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Summer office hours at NOC

Summer office hours started at Northern Oklahoma College this week.

Sen. Bill Coleman

Our family had a wonderful Independence Day weekend, and we hope you did as well. What a special time to reflect on our many freedoms and rights, and the brave men and women who made them possible and continue to protect them for us.

The Postscript

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I was “up north,” walking through the woods with an escort of dragonflies on either side, as if I were a visiting dignitary in need of protection.

Time Machine

Tonkawans Attend Cher-OK-Kan

Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: My wife passed away a few days ago and I have three children - ages 15, 11, and 10. Is there anything I need to do? Signed: Suddenly Widowed

Barry Ward will be featured at Gospel Jubilee Saturday

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The Ponca City Gospel Jubilee will be featuring “Barry Ward” Saturday, July 9th at 6:30. Barry and his wife Victoria travel extensively throughout the united states sharing Gods love thru song and testimony. Barry is a recording artist, songwriter , musician and wonderful singer that is loved by all who hear him and talk with him . Barry presents a cowboy style gospel and loves to share his love for the Lord thru his music. The Gospel Jubilee has been blessed by Barry and his Wife Victory with each visit and we know you will enjoy this great ministry as well. Come join us and we know you will be truly blessed.

Sermonette

We think that God is a God of love. He is! But we get to thinking that He loves us so much He will forgive us of anything. That is only partly true. God will forgive us — if we are trying to live for Him (1 John 1:7). As a society we have developed a very unhealthy casual approach to sin.

“Lucky Squirrel”

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My husband, Peter, and I went to our first concert in the park last night.

Sen. Bill Coleman

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Following the successful conclusion of the 2022 regular session, we immediately convened in special session to continue work disbursing the state’s nearly $1.9 billion portion of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) pandemic relief funds. The Legislature established the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding last summer to assist in Oklahoma’s planning for the relief funds.

Capitol Update from Rep. Luttrell

This week we have convened for both the second and third special sessions of the 58th Legislature. The second is to consider American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) appropriations and the third is to consider inflation relief. The House passed several inflation relief bills in the 2022 regular session, and we are committed to continue delivering inflation relief for the people and businesses of Oklahoma. I know firsthand the concerns and impact that inflation has had on the residents of the 37th District. Business owners, neighbors, friends and family are feeling the weight of burdensome regulations, and we know you need help quickly. With that in mind, the House has advanced a number of bills aimed at addressing inflation concerns this week.