OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 20 -- The Oklahoma Department of Human Services issued the following news release: Oklahoma Human Services is now accepting online applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) at OKDHSLive.org. ECAP crisis criteria is verified directly with the utility provider: * Households which have an active cut-off notice for the utility on the day of application * Written notice from their utility provider  more

NOWATA, Oklahoma, March 20 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed into law the reauthorization of the Verna D. Thompson Early Childhood Education Act on Monday, March 18, at a ceremony held at the construction site of the new Cherokee Nation Head Start Center in Nowata. The updated legislation provides $80 million in funding to support the replacement of aging earl  more

ADA, Oklahoma, March 20 (TNSres) -- East Central University issued the following news: East Central University's own Dr. Mark Walling has released his first book, titled "I Can Hear Everything from Here" published by Turning Plow Press. "In the Choctaw language, Oklahoma means 'courageous nation' or 'brave people, ' and in these Oklahoma stories by Mark Walling, readers encounter different varieties of courage from characters who feel grounded in this region-and rooted to it." states Aaron Gwy  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: FOX Nation has renewed its original hit series "Crime Cam 24/7" for a second season, announced Lauren Petterson, president of the platform. Hosted by Live PD alumnus and retired Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer Sean "Sticks" Larkin, new episodes are set to roll out every Friday, beginning on March 29th at 6 PM/ET. The program will again air in the same timeslot as hit series "COPS,"   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 20 -- The Oklahoma Arts Council issued the following news: The future of the arts sector in Oklahoma, hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic, is set to be on more solid footing to help Oklahoma prosper in the years ahead as nearly 200 organizations that provide arts programming are being awarded a share of $10 million in state American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) relief funds. The grants are being administered by the state's official arts agency--the Oklahoma  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 20 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business issued the following news: The restaurant industry hasn't seen many large-scale innovations in the last few decades, but one Oklahoma State University researcher is hoping that focusing on a few key areas could change that fact in the coming years. Dr. Cortney Norris, an assistant professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, is focusing on the highly debated culture of tipping in   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 20 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The restaurant industry hasn't seen many large-scale innovations in the last few decades, but one Oklahoma State University researcher is hoping that focusing on a few key areas could change that fact in the coming years. Dr. Cortney Norris, an assistant professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, is focusing on the highly debated culture of tipping in the restaurant industry. She hopes th  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 20 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Sudip Jana, an Oklahoma State University Department of Physics alumnus, has published new research exploring supernova explosions. A 2019 Ph.D. graduate, Jana is pursuing research at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Germany. "My research focuses on what sort of physics we expect to learn from neutrinos," Jana said. "This will highlight the big questions in neutrino physics and the impact o  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 20 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Board-certified emergency medicine physicians from Oklahoma State University Medicine will now be working in the emergency department at McAlester Regional Health Center. The staffing agreement between OSU Medicine and McAlester Regional Health Center went into effect March 14, so now OSU Medicine emergency medicine physicians will staff the emergency department during every shift, every day of the year. "I  more