Open in NewsBreak

Fort Cobb

See all locations
Customize your news
57°F
publisher avatar

LATEST NEWS

news9.com

website

Oklahoma’s next superintendent, Robert Franklin, outlines plans to improve education ranking

OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma’s newest state superintendent will take office in January with a long to-do list. Dr. Robert Franklin hopes to address years of concerns, from teacher retention to literacy rates to low national rankings. Franklin will be sworn in in January, but said he’s already putting plans in...

Oklahoma · 13h
article img

chadronradio.com

website

U.S. Department of Education Approves Oklahoma and Nebraska’s Returning Education to the States Waivers

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) approved a Returning Education to the States (RES) Waiver for both Oklahoma and Nebraska, giving the states greater freedom to combine federal funding streams in support of their education strategies. Oklahoma and Nebraska are the ninth and tenth states to receive RES waivers, joining Iowa, Louisiana, Indiana, Vermont, Arkansas, South Dakota, Mississippi, and Ohio in streamlining siloed state activities funds so they can more effectively direct federal resources to meet students’ needs.  

Oklahoma · 16h

okpoliticstoday.com

website

Democrats invite public input on 2027 session

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans can share their priorities for the next legislative session with House and Senate Democrats during a public meeting Tuesday at the state Capitol. The Capitol Conversation begins at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in Room 535. People of all ages and political interests are welcome, according to the announcement from Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, OK · 1d
article img

okenergytoday.com

website

Judge leaves Corporation Commission to work for Attorney General

A Corporation Commission judge who handled some contentious cases involving utilities has departed the state agency to join the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office where she will return to the agency as an advocator and not an adjudicator. Carly Ortel, who became an Administrative Law Judge at the Commission in...

Oklahoma · 19h
article img

360grandlake.com

website

Proud of our veteran team

As we celebrate Veteran's Day 2026, the Grand River Dam Authority once again uses this space to recognize a significant portion of our workforce that previously served in the United States Armed Forces. Today, they are electric linemen, mechanics, relay technicians, plant operators, engineers, safety coordinator, law enforcement officers, accountants...

Oklahoma · 1d

readfrontier.org

website

Oklahoma lawmakers want to improve reading scores. A bipartisan group hopes to keep them on track.

Oklahoma lawmakers have spent years debating how to improve the state’s struggling reading scores. Now, a bipartisan group of legislators wants to make sure the latest effort doesn’t become another abandoned education reform. The newly formed Oklahoma Reading Caucus brings together Republicans and Democrats who helped advance the...

Oklahoma · 23h

news9.com

website

Oklahoma gas prices drop 20 cents in a week but are still $1 higher than last year

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma drivers are paying about 20 cents less per gallon than they were a week ago, according to AAA. That saves about $3 on a 15-gallon fill-up. Still, gas costs about $1 more per gallon than it did this time last year. Danny Sellers paid $3.27 a...

Oklahoma · 12h

Main Street Dollars

partner publisher · 38.5K followers

Marketplace shoppers in New York and Colorado are urged to pick plans by Dec. 15 for Jan. 1 coverage as Oscar and Cigna exit, while Oklahoma’s Mending Health ends Dec. 31

Health insurance shoppers in New York and Colorado are being told to choose 2027 plans by Dec. 15 if they want coverage to start Jan. 1. Oscar Health has left New York’s marketplace, affecting 4,800 people, and Cigna is dropping all of its individual plans in Colorado. In Oklahoma, Mending Health ends its marketplace plans […]

New York · 22h

okwnews.com

website

Capitol Greetings November 9, 2026

Veterans Day is celebrated this week, and I thank all our veterans for their service to our country and for helping to preserve our way of life. I ask everyone to thank our veterans every chance you get. We enjoy so many freedoms due to their willingness to serve. I appreciate each and every one of them.

Oklahoma · 1d

okenergytoday.com

website

Businessman named to promote hiring of veterans in the energy workforce

Project Vanguard, a Texas-based veterans’ organization dedicated to promoting veterans in the American and energy workforce, has named John Collison of The BlackOak Group, LLC, as its new Oklahoma State Chair. Project Vanguard will expand its efforts into Oklahoma, focusing on connecting military veterans. with employment opportunities across the...

Oklahoma · 1d

kswo.com

website

EPA proposes easing oil and gas emissions rules, projects $45 billion in savings

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to ease oil and natural gas emissions rules and is projecting $45 billion in savings for businesses and consumers. EPA Region 6 Administrator Scott Mason said in an interview that the proposal could change what Oklahoma and Texas families pay,...

Oklahoma · 1d

kswo.com

website

Nurse practitioners help address health care shortages, association president says

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Valerie Fuller, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, said nurse practitioners are helping to alleviate health care shortages in underserved areas during National Nurse Practitioner Week. Recent data shows 49% of Texans and 69% of Oklahomans live in a federally declared health professional shortage...

Oklahoma · 3h

tucollegian.org

website

Arduous Oklahoma absentee process makes elections more inaccessible

News coverage is dominated by the results, while the electoral process remains overlooked. In the wake of the 2026 midterms, conversations about the election tend to center around the results and what they mean for the future of American politics. While the results deserve scrutiny, so does the process through which those results are decided. In Oklahoma, the absentee voting is a cumbersome process that has made voting less accessible for residents. Any democratic form of government values the participation of its citizens in the electoral system, and Oklahoma’s absentee process raises an important question: Why does exercising a basic civic duty have to be so difficult?

Oklahoma · 1d