If 2020 were a normal year, the American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) Cooperative would be planning its annual AFR Youth Speech Contest. Agriculture students statewide would be ...

You know it’s a great day in Oklahoma when you’re traveling, and all you can see are orange pylons. Even though road construction can be a bit of an inconvenience, it’s a sign that our state is invest...

As a Member of Congress, I have the honor of nominating students to our country’s prestigious service academies. Attending a service academy is an invaluable experience that shapes young men and women...

The death of Breonna Taylor is tragic. The argument has been made for many of the recent shootings that if the victims had not broken the law or had not resisted arrest they would not have been shot. ...

Sometimes in life we settle for less or second best. I thought a lot about this as I watched our presidential debates and contemplated the lesser evil to choose for the President and Vice President of...

Election Day is right around the corner, and it’s important to ensure your vote is counted. Keeping American values is critical in the face of attempts by socialism to take over. The Nov. 3 election w...

The Nursing Home Reform Act has required every nursing home to provide quality care for their residents since 1987, ensuring they have freedom to make their own choices, the right to self-determinatio...

Two state questions will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. State Question 805 was placed on the ballot by gathering signatures from citizens; State Question 814 was referred to a vote of t...

Christine Phillips of Kingfisher will celebrate her 111th birthday this month. Other centenarians celebrating October birthdays include: Ruth Keister 101 Tulsa Walter Horton 101 Comanche Marianne Manu...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • June 8, 1906 WILL REBUILD STORE Ira Marsh’s Drug Store Will be Replaced Soon Ira Marsh’s drug store, which was completely destroyed by the early Friday morning of last ...

While Speaker Pelosi and the socialist Left are trying to defund our law enforcement, destroy our economy and dismantle our institutions, Republicans are fighting for our country. We will restore our ...

I currently serve as the District Attorney appointee to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. The mission of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board is to reduce the number of domestic viol...

Even during interim, the Legislature is focusing on how to improve Oklahoma’s public education system. On Tuesday, I attended an interim study held by the House Common Education Committee to examine t...

When you look at Oklahoma’s budget, it’s a little over $7.8 billion. While many people are probably aware the lion’s share of that goes to education, they may not realize that health care is the secon...

The greatest gift you can ever give the world is the unique, one-of-a-kind, best version of YOU and your God-given talent. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize that God gave us certain talents to ...

People throughout the country are aware of Oklahoma’s high incarceration rate. We know that a criminal justice system should seek justice and achieve restoration, not cost millions of taxpayers’ dolla...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) applauded a federal court decision last week that ordered the extension of the Census deadline to the original Oct. 31 date. That extra month will make...

It is often said that words matter. Historically speaking, this is often seen by using a particular word to connect to the past. The Whig Party chose that name because in the 1830s everyone knew that ...

Oklahoma State Question 805 (the Criminal History of Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative) is not just a quick yes or no check mark on your voting ballot on Nov. 3. For some it may mean the...

It’s often said the most important responsibility of the Legislature is to write and pass a balanced budget. As Senate Appropriations chair, I can tell you that the budget impacts every single man, wo...