ROYAL, Arkansas, Aug. 12 -- Boat Owners Association of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas Gets Second TowBoatUS Port, Helping Boaters on Lake Ouachita Capt. Steven Rhodes expands his on-water towing and assistance company For the second time in as many years, TowBoatUS 24/7 on-water assistance services for recreational boaters have come to the waters of Arkansas. The newest is TowBoatUS Lake Ouachita, recently opened by Capt. Steven Rhoades, who began helping boaters   more

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, Aug. 11 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma posted the following news: * * * Art Wrecker Studios - 'Tipsy Pottery' Sells Out in Record Time * Contact: Hannah Thompson | (405) 574-1362 CHICKASHA, Okla.- The University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma's Art Wrecker Studios celebrates the return of one of the studio's most popular events - ' Tipsy Pottery '. With limited spots, it was anticipated that the event would fill up quickly, but much to the surprise of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, issued the following news release: [Category: Health Care] * * * For the first time in history, Tulsa is now home to a certified Level 1 Trauma Center * Ascension St. John Medical Center has officially earned the top-tier designation from the American College of Surgeons, marking a major milestone for healthcare in northeast Oklahoma. Click this link to watch the interview. *** Original text here: https://about.as  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 11 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF names Technology Ventures director * The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has named Hemangi Pakala, Ph.D., as director of the foundation's Office of Technology Ventures. Technology Ventures promotes promising OMRF lab discoveries to biotech and pharmaceutical companies and then coordinates the resulting licensing agreements and patent applications. This arrangement has bee  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Aug. 11 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Pennington Creek Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Rite in the Rain * ADA, Okla. - Pennington Creek Capital, LLC, a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm wholly owned by the Chickasaw Nation, today announced a majority equity investment in Tacoma, Washington-based Rite in the Rain. "This investment in Rite in the Rain represents an important step in our   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 11 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * The story seeker: Spears Business Hall of Fame inductee Manzer finds powerful lessons in the ordinary * Media Contact: Hallie Hart | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-1050 | hallie.hart@okstate.edu Editor's note: The Spears School of Business is releasing a series of feature stories to celebrate the 2025 Spears Business Hall of Fame inductees and Outstanding Young Alumni. This is the second of si  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Aug. 11 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Twin runners anticipate competing at collegiate level * Running track and cross-country takes grit, determination, endurance and perseverance -- all characteristics of the Chickasaw people. Two Chickasaw runners worked hard in high school to excel at the sport and now are racing to the next goal: college. Last spring, twins Jessie and Mallory Foster-Ander  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news: * * * U.S. Conference of Mayors Statement on Washington, DC Crime and Public Safety * Washington, D.C.-- Today, the United States Conference of Mayors President David Holt, Mayor of Oklahoma City, released the following statement in response to the Administration's plans to deploy federal law enforcement in Washington, DC. "Crime rates are plummeting in cities across  more