highlights Kingfisher County's past through photographs

By Sooner State News | Jan 3, 2025

A new exhibit titled "Abandoned Oklahoma: Red Carpet Country Through the Lens" is now open at The Chisholm in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

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Chisholm Springs Springhouse joins National Register of Historic Places

By Sooner State News | Jan 2, 2025

The Oklahoma Historical Society and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) have announced that the Chisholm Springs Springhouse in Pottawatomie County has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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In Oklahoma, 179 people have died after receiving COVID-19 “vaccine”

By Sooner State News | Jan 1, 2025

Oklahoma registered 179 deaths after admission of a “COVID-19” MRNA injection, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

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Oklahoma receives 2 EDA grants totaling $260,000 for technical assistance in 2023

By Sooner State News | Dec 30, 2024

Oklahoma received two grants totaling $260,000 for technical assistance in 2023 from the US Economic Development Administration.

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Oklahoma receives 1 EDA grant totaling $1,000,000 for regional innovation strategies in 2023

By Sooner State News | Dec 29, 2024

Oklahoma received one grant totaling $1,000,000 for regional innovation strategies in 2023 from the US Economic Development Administration.

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Oklahoma receives 11 EDA grants totaling $2,310,000 for public works in 2023

By Sooner State News | Dec 28, 2024

Oklahoma received 11 grants totaling $2,310,000 for public works in 2023 from the US Economic Development Administration.

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Oklahoma receives 1 EDA grant totaling $1,400,000 for planning in 2023

By Sooner State News | Dec 27, 2024

Oklahoma received one grant totaling $1,400,000 for planning in 2023 from the US Economic Development Administration.

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Oklahoma receives 1 EDA grant totaling $1,868,472 for economic adjustment assistance in 2023

By Sooner State News | Dec 26, 2024

Oklahoma received one grant totaling $1,868,472 for economic adjustment assistance in 2023 from the US Economic Development Administration.

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Living history program returns to Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center

By Sooner State News | Dec 19, 2024

History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, a living history program at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid, Oklahoma, is set to return for another year in 2025.

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Oklahoma History Center Museum unveils "Oklahoma Sports Heroes" exhibit

By Sooner State News | Dec 16, 2024

The Oklahoma History Center Museum is set to unveil a new exhibit, "Oklahoma Sports Heroes," on December 21.