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Chickasaw artist dives into turquoise art
Penner excited for Artesian Arts Festival, April 22
Vicki Penner is busy preparing for her second appearance at the Artesian Arts Festival.
Penner, a Chickasaw artist who launched Luckydog Turquoise a few years ago, participated in the annual arts festival for the first time last year.
The response was tremendous.
Applications open for Oklahoma Human Services Energy Crisis Assistance and Water Assistance Programs
OKLAHOMA CITY (March 21, 2023) – Oklahoma Human Services is now accepting online applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) and Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) at OKDHSLive.org.
ECAP Eligibility:
* Households which have received a 72-hour cut-off notice at the
Grant to fund creation of teacher centers at NSU, help expand workforce
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — A federal grant will allow Northeastern State University to increase the number of comprehensively prepared teachers from diverse backgrounds.
NSU was awarded a four-year grant totaling a little more than $1.5 million through the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program. NSU College of Education Dean Dr.
Solarize Green Country to Introduce Community Bulk-Purchase Solar Energy Campaign With Major Public Launch Event on April 11
New Local Coalition Selects Installer Partner Via Competitive Bidding;
Free Signups for Group-Buying Discounts Under Way
TULSA — A newly formed coalition of local organizations is set to publicly launch Solarize Green Country, a unique community-based campaign that makes solar energy and battery storage more affordable for homeowners, businesses and nonprofits
Diver’s dreams realized in Las Vegas production
Decorated diver Kaylea Arnett is creating her own brand of history as she flips a life of hard work and dedication into a career with an elite worldwide entertainment company.
Arnett, a Chickasaw who began diving as a child in Oklahoma, is a performer in the acclaimed Cirque du Soleil
1839 Cherokee Meat Co. now accepting SNAP benefits
TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation is continuing its efforts to fight food insecurity with 1839 Cherokee Meat Co. becoming a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailer.
Operated by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP is the most far-reaching, powerful tool available to ensure that all Americans can afford healthy food. The program
Casinos and consulting? Pandemic spurs tribes to diversify
By: Associated Press
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) – When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for three months in 2020, its owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, had to reckon with decades of relying heavily on gambling as the tribe’s main source of revenue.
“The fact that the